Encyclopedias & More
The sources below come from the databases on the Reference Shelf to your right.
E-Journal Collections
The databases below are all full-text multidisciplinary journal collections.
Find Religion Articles
Start here for Religion articles.
- Academic Search Premier
Huge multidisciplinary database. Also try the Religion & Philosophy subcollection. - ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials Database of the American Theological Library Association. Covers all religions. (Look closely for full-text links to ATLASerials. They're easy to overlook.)
- Blackwell Reference Online (Philosophy & Religion Collections) Database of eighty volumes of Blackwell's excellent companions, guides, and dictionaries. Great for topic overviews and ideas for further research.
- Index Islamicus Most important database for Islamic Studies.
- Periodicals Index Online Huge humanities and social sciences database that covers journals going all the way back to 1665. Good international coverage. Lots of full-text.
- PsycInfo The database of the American Psychological Association.
- RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies Produced by the Jewish National and University Library. International in scope. Citations only, no full-text. Use Journal Finder to locate full-text.
- Sociological Abstracts Lots of content related to religion and to sexuality.
Find Books
Need to find a book? Use the following sources to find books at Temple and at other libraries.
- Diamond: Temple University Libraries Catalog
Use the library catalog to search for books at Temple University on your topic.
- E-Z Borrow
Search nearby libraries for books that are either currently unavailable or not owned by Temple. Available copies may be requested online and should be ready for pick-up within 3-5 work days.
- WorldCat
Search for over 52 million items owned by libraries around the world and request via Interlibrary Loan.
Find Videos/DVDs
Need a video? Type in words that describe titles or subjects of videos you are interested in. Or, browse lists of Feature, Animated, or Documentary films.
Now you can also watch streaming media of hundreds of classic plays on your computer with Theatre in Video!
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Reference Shelf
Reference works, i.e. encyclopedias and dictionaries, are an excellent source of facts, dates, events, biographies, explanations, surveys, bibliographies, and general overviews. Use these to start your research or for quick answers to satisfy your curiosity.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Database of dozens of encyclopedias and other reference works. Includes Encyclopedia Judaica, Encyclopedia of Religion, New Catholic Encyclopedia and more.
- 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.
- 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.
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215-204-3188
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