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Indexes and Fulltext Databases

For religious and theological topics:

ATLA Religion Database Primary index for theological study. Access for journal articles, essays in books and book reviews.  (mobile access)
Includes
links to full text articles in over 100 journals.

Description and title lists 
Index theologicus

Index theologicus (IxTheo) is the primary European theological index to journal articles and essays in books.  It is published by the Library at Tubingen University in Germany.  The records have English subject headings and an English interface is provided.  It is updated nightly.

Library catalog of Bibliotheque St Etienne de Jerusalem The catalog of the library serving the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise (School of Bible and Archaeology) in Jerusalem indexes journal articles for some titles beginning prior to the coverage of the ATLA Religion Database.

For all subject areas including some coverage of religious topics:

Academic Search Premier Indexing and full text for over 8,000 academic journals in a wide variety of academic disciplines.  Includes full text of journals in counseling and peace studies such as American Journal of Family Therapy and Peace and Change.   (mobile access)
EBSCOhost Research Databases Choose other EBSCOhost databases for newspapers, medicine, health, business, education and indexing for magazines serving children and youth.  (mobile access)
FirstSearch: Specialized Databases ABI_Informe:  U.S. and international articles on business and management
Arts and Humanities Search: Complete indexing leading arts and humanities journals including relevant items from selected science and social sciences journals.
Books in Print :
In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews
Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI): Full text articles on women's issues including health, human rights, and legal status.
Dissertation Abstracts
: Dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
World Almanac:  Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs
Informe Indexing for Hispanic journals with some fulltext.

Useful indexing freely available on the Internet:

Inspire

Indiana residents without AMBS Library cards may access numerous databases through this state-funded service.  Academic Search Premier includes full text of scholarly journals. WorldCat, the comprehensive database of materials in libraries around the world, is now available.   Special search interface designed for children and youth.

Google Scholar

Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources including theses, books, abstracts and articles.  Theological material is less well-represented than other disciplines.  Some links are to paid databases not available to AMBS users.  Use "Advanced Scholar Search" for best results.

Ingenta

Free keyword indexing of over 17,000 multi-disciplinary journals.  Fee-based document delivery and table of contents service.

AARP's AgeLine Database

American Association of Retired Person's index for social gerontology and aging-related research, policy and practice.  Some religious titles are included such as the Journal of Religious Gerontology.  AMBS has some issues of this journal.
 

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