| CATHOLIC STUDIES RESOURCES PAGE Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center | 
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| CATHOLIC STUDIES RESOURCES PAGE Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center |
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DATABASES
These electronic databases, selected from the library's collection of databases, could be especially useful in studying and researching topics in Catholic Studies.
- Academic Search Premier (1984-present; selected full text 1965-present)
Abstracts and indexes almost 4,500 journals. Contains full text for nearly 3,500 scholarly publications. A multi-disciplinary database covering nearly every area of academic study.
- ATLA Religion Database (1949-present)
Indexes and abstracts books and articles pertaining to religious studies.
- Iter (Middle Ages and Renaissance)
Cites journal articles and reviews pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400 to 1700).
- RLIN Bibliographic Database
Includes records (as a major union catalog) for any type of material cataloged by RLG-member libraries: books, periodicals, videos, etc.
- WorldCat
Includes records (as a major union catalog) for any type of material cataloged by OCLC-member libraries: books, periodicals, videos, etc.
INTERNET LINKS
The following are links to some important sites on the Internet dealing with Catholic Studies. As do many sites on the WWW, they will lead to other useful sites that can be bookmarked.
ONLINE EXHIBITS
The following are links to online exhibits related to Catholic Studies.
- Gutenberg Bible (British Library)
- Jesuits and the Sciences: 1540-1995 (Loyola University, Chicago)
- Lindisfarne Gospels (British Library)
- Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (Library of Congress)
- Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture (Library of Congress)
- Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship (Library of Congress)
ELECTRONIC TEXTS
A number of texts related to Catholic Studies are available online. The following are links to electronic texts or libraries of electronic texts related to the topic. Additional electronic texts are available from within some of the INTERNET LINKS listed above.
- Bible (Douay-Rheims Version)
- Bible (King James Version)
- Bible (Revised Standard Version)
- Bible in English (OhioLINK)
- Bible Dictionary (Easton, 1897)
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912)
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Aquinas, Augustine, and others)
- Documents of the Roman Catholic Church
- Gutenberg Digital
The "Catholic Studies Resources Page" is maintained by Charles Zarobila, Library Liaison for the Institute of Catholic Studies at John Carroll University. The page is composed reflecting the needs of the Institute of Catholic Studies. Send comments to zarobila@jcu.edu.
The picture at the top of this page is a detail from the opening of Saint Bonaventure's "The Tree of Life." This edition of Bonaventure's tract was printed at Cologne in 1484. It is held in Special Collections at the Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center.