Additional Resources
To research a specific area of catholic studies such as Catholic Art, Philosophy or Politics, these Best Bets guides might be helpful.
Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
Watch the video below to learn how to find an article if you have the citation.
Beyond the DNL
Can't find what you want?
Try Interlibrary Loan!
- Use materials from other libraries' collections free of charge.
- Articles arrive via e-mail within 3-5 business days.
- Books arrive within 2 weeks and are held in your name.
- You will be notified by e-mail when your items arrive.
Request materials online via:
Selected Databases
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerialsATLA Religion Database provides full text of major religion and theology journals. All major religious faiths, major denominations, and language groups are included. Areas include: Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; church history, missions, ecumenism; pastoral ministry; world religions and religious studies; and theology, philosophy, and ethics.
Coverage: 1949 - Present. - Catholic Periodical and Literature IndexCatholic Periodical and Literature Index Online is the product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Library Association. Includes indexed citations to articles published in Roman Catholic periodicals, papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.
Coverage: 1981 - Present. Updated: Regularly. - Humanities Full TextHumanities Full Text contains full text, abstracts and bibliographic indexing of scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines. Also includes: feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, drama, and poetry, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs, and more.
Coverage: 1984 - Present. Updated: Daily. - JSTOR JSTOR archives images and full text of scholarly journals. Subscription includes: Life Sciences Collection (which includes Biological Science, Ecology & Botany and Health & General Sciences), Arts and Sciences Collections I through X (which includes many disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences including: Anthropology, Archaeology, Architectural History, Area Studies, Art & Art History, Asian Studies, Business, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, Education, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Film Studies, History, Language & Literature, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Religion, and Technology.) and many individual journal titles.
Updated: Continually. - Philosopher's IndexPhilosopher's Index includes indexes and abstracts covering scholarly research in areas of philosophy, published in journals and books since 1940. Includes international journals. Simultaneous user limit: 4
Coverage: 1940 - Present. Updated: Quarterly.
Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks
- When searching databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses to focus your search.
- The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For example: basket* will search for baskets and basketry. Using quotes will search for a phrase.
- Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
(bapti*) AND (gospel OR "new testament")
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Did you know...
Did you know?...
Databases are basically just search engines for articles on specific subjects.
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