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Libraries and Library Associations
- ABTAPL (Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries)
- ATLA (American Theological Library Association)
- Church and Synagogue Library Association
- COPAC (union catalog of academic and research libraries in Britain)
- RALC (Richmond Academic Library Consortium)
- Library of Congress Catalog
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- Library of Congress Religion Collections
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- LibDex (or USA only)
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- VIVA
- WTC (Washington Theological Consortium libraries)
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Other Academic Libraries
- Columbia Seminary library
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- Graduate Theological Union catalog
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- University of Virginia Library (or catalog only)
- University of Richmond Library
- Vanderbilt Divinity Library
- Virginia Commonwealth University Library
- William & Mary Swem Library
- Yale University Libraries catalog
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Reference Links
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- AcademicInfo study guides
- Aging bibliography (Religion, Aging and Spirituality) by Henry C. Simmons
- Aquinas, Corpus Thomisticum online
- Aquinas, Summa Theologica online; also here
- ArchiveGrid -- subset of WorldCat for primary archival source materials
- ARDA (American Religion Data Archive)
- ATLA Selected Religion Web Sites project (ATSRW)
- ATLAS for Alumni/ae
- Baptist digital historical & theological documents
- Best Free Reference Websites (ALA MARS project)
- Bible Gateway
- Bible Geocoding -- geography of the Bible using Google Earth
- Bible History Online (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia BHS
- Biblia Patristica and other texts online (Biblindex)
- Bibliaclerus -- Bible with exegesis & commentaries from the Church Fathers
- BookServer index of e-books online
- British Library Gallery of Sacred Texts -- including Codex Sinaiticus, medieval Bibles, etc.
- Cambridge Digital Library
- Catholic Biblical Quarterly publication style guide
- Census data on religion, 2010
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library -- early Christianity and patristics,
medieval & Reformation texts and primary sources - Christian History Institute -- publishers of Christian History magazine
- Citation Guide (Duke)
- Citation Guide for Chicago/Turabian style manual (UNC)
- Citation Guides for Internet Resources
- Codices Electronici Sangallenses -- CESG virtual medieval library
- Codex Sinaiticus online
- Columbia Guide to Online Style (citation of electronic sources)
- Congregational Clergy Necrology
- Copyright information
- Dead Sea Scrolls -- full online image of the Great Isaiah Scroll
- Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library -- Leon Levy, Israel Antiquities Authority
- DictSearch multilingual dictionary site
- DOAJ (Directory of Online Open-Access Journals)
- Electronic Journals and Indexes on the Internet
- ERIC search page
- The European Library -- catalogs of 41 research libraries
- Free Scholarly Web Resources
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Global Christianity : the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population (Pew Forum report)
- Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism -- "GlobeTheoLib" WCC resource
- Global and Urban Ministries links page -- Seattle Pacific University
- Global Ethics Network -- resources for applied ethics
- Google Books Advanced Search
- Google Scholar Advanced Search
- Google Theological Journals Search
- Greek Bible Online -- good source of fonts compatible with MS Word
- Greek NT and LXX text and lexical information free online
- Greek NT text, Society of Biblical Literature edition for free download
- The Hardest Question lectionary commentary blog
- HathiTrust free digital books online
- H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online
- Hymnology dictionary (DNAH)
- Internet Public Library
- Intute for humanities, including religion and philosophy
- Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University
- Journeys of Paul
- Latin/English translation site
- Latin Place Names alphabetical index
- Librarian's Index to the Internet
- Liddell-Scott-Jones classical Greek lexicon online
- LISTA (Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts)
- Manuscript Collections -- National Union Catalog
- Maps of the Holy Land
- Medieval Sources Bibliography
- Meeter Center for Calvin Studies
- Merriam-Webster Online
- Missions and World Christianity Subject Guide
- National Council of Churches USA
- New Testament Gateway -- select academic resources; also NT Blog
- ODLIS (Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science)
- Oxford Bibliographies Online
- PaleoJudaica
- Papal Encyclicals Online
- Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church Theological Task Force
- Perseus Digital Library of classics texts
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
- Post-Reformation Digital Library
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Presbyterian Heritage Center, Montreat
- Presbyterian Historical Society
- Presbyterian Leader
- Princeton's Theological Commons -- digital library of books in theology and religion
- Project Gutenberg free e-books
- Pseudepigrapha SBL site; also Noncanonical Literature for psedepigrapha and apocrypha
- RAMBI -- index of articles on Jewish studies
- Religion Online
- Resource Pages for Biblical Studies -- early Christianity & patristics
- Resources for American Christianity
- Review of Biblical Literature (SBL book reviews site)
- Revue d’histoire ecclésiastique bibliography online
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
- RIM (Research in Ministry) Online
- SBL journals & series abbreviations list
- SBL standard language & editorial abbreviations list
- Sermon Content Review -- passages, topics, issues and events currently discussed in preaching
- Sheffield Manual for Authors and Editors in Biblical Studies (very large PDF file)
- Social Science Research Network
- Strong's Exhaustive Concordance online
- Surman Index online -- Presbyterian clergy in England and Wales
- Talmud / Rabbinic Literature chart
- Talmud tractates abbreviations
- iTanakh -- resources on the Hebrew Bible
- The Targums (Aramaic versions of the Bible)
- Teaching and Learning Resources for professors of religion (Wabash Center)
- The Text This Week (Textweek) -- Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study
and Worship Links - Theological Commons at Princeton -- digital library of books in theology and religion
- Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN)
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae and Canon of Greek Authors and Works
- Virginia Historical Society
- Virtual Religion Index
- Wabash Center Internet Guide to Resources in Religion
- Wesley Center -- John and Charles Wesley, holiness tradition
- World Digital Library
- Zwingli bibliography online
- Zwingli Werke -- full text documents online
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Cataloging Links
- ALA-LC Romanization Table
- American Book Prices Current
- ATLA Serials Exchange
- ATLA Technical Services Section
- Autocat
- Cataloger's Desktop
- Cataloger's Toolbox
- Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate
- Library of Congress Classification (or MiningCo version)
- Library Technologies, Inc.
- MARC Documentation and Code Lists
- OCLC
- OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards
- OCLC Participating Institutions
- OCLC System Alerts
- OPAC view of Omega (test server)
- Rare Books & Manuscripts Section Home (ALA)
- Resources for the Rare Materials Cataloger
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Archives and Special Collections
Rare books and manuscript materials for scholarly research
The Multimedia Creation Lab
For the use and creation of digital multimedia for classrooms and churches
Instructional Resource Center
Non-print media and curriculum resources for teaching and learning