Most Useful Databases
Religion
and Philosophy Collection
Journals and magazines in religion
and philosophy. (Some full-text).
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
JSTOR
Scholarly journals from many fields.
Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years)
are not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous
donation from the Rockwell Fund.
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
Other Databases
Adherents:
Statistics and Geography
A personal
web site with summaries of published statistics on religions
and church membership. (Full-text).
America:
History and Life
An index of journals, book chapters,
and dissertations in United States and Canadian history. (Citations
only).
American
Periodicals Series
American magazines published between
1740 and 1920. (Full-text).
Association
of Religion Data Archives
Data
on churches, church membership, clergy, and denominations.
(Full-text).
CQ Researcher
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books
with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
The complete encyclopedia, plus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines.
(Full-text).
Encyclopedia
Judaica
A comprehensive encyclopedia of
Jewish life, history, and religion. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of American Religions
Covers 2,300 North American religious
groups. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Buddhism
An encyclopedia of the Buddhist
world view and teachings. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World
An encyclopedia of Islam in the
modern world. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Religion
The standard encyclopedia of world
religions. (Full-text).
Gallup
Poll Briefing
Browse
polls by date or choose Search within this publication.
(Full-text).
General
Social Survey
Annnual
survey from 1972 to 2000. Data to analyze with SPSS
software. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
Historical
Abstracts
An index of journals, books, conference
papers, and dissertations in world history from 1450 to present.
(Some full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
New
Catholic Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of Catholic history,
theology, and philosophy. (Full-text).
Online
Books Page
Find more than 20,000 electronic
books by author, title, or subject. (Internet links).
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Editorials, news, statistics, multimedia,
and web sites on controversial topics. (Full-text).
Oxford
Reference Online: Religion & Philosophy
Dictionaries of the
Bible, Buddhism, Islam, Jewish Religion, World Religions, and
more. (Full-text).
Philosopher's
Index
An index of journals and book
in philosophy from 1940 to present. (Some full-text).
Pop
Culture Universe
Resources on American popular culture
from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).
Project
Muse
Electronic journals in the humanities
and the social sciences. (Full-text).
SocINDEX
An index of journals, books, and
conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology.
(Some full-text).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
Worldmark
Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
Covers the history, practices,
and beliefs of major world religions. (Full-text).
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