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How to use
Studies in Mycenaean Inscriptions and Dialect
Studies in Mycenaean Inscription and Dialect (SMID) can be used in
several different ways. If one wishes to see what articles and books have been published
by a certain scholar, one can look for that scholar by name in the Bibliography, which is
organized alphabetically. Each entry contains all the requisite bibliographical information
and a short summary, so that one can see at a glance whether a particular work might be
of value in one's current research project.
If one wishes to find information about, for example, a certain Mycenaean word
or phrase, or about a Linear B text, or about any subject having to do with the Greek
Bronze Age, one can look in the Indices. There one will find the particular item one is
looking for, together with index reference codes which indicate where in the literature
this item is discussed Specific page numbers are provided if the item is mentioned on
only one, two, or three pages of the work; if the item is discussed more extensively, only
the reference number of the book or article is given. The index code is an abbreviation of
the author's name and a number which specifies the article or book. These numbers are
assigned chronologically; therefore, PCn 1 will have been published before PCn 2 or 3.
Once one has found this information, one looks to the Key to Abbreviations, where the
abbreviations are listed alphabetically along with the full name of the author to which
they refer. One can then refer to the Bibliography to get the full reference to the relevant
book or article.
This system was developed in the earliest volumes of SMID. Scholars have been
accustomed to it for many years, and so we have felt that in the interest of accessibility
and usefulness, it was best not to alter it substantially. The subject index, however, has
been completely reworked
Readers will notice that the layout of the bibliography is unconventional: the
author, the title of the work, and the publication information are listed on separate lines.
This style was dictated initially by the limits of the database program used to compile the
new SMID, and was maintained because we believe it makes the bibliography easier to
read, particularly over extended periods of time.
Since SMID is an ongoing project, the editor would be grateful for suggestions
and comments regarding its style and its content (addresses may be found on the order
form at the back of this volume).