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Journal and Magazine Databases

Religion and Philosophy Collection - Search more than 300 journals and magazines in religion and philosophy [more details].
Academic Search Complete - Search 9,300 publications in the social sciences and humanities [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of scholarly journals (purchase funded in part by the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
OmniFile - An index of 3,500 journals and magazines in almost every field of study [more details].
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Essays, primary sources, and statistics on controversial topics [more details].
Philosopher's Index - An index of journal articles and books in philosophy from 1940 to present [more details].
Project Muse - Search 250 electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences [more details].
Web of Science - An index of research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences [more details].

Library Catalog - Find books and videos in the UHD Library's print and electronic collections.
ebrary - Search electronic books from top academic and professional publishers [more details].
netLibrary - Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
Online Books Page - Find more than 20,000 electronic books by author, title, or subject.
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

Association of Religion Data Archives - Data on churches, church membership, clergy, and denominations.
LexisNexis Academic - Public opinion polls from Gallup, Harris, Roper, and news organizations.
Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing - Browse polls by date or choose Search within this publication.
Mosque in America 2000 - The most comprehensive statistical survey of American mosques.
Texas Almanac - Data on church membership and articles on the history of religion in Texas.
Adherents: Statistics and Geography - A personal web site with summaries of published statistics on religions and church membership. It is not an ideal source for academic research, because original sources are not always clearly cited in the text, but the site does provide a variety of fascinating statistics. For more information about the sources used to compile the statistics, see the Adherents.com FAQ.
General Social Survey - Annnual survey from 1972 to 2000. Data to analyze with SPSS software.

Virtual Religion Index - Web links for the study of ancient and contemporary religions.
Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative for the Study of Religion - Manuscripts, sermons, songbooks, etc.
Hartford Institute for Religion Research - Articles and links on the sociology of religion in America.
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources - Links for the study of Islam, the Qur'an, and Islamic culture.
Judaism and Jewish Resources - Links on Judaism and Jewish culture worldwide.
Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources in Theology and Religion - Links on major world religions.

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