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Library Catalogs
Framingham State University Library Catalog
Owned by FSU and 40+ area libraries, FSU online library catalog provides access to information about books and other materials.
WorldCat
World Catalog indexes books and electronic resources owned by over 10,000 libraries worldwide, including Internet sites, by name and subject via First Search.
Boston Theological Institute Libraries
This site links to the online catalogs of the eight libraries that are part of the Boston Theological Institute.
Journals Resources
Full-Text Electronic Journal Finder
The Full Text Electronic Journal Finder helps you locate full text journals by title that are in the online periodical databases held by FSU's Whittemore Library. Use this if you know the name of a particular journal and want to see if the library has full-text access online.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
This Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. A variety of journals on religion and philosophy can be located.
Find Full Text Articles
Academic Search Premier (1965 - present)
Full text reference database. Includes about 4000 journals of which 3100 are peer-reviewed journals. Current and multi-disciplinary database. (over 7900 journals are indexed)
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 - present)
Research topics in the arts, humanities and social sciences with access to some images.
JSTOR
Search back issues of 117 core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Back issues of journals are included, but the three most recent years of a journal may not be available.
Project Muse
Full text access to over 300 high quality journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences from 60 scholarly publishers.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
This database provides access to journals concerning issues related to world religions and major denominations. Articles in Religion history and in Philosophy can be retrieved.
Library Guides and Bibliographies
Critical Guide to Catholic Reference Books (Ref BX 1751.2 M35 1989)
Judaism and Christianity: A Guide to the Reference Literature (Ref BM 45 S78 1990)
Theological & Religious Reference Materials: General Resources and Biblical Studies (Ref BS 511.2 G66 1984)
Library Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Harper Collins Dictionary of Religion 1995 (Ref BL 31 H37 1995)
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Ref BR 95 O8 1997)
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religion (Ref BL 31 084 1997)
Dictionary of Classical Mythology (Ref BL 715 M37 1998)
Dictionary of Comparative Religion (Ref BL 31 D54 1970)
Encyclopedias
The Encyclopedia of Religion (Ref BL 31 E46 1986)
The Muslim Almanac (Ref BP 40 M83 1996)
New Catholic Encyclopedia (Ref BX 841 N44 1967)
The New Encyclopedia of Judaism (Ref BM 50 E63 2002)
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology (Ref BL 311 C68 1999)
Cite a Source
Provides examples for bibliography lists for the APA, Chicago, and MLA style formats.
Bibliographies & Works Cited Pages
A list of websites that contain rules and examples for bibliography lists in the APA, CBE, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, and other styles.
Recommended Websites - General
Religion websites on Del.icio.us
Websites recommended by the Framingham State College community.
Academic Info: Religion Gateway
A directory of Internet resources for the Academic Study of Religion. Links to sites concerning world religion, religious studies and comparative religions
Facets of Religion
Divided into world religions, this site provides links to sites concerning each of these religions.
Internet Sacred-Text Archive
The website is a "collection of primary texts relating to ancient, eastern and western religion and mythology."
The Religious Movement Page
This site provides an alphabetic listing of various groups, as well as links and sites relating to each of the groups.
Religion Online
"Full text articles and Chapters on religious topics, including the Old and New Testament, theology, ethics, and the history and sociology of religion. communication theory, pastoral care, counseling, homiletics, worship, and religious education".
Virtual Religion Index
"This is a comprehensive directory. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages but to major directories & documents within".
Voice of the Shuttle: Religion
A large index to Internet resources, divided into headings. Relevant links to each of the heading are provided.
Adherents.com: Religious Statistics
"Collection of statistical information about religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, and movements arranged alphabetically by name and according to geographical area. Summary data provides a list of the world's major religions and their major branches, the largest religious groups in the US, and the largest communities of various religions throughout the world."
