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Indexes

General / Biblical Studies / Buddhism / Christianity / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)/ Hinduism / Islam / Judaism / Other

General
- African Studies Centre Catalogue - indexes 55,000 books and 500 journals
- African Women's Bibliographic Databases - "This English language database contains over 22,000 citations from 1986 to current. The database indexes six types of materials: books and government documents; articles appearing in edited books; periodical and journal articles; Masters theses and Ph.D. dissertations as well as a few B.A. theses and honors papers; conference papers; and videocassettes. "
- Akademiai Kiado - search the 60 journals published by this press including: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.
- AnthroSource - index to publications produced by the American Anthropological Association
- Association for the Sociology of Religion Database - index to over 30,000 books and journal articles
- Aufstieg und Niedergang der Romanischen Welt - index to the contents of this very important series on the Classical World
- Australian Digital Theses Program - access to digitized PhD and Masters theses produced at Australian Universities.
- BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) - index to free journals, institutional repositories and library catalogues as well as some licenced content sources
- Bibliographie der Deutchen Sprach und Literaturwissenschaft - " world-wide coverage of published literature on the German language, literature and general Germanic studies."
- Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database - "This English language database indexes over 33,000 articles from over 280 English language and multi-lingualjournals and periodicals that specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African continent."
- British Library Direct - " You can search the last 5 years' worth of our articles from the 20,000 most heavily requested titles at the British Library, covering most subjects, languages and places of publication. That's around 9 million records– all available to be delivered electronically! "
- British Library Manuscripts Catalogue - can search the catalogues by name, index entry, language, key word etc.
- Bryn Mawr Classical Review Full-text reviews of scholarly works in the field of classical studies from 1990 to present. Searchable by year and keyword (including words in review text)
- CAIRN - 69,000 articles since 2001 in over 200 french language journals in the humanities and social sciences
- Central and East European Online Library - You can search "articles from 184 humanities and social science journals, electronic books and re-digitized documents pertaining to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European topics." Need a subscription to view the full-text of the articles.
- China Open Resources (Oriprobe Information Services) - searchable file of Chinese articles, legal documents and reports - good especially for Buddhism and Taoism and religion in China
- DAPHNE - Data in Archeology, Prehistory and History on the Net - covers worldwide information until the year 1000. Pulls together material from Bulletin analyticque d'histoire romaine, FRANCIS and parts of History and Science of Religion.
- Dart - Europe E-thesis Portal
- Diplom.de - index and delivery source for German disserations and theses
- Directory of History Dissertations - over 22,000 US and Canadian history dissertations completed or in progress.
- Directory of Open Acess Journals - can search for articles or browse journal titles (over 3,000 journals are indexed here)
- El Buscon - searches National Library of Spain as well as a number of other sources and provides an index to journal literature by searching Intut , Dialnet and Google Scholar
- Erudit - over 75 academic journals published in Quebec as well as some books and theses. Includes a few religious studies titles such as Théologiques, Laval théologique et philosophique and Archives des Sciences Sociales des Religions
- ESSPR - Index to Italian journals in the area of economics, law, social sciences and history
- ETHOS - index to UK theses
- Find NZ Articles - " provides access to New Zealand content, including material by or about New Zealanders, from a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals."
- Ingenta (formerly CARL/Uncover) - provides key word searching of table of contents for over 20,000 journals published since 1988.
- JADE: Journal Article Database - from the British Library, indexes almost 6 million articles from 1992 to date. Free to users from Germany
- Journal TOCs -" is the largest free collection of scholarly journals Tables of Contents (TOCs)." It contains tables of content for over 17,000 journals (including over 3.000 Open Access journals)"
- JURN - "acurated academic search-engine, indexing 3,426 free ejournals in the arts & humanities"
- Find Articles - searchable archive of journal articles published since 1998. More popular focus
- Gnomon Online: Bibliographische Datenbank - Classical studies bibliography covering 1990 on.
- Index to Theses - searchable listing of theses from Great Britain and Ireland, includes abstracts
- Index Theologicus (IxTheo): Zeitschrifteninhaltsdienst Theologie der Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen - " uses as its base the literature which the Tübingen University Library acquires within the scope of its special collection in Theology and General and Comparative Religious Studies, as part of its commission and with support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Within this collection are, among other things, approximately 2000 currently published periodicals, three fourths of which come from countries other than Germany. Festschriften and congress publications in this area are also extensively collected."
