U.S. Catholic Special Collection

This database is an index to scholarly journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion, including Biblical studies, world religions, Church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. Journals representing all the major religious faiths, major denominations, and numerous language groups are included. The Scriptures link in the tool bar provides a clickable index of Biblical books, chapters and verses indexed. Atla Religion Database is produced by Atla (formerly known as the American Theological Library Association), an organization dedicated to advancing the study of religion and theology. The database is the continuation of three print publications: "Religion Index One: Periodicals," "Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works," and "Index to Book Reviews in Religion."

This collection contains 21 versions of the Bible in full text, from the 10th to the 20th centuries. The editions were chosen specifically to meet the needs of scholars.

This full-text searchable newspaper database includes Catholic publications from around the United States from 1832 to the present. In addition to newspapers with a national perspective, there are also newspapers from the diocese of Pittsburgh and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Newark, Saint Louis, Harford, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. The Archive is a project of the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA), an alliance of archives and libraries collaborating in support of the mission to provide access to Catholic research resources.

This resource provides access to rare, unique, and/or uncommon materials in libraries, seminaries, special collections, and archives. Formats include manuscripts, books, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts. Collecting themes include Catholic Diocesan Collections, including papers of bishops; Catholic Education; Catholic Intellectual Life; Catholic Literary Figures; Catholic Liturgy & Devotion; Catholic Men's Religious Orders; Catholic Missions; Catholic Peacebuilding; Catholic Social Action; Catholic Women's Religious Orders; Catholicism & Citizenship; and Vatican II.

A product of a partnership between Atla and Boston College, this database is a research and bibliographic aid for religion and theology scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu. Journal abstract categories include New Testament General, Gospels - Acts, Epistles - Revelation, Biblical Theology, and World of the New Testament. Narrower topics include interpretation, translation, acts of the Apostles, Paul, Christology, ministry, archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Greco-Roman World, and many more.

A product of a partnership between Atla and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database features indexing and abstracts for religion and theology journal articles, monographs, multi-author works and software related to Old Testament studies. It covers an array of subjects including antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology and philology. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Coverage dates back to 1975.

This full-text database for theology and philosophy research includes journals and magazines and spans over 100 years. It covers many religious and philosophical topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

This collection of documents recounts the exemplary lives, deaths, miracles, and other deeds of saints of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as major historical moments in their subsequent veneration, providing a principal source for research into the societies and cultures of early Christian and Medieval Europe. These texts were published over a period of 300 (1643 to 1940) years by the Société des Bollandistes.

This index of scholarly literature on United States and Canadian history and culture covers prehistoric times to the present. The database includes citations for journal articles, book and media reviews, and dissertations. Subject areas covered include history, anthropology, art, cultural studies, genealogy, literature & folklore, popular culture, sociology, women's and gender studies, geography, political science, and more. This is the electronic continuation of the print index "America: History and Life," published by ABC-CLIO.

This Web of Science resource indexes 1,800+ of the world's leading arts and humanities journals from 1975 to the present. Subjects covered include the arts, humanities, language and linguistics, poetry, music, classical works, history, oriental studies, philosophy, archaeology, architecture, religion, television, theater, and radio. Coverage includes articles, letters, editorials, meeting abstracts, errata, poems, short stories, plays, music scores, excerpts from books, chronologies, bibliographies and filmographies, as well as citations to reviews of books, films, music, and theatrical performances. 

This digitized collection contains virtually every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in America from 1639 to 1800. Find information about life in early America, including agriculture, foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, and witchcraft. This collection is derived from Charles Evans' comprehensive American Bibliography and includes the 36,000+ works found in the microform edition plus 1,000+ additional digitized works. This collection contains a wide variety of publication types, including advertisements, almanacs, bibles, catalogs, charters and by-laws, contracts, cookbooks, elegies, eulogies, laws, maps, narratives, novels, operas, plays, poems, primers, sermons, songs, speeches, textbooks, tracts, travelogues, and treaties.

This full-text database includes nearly every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America from the beginning of printing in England (1473) through 1700. Search for e-books and e-texts by author, title, keyword, or illustrations. From the first book printed in English through to the ages of Spenser, Shakespeare and of the English Civil War, EEBO's content draws on authoritative and respected short-title catalogues of the period and features a substantial number of text transcriptions specially created for the product. Subject coverage includes English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, religion, politics, and government. The four collections in EEBO are: 1. Early English Books I, 1473-1640, containing great classics such as Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare dramas; 2. Early English Books II, 1641-1700, spanning the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration, and includes books by Newton, Boyle, and Galileo; 3. Thomason Tracts, 1640-1661, featuring speeches made in Parliament, gossip from or about the court, sermons and political diatribes, and news reports detailing accounts of battles, negotiations, and political machinations; and 4. Early English Books Tract Supplement, consisting of proclamations, letters, petitions, ballads, Church of England pamphlets and sermons, almanacs, auction catalogs, and so much more.

These indices provide access to more than 20 millions references (articles, patents, maps, conferences, books, reports and thesis) in exact sciences and technology, in biological and medical sciences, in art, archaeology, economics, ethnology, geography, history of science and technology, literature, linguistics, administrative and legal sciences, education and religion sciences. Holdings run from 1972 to 2015 and full text is identified when available.

This comprehensive database covers more than 2,100 journals, books and other important reference sources published worldwide in the humanities, with a focus on literary, scholarly and creative thought. It provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for articles, essays, and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.

Formally known as "Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance," this index of secondary sources written from the 18th century to present covers the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). It includes citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts, and discographies), and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias, and exhibition catalogues).

This archive is a collection of over 12 million full-text scholarly journal articles, e-books, periodicals, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Browse subject areas including Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Medicine & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Artstor, Ithaka S+R, and Portico.

This collection contains over 58,000 full text doctoral dissertations, masters' theses and undergraduate honors theses from 31 of Ohio's world-renowned academic institutions, including the University of Dayton. Users may search the full text of these publications or browse by institution, department, or author.

The Patrologia Latina is a comprehensive online database that provides access to the complete works of the Latin Church Fathers, compiled by Jacques-Paul Migne in the 19th century. This extensive collection encompasses 221 volumes, covering writings from approximately 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The database includes original texts, prefatory material, critical apparatus, and indexes, allowing users to explore significant theological, philosophical, and historical works from early Christianity. It features major figures such as Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose, and provides Migne's column numbers for scholarly reference. Users can perform advanced searches across the entire corpus or browse individual works, facilitating in-depth research into patristic literature. The platform also supports cross-searching with related databases, enhancing its utility for scholars and students engaged in the study of medieval theology and ecclesiastical history.

Produced by the Philosopher’s Information Center, this bibliographic database covers scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. It contains citations and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields published in the U.S. and other western countries. Subject coverage includes aesthetics, axiology, epistemology, ethics, logic, meta-philosophy and metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, political philosophy, social philosophy, and the philosophy of related disciplines such as education, history, law, religion, and science. Philosopher’s Index is the electronic counterpart and continuation of the print publication The "Philosopher’s Index."

Indexes doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 North American and European universities with coverage from 1743 to the present day. Also includes abstracts, 24 page previews, and the option to purchase the full text. Subject areas include arts, business & economics, education, humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, natural sciences, mathematics & physical sciences, and health & medical sciences.