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Online Databases

  • These databases are accessible from computers on the EDS and Library networks.
  • Off-campus access is available to current faculty, staff, and full-time students of EDS. Please contact IT Support if you are interested in taking advantage of this service.
  • 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.

Religious and Theological Abstracts
Summaries and abstracts of articles from scholarly journals in the area of Religion and Theology.

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.

Book Review Index
Online citation index to reviews from 1965 to the present.

Massachusetts Newsstand
Includes among several others: Boston Globe, 1980-current; Boston Herald, 1991-current; Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 1989-current

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.

Massachusetts 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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