- Indexes and Guides to Western European Periodicals in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique catalog of articles and monographs (Francis) - over 5 million references updated daily
- JSTOR - In advanced search select "Include only content I can access" - there is free access to works published perior to 1923 in the US and prior to 1870 elsewhere.
- LAPTOC - Latin Anerican Periodicals Tables of Content - searches over 950 journals
- The Medieval Review (Formerly the Bryn Mawr Medieval Review) - full-text reviews of scholarly works in the area of medieval studies. Searchable by full-text, author and title
- Migne Patrologia Latina - index to volumes in this series
- Missionary Periodicals Database - guide to missionary periodical publications - can search by region, title, keyword, etc.
- Online Articles About Sociology of Religion - full-text articles
- Openedition - searches open access academic articles in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Open Thesis - index to theses prduced worldwide
- Persee : the website for scientific journals in social and human sciences, established by the Ministry of State Education, Higher Education and Research - provides full-text of the articles
- Propylaeum, die Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Altertumswissenschaften - Specialized portal that was developed for eight areas of Classical Studies: Egyptology, Ancient History, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Byzantine Studies, Classical Archaeology, Classics, Central and Latin Philology and Pre-and Early History. Index to books and essays dealing with Classical Studies.
- RACO - Revistes Catalanes amb Acces Obert
- Religion Online - more than 6,000 articles and chapters
- Review of Biblical Literature - index and text of books reviews. Published by the Society of Biblical Literature, a print edition is available annually by subscription
- Research in Ministry Online (RIM Online) - will be available in 2001 on the American Theological Library Association web site searchable by author, title, subject and institution. Currently you can access this listing of project reports and theses in an alphabetical list by author
- Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses (fulltext of articles and book reviews 2002-)- index to articles 1921 - date and book reviews from 1996 to date
- RIM - author/title/advisor/institution/subject indexe to D.Min. projects from theological schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. Covers from 1981 and includes an abstract where one has been supplied by the author.
- SAGE Open - open access articles, just started in 2012 so not much there yet,
- Science of Religion - index and abstracts for articles in religious studies that contribute to the academic study of religion (lists selected abstracts only)
- SASI : The Southeast Asian Serials Index
- Social Science Research Network - index to fulltext documents. Over 24,000 papers in the Humanites, including many documents on aspects of religious studies - SSRN is " devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research"
- SpringerPlus - open access articles, very limited content yet
- Subito - this is a German based document delivery service, but you can use the search function to locate which particular journal titles are held by German libraries, to keyword search over 9 million journal articles and to search German union catalogues to locate books and thesis.
- Sudoc - " The « Système Universitaire de Documentation » (Sudoc) catalogue is a French collective catalogue created by Higher Educational and Research libraries and resource centres. There are nearly 9 million bibliographic records in this catalogue describing all kinds of document (books, dissertations, reviews, electronic resources, audio-visual documents, microfiches, maps, scores, manuscripts and very old books.) Lastly, Sudocs mission is to list all dissertations/theses produced in France. "
- Theoldi - Index to Theological and Interdisciplinary literature produced by the School of Theology at the University of Innsbruck - includes Biblical Literature, Systematic and Fundamental theology, Canon law, and Girard Documentation.
- Theological Journals Search - over 250 theological journals that are available through open access
- Teologia y religiosidad latinoamericana - Index to Theological Periodicals in Latin America - click on the pull down menu beside the search box and select: Teologia y religiosidad latinoamericana (Seladoc)
- TOCS-IN
- provides access to the tables of content of over 70 classics journals including numerous titles relevant to Religious Studies.
  Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Digital Repository - includes South Asian Resources Digital Archieves (SARDA) - either limit search to SARDA or select "University Library" from community list and then select SARDA
  Traditio - Author and subject index to volumes 1 to 50. This journals covers the history, thought and culture of antiquity and the middle ages
  TREN (Theological Research Exchange Network Database) - Searchable database of over 6,800 theological theses/dissertations and conference papers.
  Victorian Database Online - " Search over 100,000 records listing books, articles, and dissertation abstracts published from 1945 to 2006 on every field of nineteenth-century British studies."
  ZID - browse tables of content for recent journals and essay collections. Content is archived in and seachable through the Index Theologicus
Biblical Studies
- BIBL index - Index of Biblical Quotations and Allusions in Early Christian Literature - access is free but need to first create an account . Source: Biblia Patristica published texts and archives
- Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne - database of articles, books and collected works. Can search by keyword, subject, author, biblical reference, theme and Greek and Hebrew terms.
