ATLA+Databases

= ATLA Databases = toc

For a religion department, ATLA Databases are among the most important resources. [|ATLA] stands for American Theological Libraries Association. Two of ATLA’s databases are free but limited in scope. “Research in Ministry® (RIM®) indexes and abstracts projects and theses from over 100 Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Doctor of Missiology (DMiss) and Doctor of Educational Ministry (DEdMin) programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)” (Product Center: RIM). “The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI) of the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries. The creation of CDRI was made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation; it is now an ongoing ATLA program” (Product Center: CDRI).

ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®)
“The ATLA Religion Database® (ATLA RDB®) is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion” (Product Center: ATLA Religion Database). It contains bibliographic records of scholarly articles, journals, and essays going back to 1949. It also includes thousands of book reviews and multi-author works. Retrospective indexing of some journals goes back to the nineteenth century. It is owned by Ovid. Records are representative of major religions and in many languages. Ovid offers this product on its own or paired with ATLASerials.

ATLASerials® (ATLAS®)
“ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) is an online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, religion scholars, theologians, and clergy” (Product Center: ATLASerials). In an academic library, most faculty and students will want access to the full-text articles offered here. It is only available with an up-to-date subscription to RDB.

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Coverage areas for RDB and ATLAS are: Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; church history, missions, and ecumenism; pastoral ministry; world religions and religious studies; theology, philosophy, and ethics

ATLA Historical Monographs Collection
ATLA Historical Monographs Collection is owned by EBSCO Publishing. It has 29,000 titles on religious history and theology in two series. Series 1 dates from the 1300s to 1893. Series 2 dates from 1894 to 1923. However, most titles date from 1850 through 1923 and cover the development of American religious culture during that time.