Maag Library Religion

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Locating Articles [help]

Databases, Indexes and Abstracts
Journals/Periodicals

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Web Sites
YSU Course Resources
Academic Departments
Libraries
Associations

The Religion collection is located on Floor 3 (General Collection), in the
Reference Room, and in Serials (Journals/Periodicals) on the Lower Level.

BL	Religion
BM	Judaism
BP	Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy
BQ	Buddhism
BR	Christianity
BS	The Bible
BT	Doctrinal Theology
BV	Practical Theology
BX	Christian Denominations

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

TITLE LOCATION

Encyclopedia of Religion
(v. 1 - 16) Ref. BL 31 .E46 1993

Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy Ref. BL 31 .M23 1989

Who's Who of World Religions Ref. BL 72 .W54 1992

The IllustratedEncyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults Ref. BL 80.2 .B385 1993

Encyclopedia of World Faiths: an illustrated survey of the world's living religions Ref. BL 80.2 .E495 1988

Mythologies (v. 1 - 2) Ref. BL 311 .D513 1991

Goddesses in World Mythology Ref. BL 473.5 A66 1993

Guide to the Gods Ref. BL 473 .L43 1992

The Hindu World (v. 1- 2) Ref. BL 1105 .W34 1968

Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience
(Studies of traditions and movements) Ref. BL 2525 .E53 1988
(v. 1- 3)

Religious Leaders of America Ref. BL 2525 .R47 1991-

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam Ref. BP 40 .G42 1989

Dictionary of Islam Ref. BP 40 .H8 1965

The Dictionary of Bible and Religion Ref. BR 95 .D46 1986

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature
(v. I - X) Ref. BR 95 .352 1969

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (v. 1 - 4) Ref. BR 302.8 .O93 1996

Atlas of the Bible Ref. BS 630 .R6 1985

The Anchor Bible Dictionary (v. 1 - 6) Ref. BS 440 .A54 1992

Encyclopedia of African-American Religions Ref. BS 563 .N4-E53 1993

The New Catholic Encyclopedia (v. 1 - 17) Ref. BX 841 .N44 1967

Encyclopedia of Mormonism (v. 1 - 17) Ref. BX 8605.5 .E62 1992

Databases, Indexes and Abstracts (these represent a sampling of what is available)

Full-text articles available online Remote access available

Print source

TITLE & LOCATION DESCRIPTION AVAILABILITY ACCESS

Arts & Humanities OhioLINK Research Databases Check individual database Check individual database

Arts & Humanities Citation
Index
OhioLINK Research Databases - Arts & Humanities

Provides access to multi-disciplinary information from 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities research journals published since 1990. Cited items may be critical in nature or original creative works (novels, poems, works of philosophy, paintings, musical compositions, etc 1990 - present

Humanities Index
REF AI .H85
(supersedes Social Sciences & Humanities Index)

Cumulative index to English lnaguage periodicals by subject and author. Book reviews are listed at the end of the index. Subjects include archaeology, classical studies, folklore, history, language, literature, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology April 1974 - present
(Most recent five years are located on the index tables)

Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)

Index to Jewish Periodicals
REF Z 6367 .I5
(OVERSIZE COLLECTION) General and scholarly English language journals searchable by author or subject v.2 1964/65 - present
Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)

Philosophers Index
Z7127 .P47
ONLINE - OhioLINK
CD-ROM - Maag Library Reference Room

Provides indexing and abstracts from books and over 400 journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields. PRINT
V1(1967/68) - present
ONLINE
1940 - present
CD-ROM
1940 - present

Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)

Religious and Theological Abstracts
PER BR 1 .R286

Includes journals in Christianity, Judaism, and other world religions. Provides English language abstracts of research in French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish. v.1 1958 - present
(Most recent five years are located on the index tables)

Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)

Social Sciences & Humanities Index
AI3 .R49 v.1 (April 1965/March 1966 - v.27 (April 1973/March 1974)
Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)

Journals/Periodicals (these represent a sampling of what is available)

TITLE LOCATION AVAILABILITY

Arts & Humanities [HELP] OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center Check individual titles

CrossCurrents http://www.aril.org/crosscur.htm Spring 1995-present

Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies http://www1.shore.net/~india/ejvs/ April 1995-present

First Things - A Journal of Religion and Public Life http://www.firstthings.com/ February 1992-present

Journal of Biblical Literature

BS410 .J7
Micro film X 314
Micro fiche X 25 V100(1981) TO DATE V9(1890)-V55(1936) V56(1937)-V99(1980)

Journal of Early Christian Studies OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center -Arts and Humanities Spring 1996-present

Journal of Ecclesiastical History BR140 .J6 V17(1966) TO DATE

Journal of Jewish Studies BM1 .J63 V20(1969) TO DATE

Journal of Religion

BR1 .J65
Micro film X 312 V35(1955) TO DATE
MICROFILM: V1(1921)-V34(1954)

