Religion Resources Essential Resources | Additional Resources | Multidisciplinary Library Databases | Public Websites |
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Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 15 volumes,
2005.
Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide, 2004.
Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and
Legend, 2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2004.
The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, 2003.
Encyclopedia of Religion and War, 2004.
The Hindus: Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, 5
volumes, 2000.
Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions, 2006.
Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics,
2003.
Historical Dictionary of Shinto, 2002.
New Encyclopedia of Judaism, 2002.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism, 2 volumes, 2004.
The Buddhists: Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, 5
volumes, 2000.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2
volumes, 2004.
Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, 2001.
Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, 3 volumes, 2001.
Historical Dictionary of New Age Movements, 2004.
New Religions: A Guide, 2004.
Oxford Bible Commentary, 2001.
Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom, 2003.
New Westminster Dictionary of Christian
Spirituality, 2005.
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 14 volumes,
2002.
The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, 3 volumes, 2002.
The Encyclopedia of Protestantism, 4 volumes, 2004.
Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism, 2001.
Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers),
2003.
Encyclopaedia of Islam, new ed., 11 volumes,
1960-2002.
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed., 22 volumes, 2007.
Historical Atlas of Islam, 2004. |
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
(Web of Science):
 A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature
in the arts and humanities. Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
Guides:
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Note: To search only the Arts &
Humanities Citation Index, click the change limits
link towards
the bottom of the screen and uncheck the boxes for
Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. |
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JSTOR:
Access to the full text of
over 490 scholarly journals.
Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001. Updated:
quarterly.
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Project
Muse:
Includes the full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the
fields of: literature and criticism, history, the visual and
performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science,
gender studies, and many others. Coverage: 1993 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
is an online encyclopedia covering a
variety of philosophical topics. This resource is continuously
updated by discipline experts with each entry reviewed by an
editorial board prior to publication. Coverage: entries written
from 1995 - present.
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America:
History and Life (EBSCOhost):
Covers the world's scholarly literature on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada. 1,700 journals are indexed. Coverage: 1964 to present. Updated: quarterly.
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New look, same resource. EBSCO
purchased this resource in summer 2007. As a result, the
database is now available via the EBSCOhost
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Biography & Genealogy Master
Index (Gale):
Indexes biographical dictionaries, volumes of literary
criticism, and Who's Who for biographies of over 4 million people.
Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: bi-annually.
This resource is
limited to 6 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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Contemporary
Authors (Gale):
Includes biographical information, a list of the author's writings,
awards received, and references to further information about the
author. Coverage: 20th
century authors. Updated: quarterly.
This resource is
limited to 8 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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Dissertation
Abstracts Online (FirstSearch):
Indexing and abstracting of dissertations and masters theses
accepted at accredited institutions of higher education in North
America and Europe. Coverage: indexing 1861 to present; abstracts
1980 to present; thesis abstracts 1988 to present. Updated: monthly.
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Eighteenth
Century Collections Online (Gale):
Though still in
progress, this online resource will contain access to approximately
150,000 entries when complete. Materials include: English-language
titles such books, Bibles, tract books, sermons, and printed
ephemera. Currently available subjects are: history, geography,
social science and fine art. Materials on science, technology, and
medicine will be available in December, with literature, language,
philosophy, religion, and law materials coming in 2004/2005.
Coverage: 1701 - 1800. Updated: materials will be continuously
uploaded over the next 2 years.
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost):
Indexes and abstracts over 2,000
history journals. Covers world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the
United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
Coverage: 1955 to present. Updated: quarterly.
This resource is
limited to 6 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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New look, same resource. EBSCO
purchased this resource in summer 2007. As a result, the
database is now available via the EBSCOhost
interface. |
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Social
Services Abstracts
(Cambridge Scientific):
provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on
social work, human services, and related areas, including social
welfare, social policy, and community development. The database
abstracts and indexes over 1,300 serials publications and includes
abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to
book reviews. Coverage: 1979 to the present. Updated: monthly.
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WorldCat
(FirstSearch):
Over 40 million citations to books, periodicals, sound recordings,
videos, musical scores, archival materials and much more, representing
holdings of over 9,000 libraries, primarily in North America. Coverage:
Before 1000 BC to present. Updated: daily.
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Multidisciplinary Library Databases: |
These full-text
resources also include information related to this subject area:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
scholarly and popular periodicals.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.
LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly,
trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.
CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics
in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more
than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.
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The following web resources were selected by librarians:
Religion
Web sites A directory listing of related
sites.
Association of Religion Data Archives
ATLA Online Library Catalogs Index
BBC
Religion & Ethics Website
Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
ETANA
Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern
Archives
University of Chicago Library, Web
Directory-Religion
Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Religion
Databases and Websites
Virtual
Library-Religion
Virtual Religion Index
Wabash Center Internet Guide for Religion
and Theology
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