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Blackwell Reference Online
(The Complete Collection)
We now have the complete collection of Blackwell companions and guides online. This is a wonderful source of overviews, backgrounds, scholarly reviews, and bibliographies that spans the humanities and social sciences. Give it a whirl!
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Search for Articles and Books!
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Religion Searches about a dozen excellent religion encyclopedias covering all major traditions.
- Blackwell Reference: Religion
Blackwell guides and companions on religion. - ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials From the American Theological Library Association. Covers all religions. More Information.
- Diamond (Libraries' Catalog) Search here for Books at Temple.
- JSTOR
Vast multidisciplinary e-journal collection. Some articles from as far back as the 17th century. Major source for religion articles.
Reference Shelf
Use the Quick Search box for encyclopedia articles or click on one of the reference databases below.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Start Here. Database of dozens of encyclopedias and other reference works. Includes Encyclopedia Judaica, Encyclopedia of Religion, New Catholic Encyclopedia and more.
- Credo Reference Very broad collection of relatively small reference works. Use this to look up facts, dates, events, and miscellanea.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Great general encyclopedia. Online version has cool add-ons as well.
- Encyclopaedia of Islam Online Most authoritative encyclopedia for Islamic Studies.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online Online version of Oxford's classic dictionary.
- Oxford Reference Online
Large database of classic Oxford reference works, including Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, and Oxford Companion to Philosophy. - Religion Print Reference Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference materials in the Paley Reference Stacks on the first floor of Paley Library.
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Most authoritative encyclopedia of philosophy. Great content and great interface.
- Sage eReference Sage is one of the premier publishers of scholarly social science books, reference books, and journals. Use Sage eRference for social issues of concern to religions.
General Biography
For detailed biographies of important relgious figures, start with the encyclopedias under "Reference Shelf" above. The links below are best for more general purposes.
Online Atlases
- Concise Atlas of World History
- Geo-Data: World Geographical Encyclopedia
- World Maps Note: be sure to clicks the links on the left side menu of each entry.
- Atlas of the Bible
- Atlas of the Universe
Manage Your Citations
RefWorks is a web-based personal database for storing, organizing, and formatting you citations (paid for by the Temple Libraries). You can:
- Create a personal database online - Store an unlimited number of records accessible from any computer connected to the internet. No downloading software or installation required.
- Import references automatically from most databases - RefWorks can import search results from a wide variety of databases with the click of a button.
- Organize references - Sort and search your stored references quickly and easily by author, subject, or periodical title.
- Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds - Save hours of typing and decrease the number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes and reformat your bibliography in seconds.
RefShare is the area of Refworks where you can post bibliographies for others to view, comment on, and download. Allow access to an individual, groups of individuals, or the entire Temple community. Take a look at some of the bibliographies I've created under "Religion"!
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