Religious Studies Databases
ATLA Religion (Ebsco)
Published by the American Theological Library Association, ATLAReligion is a comprehensive database of religious and theological scholarship. It includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from ATLA print indexes. Over 1650 journals are indexed and abstracted; 158 are available in full text. The database contains more than 1,600,000 records.
Database includes: Full-text
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Copyright: may not provide access outside the U.S.; protected by U.S copyright laws
Users: UDM students, faculty, staff, and onsite patrons
Number of Simultaneous Users: unlimited
Print Copy: may view and make one copy of screen
Use of Information: nformation for personal, scholarly, non-commercial use only
Download: temporary download permitted; re: one term
Sharing: no third-party sharing of materials
Interlibrary Loan: may provide citation but not document
Reserves: may not place materials on reserve
Persistent Links: links
Course Packs: no course pack allowed
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Religion & Philosophy Collection (Gale)
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This custom collection provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals are included.
Database includes: Full-text
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Copyright: protected by U.S copyright laws
Users: UDM students, faculty, staff, and onsite patrons
Number of Simultaneous Users: unlimited
Print Copy: single excerpt of the data; single copy for support of personal research needs
Use of Information: research and internal non-commercial use only; may not use as a component of, or basis for, a directory, database, or other publication prepared for sale or other form of distribution
Download: may not upload, download or transmit for sale or conveyance; may download electronically a single copy of excerpts of records for nonprofit educational and research purposes
Sharing: no third-party sharing of materials
Interlibrary Loan: interlibrary loan not permitted
Reserves: may not place materials on reserve
Persistent Links: links
Course Packs: no course pack allowed
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Religion Case Reporter
The Religion Case Reporter, an exclusively online electronic publication, reports and indexes U.S. federal and state judicial opinions addressing the free exercise of religion, state establishment of religion, the clergy and religious institutions. It provides complete coverage of religion as it is impacted by law.
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JSTOR
Full text of over 1,200 core academic journals in most disciplines. Coverage starts with the first issue published, and continues, ending 3-5 years before the current year. An additional year of journals published is added annually. The Libraries own current paper issues of many titles in the collections. Follow this link to see a listing of all JSTOR collections available at UDM or download a complete list of all journals included in these collections.
Database includes: Full-text
Off campus access: Requires authentication
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Copyright: protected by U.S copyright and proprietary rights
Users: UDM students, faculty, staff, and onsite patrons
Number of Simultaneous Users: unlimited
Print Copy: reasonable printing; may not copy entire issue or issues of a journal
Use of Information: may not utilize materials for commercial purposes, including but not limited to sale of materials, fee-for-service use or bulk reproduction or distribution in any form
Download: may not download or attempt to download an entire issue or issues of a journal from the database
Sharing: no third-party sharing of materials; no infringing on the intellectual property rights of third party who contributed to database
Interlibrary Loan: may provide printed materials from the database in accordance with the Copyright Act of the U.S.; only printed materials, not electronic copies, may be used in interlibrary loan
Reserves: may not place materials on reserve
Persistent Links: links
Course Packs: no course pack allowed
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Wiley Online Library
The Wiley Online Library includes all electronic book and journal publications from Wiley. Journals formerly in the Blackwell Synergy collection are now included in the Wiley Online Library. Full text is available for these journals from at least 2001 (except for new journals) and coverage for some goes back to the 1970s. Volumes available through UDM are preceded by an open padlock icon.
Database includes: Full-text
Off campus access: Requires authentication
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Copyright: protected by U.S copyright, English law
Users: UDM students, faculty, staff, and onsite patrons
Number of Simultaneous Users: unlimited
Print Copy: single printed or electronic copies of single articles at the request of individual authorized user
Use of Information: neither the licensee nor authorized or walk-in users may provide, by electronic means, to a user at another library or elsewhere, a retained electronic copy of any part of the licensed material; scholarly sharing prohibited
Download: may not upload, download or transmit for sale or conveyance
Sharing: no third-party sharing of materials
Interlibrary Loan: electronic interlibrary loan not permitted; may supply to an authorized user of another library (whether by post, fax or secure transmission, using Ariel or its equivalent, whereby the electronic file is deleted immediately after printing), for the purposes of research or private study, a singe paper copy of an electronic original of an individual document; may not provide by electronic means to a user at another library or elsewhere a retained electronic copy of any part of the licensed materia
Reserves: may place materials on reserve
Persistent Links: links
Course Packs: authorized users may incorporate parts of a licensed material in print or electronic course or study packs for the use of the authorized users in the course of instruction; each such item shall carry appropriate acknowledgment of the source, listing title and author of extract, title and author of work, and publisher; copies of such items shall be deleted when they are no longer required for such purpose
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ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative
The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative of the American Theological Library Association and Association of Theological Schools is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries.
The CDRI database provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
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Academic OneFile is a major source of full-text articles 1980-date from the world's leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times 1985-date. Some audio files and broadcast transcripts from National Public Radio Programming are included. Updated daily.
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Copyright: protected by U.S copyright and patent laws
Users: UDM students, faculty, staff, and onsite patrons
Number of Simultaneous Users: unlimited
Print Copy: single excerpt of the data; single copy for support of personal research needs
Use of Information: research and internal non-commercial use only; may not use as a component of, or basis for, a directory, database, or other publication prepared for sale or other form of distribution
Download: may not upload, download or transmit for sale or conveyance; may download electronically a single copy of excerpts of records for nonprofit educational and research purposes
Sharing: no third-party sharing of materials
Interlibrary Loan: interlibrary loan not permitted
Reserves: may not place materials on reserve
Persistent Links: links
Course Packs: no course pack allowed
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Full Text Journal Finder
This website will link you to all individual journals or magazines which are Full Text in any UDM subscription database.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
This resource brings together the best current scholarship in the field for students, scholars, government officials, community groups, and librarians to foster a more accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. Oxford Islamic Studies Online features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and is regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito.
Encompassing over 5,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information and context on Islam.
Database includes: Full-text
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