- Biblical Studies on the Web - currently indexes Biblica, Filologia Neotestamentaria, TC, BSW, JHS. "This list will grow with the publication of other accademic journals on the web."
- Biblical Studies.org - index to a wide variety of journals
- BILDI - extensive index toBiblical Studies material - indexes 90 journals completely, selectively indexes over 500 other journals and includes articles in collected works and Festschriften
- e-Catena - Allusions to the New Testament in the Anti-Nicene Fathers
- �cole Biblique et Arch�ologique Fran�aise - their catalogue is a comprehensive database of books and journal articles on biblical studies and archaeology
- KeiBi: Internationale Keilschriftbibliographie online) - this key tool for Ancient Near Eastern Studies was first published by the Pontifical Biblical Institute in the journal Orientalia and it now available fully searchable online.
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Integrated Database - index to books, articles, book sections as well as museum and archival resources.
Buddhism
- Bibliography Search (Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies) - index to over 130,000 records (books, articles, research reports, theses etc.) a project of the National Taiwan University Library Digital Projects. Includes full-text for over 5,000 of the items. Can limit retrieval by language and date.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies -South Asia Index -small subset of the Bibliography of Asian Studies
- China Open Resources (Oriprobe Information Services) - searchable file of Chinese articles, legal documents and reports - good especially for Buddhism and Taoism and relgion in China
- South Asia Resources Database - contains over 120,000 records to books, serials, archival material on South Asia available in Australia and a separate file of records for works not held in Australia.
- Japanese Journal of Religious Studies - Can search Cummulative Index or browse through list of issues
Christianity
- Anglican Church of Canada - Journal Articles Database
- American Friend Obituary Index - 1894 - 1960
- BIBP: Base d'Information Bibliographique en Patristique - searchable database to 47,000 records from over 930 journals on patristic studies. While you need to search in French, many of the items are in English.
- Bibliography of writings on Lutheranism in America - from the annual bibliography in the Lutheran Historical Conference Newsletter
- Bibliographia Thomistica
- Bibliographical Information Base in Patristics - close to 30,000 articles from over 325 journals - Can only search in French, but can request English titles only
- Catalogue des Sources Chretiénnes - books and articles on the Fathers of the Church and history of early and medieval Christianity
- Calvinism Resources Database - comprehensive guide to articles, essays and book reviews
- CANTUS - Database of Gregorian Chants for the Divine Office
- Chinese Christian Texts Database - created by Ad Dudink & Nicolas Standaert, " The Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-Database) is a research database of primary and secondary sources concerning the cultural contacts between China and Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (from 1582 to ca. 1840). The cultural contacts comprise documents in the various fields of cultural interaction: religion, philosophy, science, art, etc.
- e-Catena - Allusions to the New Testament in the Anti-Nicene Fathers
- Hagiography Database - " The Dumbarton Oaks Hagiography Database Project is designed to provide Byzantinists and other medievalists with new opportunities of access to this important and underutilized corpus of Greek texts. Included in the database is information from the Greek vitae and martyria of one hundred and nineteen saints of the 8th-10th c., accounts of the translations of their relics, and collections of miracles, as well as notices from the Synaxarion of Constantinople (a 10th-century liturgical collection of brief hagiographical notices). The project provides a subject index (the database proper) on many aspects of Byzantine civilization, from everyday life to liturgical vessels to toponyms."
- Index to v. 2-20 of the Lutheran Historical Conference Essays and Reports
- Index Verborum - " The Index Verborum is a reference guide that accesses over 323 German writings of Martin Luther, from the critical historical period of 1516 through 1525. The sources of the data represented in the Index Verborum are from: D. MARTIN LUTHERS WERKE (Weimarer Ausgabe) , 1964 through 1966 printings by the Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, Weimar, printed in Graz, Austria."
- Library of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada Database - index to Anglican Consultative Council resolutions from 1971 to 2005, Lambeth Conference resolutions from 1867 to 1998, official statements from the Anglican Church of Canada, books in the Church House Library (added since 1989) and more than 34,000 articles indexed from newspapers, journals, magazines and newsletters received by Church House Library (since 1989).
- Missionary Periodicals Database - " The database aims to record all periodicals on foreign missions published in Britain, between the eighteenth century and the 1960s, by missionary societies and commercial publishers, giving full bibliographical details, information on contents and locations."
