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Articles & Essays | Book Reviews | News Sources | Latin & Greek Texts
Biographies | E-Books | Online Catalogs
Online Databases
- These databases are
accessible from computers on the EDS, WJST, and Library
networks.
- Off-campus access is available to current
faculty, staff, and full-time students of EDS and Weston Jesuit.
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Support if you are interested in taking advantage of
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- Many of the journal articles in these databases
are listed in citation form only, not in full text. To find
out if the journals are available in full text from an electronic
source, use the E-Journal
Finder.
Articles
and Essays
ATLA Religion Database
A database of articles and essays in theology, with full
text for more than fifty core journals.
Catholic
Periodical and Literature Index
A database of articles and essays
from Roman Catholic journals and books since 1981, as well as papal
documents and church promulgations.
Index Theologicus (IxTheo)
Current index of theological articles and essays in selected works from 1984 to the present. Hosted by the University of Tübingen
Index Theologicus contains citations from 600+ journals and books, including international works, Festschriften and congress publications.
New Testament Abstracts
Concise summaries of journal articles
and books on the New Testament and Christian origins.
Old
Testament Abstracts
Summaries of journal articles, essays,
and books on the Hebrew Scriptures.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Over 300 full text journals in Theology and philosophical studies.
Expanded Academic Index in InfoTrac
Search full text journal articles in many subjects.
InfoTrac OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues,
health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
Search full-text journal articles in Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review, and Archaeology Odessy.
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Book
Reviews
(See also Book Review Sources)
ATLA Religion Database
Includes theological book reviews as
well as articles and essays.
Expanded Academic Index in InfoTrac
To find reviews, search by author's
name or book title.
Massachusetts Newsstand
Includes Boston Globe from 1980.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
To find reviews, search by author's name or book title and set limit to "Book Review".
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News
Sources
InfoTrac
Includes newspapers and news magazines, many with full text and images.
Massacusetts Newsstand
Includes among several others: Boston Globe, 1980-current; Boston Herald, 1991-current; Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 1989-current
L'Osservatore Romano
Full text of the English edition from
1968 through 1996. For information about more recent issues in paper
and microfilm, see the research
guide for Catholic Church history.
Origins
Weekly documentary publication of the Catholic News Service. Online edition archives begin with Volume 8:1 May 25, 1978.
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Latin
and Greek Texts
Patrologia
Latina Database
The complete works of the Latin Fathers
of the Church, from Tertullian (200 AD) to the death of Pope Innocent
III (1216)
PHI
Latin Literature Database - Accessible in
Library only.
Allows full text searching of almost
all classical Latin literary texts through 200 C.E., together with
a few later texts, including the Vulgate.
Thesaurus
Linguae Graecae
Ancient Greek texts from Homer to
the fall of Byzantium in 1453 A.D. If you
are not using a Library computer, you may need to download the SP
Ionic Greek font.
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Biographies
Biography Resource Center in InfoTrac
Choose the Biography Resource
Center to find biographies of more than 275,000 people, including
theologians, church women and men, and scholars both living and
dead.
Oxford
Reference Online
A cross-searchable collection of
over one hundred reference works, including The Oxford Dictionary
of Popes and The Kings and Queens of Britain.
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E-Books
Gale Virtual Reference Library in InfoTrac
A cross-searchable database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Oxford
Reference Online
A cross-searchable collection of
over one hundred reference works from the Oxford University Press;
includes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
and A Dictionary of the Bible.
Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
Digital titles on the topic ofArchaeology including the Rise of Ancient Israel, Feminist Approaches to the Bible, and the Search for Jesus.
netLibrary
Includes ca. 7,000 books on popular topics including business, computers, consumer health and travel.
netLibrary Demo. A self-guided tour covering the basics of creating an account and checking out an ebook using netLibrary.
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Online
Catalogs
WorldCat
A catalog of library collections
around the world. Search here to find which libraries own
a particular book, journal, dissertation, etc. (If too
many users have logged in at the same time, you may need
to wait and try again.)
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