Periodical Databases

Bibliographic and Full-Text Periodical Databases

ProQuest: Searchable article database that includes abstracts, plain text transcriptions of articles, and exact copies of articles in portable document format (.pdf) for viewing through the Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download

§ The Connelly Library subscription includes full-text access to Bible Review (1998-2001; abstracts through present); Journal of Biblical Literature (1997-present); Interpretation (1994-present); Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1995-present); Theological Studies (1995-present); Journal of Theological Studies (1997-1999; TOC through present); Biblical Archaeology Review (1998-2001; abstracts through present); Theology Today (1998-present); New Testament Studies (abstracts, 1989-2002); Christianity Today (1988-2001; abstracts through present); Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (abstracts, 1989-2002); JAAR (abstracts, 1989-2003). Popular periodicals sometimes having biblical material include Newsweek (1998-present); U.S. News & World Report (1988-present); and Time (1992-present).

ATLA Religion Database, accessible through La Salle University subscription to FirstSearch, does not currently link to full-text articles, but is helpful for research

THEOLDI: Documentation of Theological and Interdisciplinary Literature from the School of Theology at University of Innsbruck is a bibliographic resource only—i.e., no full-text articles or even abstracts. Still, it can be very useful, especially if you only remember a few publication facts for a book or article. For example, using only the BILDI: Documentation for Biblical Literature Innsbruck database, I entered only “catering” in the Basic Index search to find the full reference for Levine, Amy-Jill. "Who's Catering the Q Affair? Feminist Observations on Q Paraenesis." Semeia 50 (1990): 145-161. An author search for Saldarini yielded 27 items, including books, journal articles, and contributions to multi-author books.

The Connelly Library subscription to JSTOR includes Am J of Arch (1897-1997); Am J of Philology (1880-1995); Classical Philology (1906-1997); Classical Quarterly (1907-1997); Classical Rev. (1887-1997); Greece & Rome (1931-1997); Harvard Studies in Classical Philology (1890-1998); J of Hellenic Studies (1880-1997); J of Interdisciplinary History (1970-1997); J of Near Eastern Studies (1942-1997); J of Roman Studies (1911-1997); J of the Am Oriental Soc; J of the History of Ideas (1940-1995)

The Connelly Library subscription to EBSCO includes full-text access to New Testament Studies (1999-present); Novum Testamentum (2000-present); J for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period (2002-present); J of Theological Studies (2002-present)

Ebrary is a new resource that requires $1.50 for an account, permitting one to browse and read online a wide range of books—including recently published ones, e.g., G. O’Collins, Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Marquette UP, 1993) and Markus Bockmuehl (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Jesus (Cambridge UP, 2002). To copy or print the texts, there are nominal fees. One can read the books online for free, so long as one has $1.50 in the account.

ATLAS (American Theological Library Association Serials) is a growing database of over 600 leading journals in theology and religion. The Connelly Library does not currently subscribe to ATLAS, though some of its journals are available online through other subscriptions, e.g., ProQuest. An individual subscription is $150.