- 19th century Mormon Article Newspaper Index - " bibliography of newspaper articles which deal in some way with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, or with the territory or state of Utah found in national newspapers between 1831–1900. The database inventories nearly 5800 articles" - from the BYU digital collections - includes full-text of the articles.
- 19th Century Publications about the Book of Mormon - " Published literature relating to the book that appeared during the Prophet Joseph Smith's lifetime is one of the best historical windows for understanding how this ancient American scripture was interpreted, used, and understood by early readers" - from the BYU digital collections
- Religious & Theological Abstracts - can search and retrieve up to 5 articles without a subscription - abstracts over 400 religious and theological journals
- Restoration Serials Index
- Riviste On-line - indexes 63 Italian theological journals
- Seventh-Day Adventist Periodical Index - This index covers approximately 40 Seventh-Day Adventist journals and magazines from 1973 to current. Links are provided to fulltext where available
- Theoldi - Index to Theological and Interdisciplinary literature produced by the School of Theology at the University of Innsbruck. Covers Biblical Literature, Systematic and Fundamental theology, Canon law, and Girard Documentation.
- Index Theologicus - Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen - " contains document descriptions from more than 600 periodicals and from Festschriften and congress publications. It is updated every night"
- ZID - browse tables of content for recent journals and essay collections. Content is archived in and seachable through the Index Theologicus
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
- Studies in Mormon History - compiled by James B. Allen, BYU Professor of History emeritus, and J. Michael Hunter of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University " This database includes citations to articles, books, theses, and Ph.D. dissertations dealing with the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, written from the time of its inception in 1830 to the present. It is intended to be comprehensive, but does not include highly pejorative works, though it does include controversial works that still have historical substance or interest. "
Hinduism
- Bibliography of Asian Studies -South Asia Index -small subset of the Bibliography of Asian Studies
- South Asia Resources Database - contains over 120,000 records to books, serials, archival material on South Asia available in Australia and a separate file of records for works not held in Australia.
- Savifa: Virtual Library South Asia - one search portal to library holdings and journal articles
Islam
- Eurislam - "publications concerning the current situation, in contemporary Europe in a wide sense, of Islam as a religion (beliefs and religious practices, religious sensibilities) and of Muslims as a diversified group of population (Muslim immigration, institutions, public regulation). The database contains press articles, books, book sections, study or investigation reports, theses, grey literature."
Judaism
- American Jewish Year Book - Index to Obituaries 1948-1998
- Bibliograpy on Antisemitism (web access) Bibliography of Antisemitism through the ages (telnet version)
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  Bibliography of Contemporary Jewry
  
  Bibliography of the Hebrew Book
  Database on Religious Zionism
  Index to Yiddish Periodicals
  Jewish Bible Quarterly - 24 year index
  Kiryat Sefer - listing of Israeli publications and Hebraica and Judaica. This work is produced by the Jewish National and University Library and covers from 1990 on.
  
  RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies - extensive coverage from 1966 to date
  Index to Havatzelet, ha-Maggid and ha-Levanon - Index to over 10,000 articles which have appeared in these newspapers. You must have Hebrew capability as this index is in Hebrew.
  
  New Jewish Valuesfinder: a guide to values in Jewish Children's books - can search by author, title, subject, value etc. and limit to grade level, date, publisher and whether work won an award.
Other
- Africana Conference Paper Index - Index to papers of Africana conferences held by Northwestern University Library, 1982 to present. Most of the material circulates
- Ageline - good resource for articles on religion and aging
- Annual Egyptological Bibliography - Now only available through subscription
- Anthropological Index
- AIATSIS - listing of books and articles about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing Bibliography - Over 24,000 works on social anthropology
- Database of Numismatic Materials - catalog of the Amerian Numismatic Society
- DREL - works on law and the sociology of religion. Compiled by the Centre for Society, Law and Religion in Europe
- In the First Person: Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives
- Medieval Feminist Index
- The Lancaster Index to Defence and International Security Literature is an on-line bibliographic database, indexed and cross-referenced, of journal articles and monographs dealing with military and security affairs. It does not provide full text of proprietary source material - over 200 works on religion
- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
- Nestor - Bibliography of eastern Mediterranean and southeastern European prehistory, Homeric society and related fields, 1957-
- Oriental Institute Integrated Database Search - index to books, journal articles and essays on the ancient near east.
- Royal Society Archives - " Around 60,000 historical scientific papers are accessible via a fully searchable online archive, with papers published more than 70 years ago now becoming freely available. Good for works on science and religion.
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