Journal of Religious Ethics BJ1 .J67 V1(1973) TO DATE

Journal of Research on Christian Education BV1460 .J685 V3(1994) TO DATE

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion BL1 .J6 V1(1961/62) TO DATE

Mennonite Quarterly Review BX8101 .M4 V1(1927)-V29(1955); V31(1957)-V69(1995)

New Testament Studies BS410.N4 V1(1954) TO DATE

Parabola BL1 .P25 V1(1976) TO DATE

Religion OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center - Social Sciences January 1996-present

Religion and Society Report BL60 .R42 V6(1989) TO DATE

Theological Studies BX801 .T45
Micro film X 1065 V40(1979) TO DATE
V36(1975)-V39(1978)

Theology Today BR1 .T62 V1(1944/45) TO DATE

Web Sites

APS Research Guide to Resources for Theological and Religious Studies

Comparative Religion: A Directory of Internet Resources for the Academic Study of Religion

Religion Resources on the Web

Theological Resources on the Web

YSU Course Resources

Academic Departments

Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus

YSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Libraries

Berkeley Graduate Theological Union - Flora Lamson Hewlett Library

Boston University - School of Theology Library

Emory University - Candler School of Theology - Pitts Theology Library

Georgetown University Library - Theology

Harvard Divinity School - Andover-Harvard Theological Library

Vanderbilt University Divinity Library

Associations

American Academy of Religion

American Theological Library Association

Associations Unlimited - The Gale Group

Top of Page

TITLE	LOCATION
Encyclopedia of Religion (v. 1 - 16)	Ref. BL 31 .E46 1993
Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy	Ref. BL 31 .M23 1989
Who's Who of World Religions	Ref. BL 72 .W54 1992
The IllustratedEncyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults	Ref. BL 80.2 .B385 1993
Encyclopedia of World Faiths: an illustrated survey of the world's living religions	Ref. BL 80.2 .E495 1988
Mythologies (v. 1 - 2)	Ref. BL 311 .D513 1991
Goddesses in World Mythology	Ref. BL 473.5 A66 1993
Guide to the Gods	Ref. BL 473 .L43 1992
The Hindu World (v. 1- 2)	Ref. BL 1105 .W34 1968
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience (Studies of traditions and movements)	Ref. BL 2525 .E53 1988 (v. 1- 3)
Religious Leaders of America	Ref. BL 2525 .R47 1991-
The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam	Ref. BP 40 .G42 1989
Dictionary of Islam	Ref. BP 40 .H8 1965
The Dictionary of Bible and Religion	Ref. BR 95 .D46 1986
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature (v. I - X)	Ref. BR 95 .352 1969
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (v. 1 - 4)	Ref. BR 302.8 .O93 1996
Atlas of the Bible	Ref. BS 630 .R6 1985
The Anchor Bible Dictionary (v. 1 - 6)	Ref. BS 440 .A54 1992
Encyclopedia of African-American Religions	Ref. BS 563 .N4-E53 1993
The New Catholic Encyclopedia (v. 1 - 17)	Ref. BX 841 .N44 1967
Encyclopedia of Mormonism (v. 1 - 17)	Ref. BX 8605.5 .E62 1992

Full-text articles available online	Remote access available
Print source

TITLE & LOCATION	DESCRIPTION	AVAILABILITY	ACCESS
Arts & Humanities	OhioLINK Research Databases	Check individual database	Check individual database
Arts & Humanities Citation Index OhioLINK Research Databases - Arts & Humanities	Provides access to multi-disciplinary information from 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities research journals published since 1990. Cited items may be critical in nature or original creative works (novels, poems, works of philosophy, paintings, musical compositions, etc	1990 - present
Humanities Index REF AI .H85 (supersedes Social Sciences & Humanities Index)	Cumulative index to English lnaguage periodicals by subject and author. Book reviews are listed at the end of the index. Subjects include archaeology, classical studies, folklore, history, language, literature, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology	April 1974 - present (Most recent five years are located on the index tables)	Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)
Index to Jewish Periodicals REF Z 6367 .I5 (OVERSIZE COLLECTION)	General and scholarly English language journals searchable by author or subject	v.2 1964/65 - present	Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)
Philosophers Index Z7127 .P47 ONLINE - OhioLINK CD-ROM - Maag Library Reference Room	Provides indexing and abstracts from books and over 400 journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields.	PRINT V1(1967/68) - present ONLINE 1940 - present CD-ROM 1940 - present	Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)
Religious and Theological Abstracts PER BR 1 .R286	Includes journals in Christianity, Judaism, and other world religions. Provides English language abstracts of research in French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish.	v.1 1958 - present (Most recent five years are located on the index tables)	Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)
Social Sciences & Humanities Index AI3 .R49		v.1 (April 1965/March 1966 - v.27 (April 1973/March 1974)	Check MaagNet and/or OhioLINK Central Catalog for Journal Title(s)