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Academic Search Premier
 An index to academic journal literature. Over 8,000 publications are indexed, with accompanying access to the full text of the article for approximately 4,600 of these titles. Journals in the humanities, history, psychology, sociology, as well as religion & philosophy are amply represented.
ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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ATLA Religion Database
A religious and theological literature database produced by the American Theological Library Association containing citations to journal articles and book reviews from 1949 to the present and essays in books from 1960 to the present. Some citations contain links to the full text of selected journal articles.
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CAMIOŽ
 CAMIO stands for Catalog of Art Museum Images Online. It is a growing online collection of works of art from around the world.
CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed. This is an Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) resource.
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Family & Society Studies Worldwide
An index to research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present.
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New Testament Abstracts Online
New Testament Abstracts (NTA)indexes a wide range of journals and books on New Testament topics. All abstracts are in English regardless of the langage of the article. Coverage dates from 1985 to the present.
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Old Testament Abstracts Online
Old Testament Abstracts (OTA) is a primary indexing and abstracting tool for published literature about the Hebrew Bible and its social/historical context. It indexes journal articles and books from 1978 to the present. All abstracts are in English.
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Religious and Theological Abstracts
An index to articles appearing in scholarly journals in religion and theology since 1958. Each of the article citations includes a fully searchable abstract in English.
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Research in Ministry(RIMŽ)Online
Research in Ministry (RIM®) indexes and abstracts project reports and theses from over 50 Doctor of Ministry programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. RIM® Online is a searchable database with entries for authors, titles, thesis/project advisors, schools, and ATLA Thesaurus subject headings. RIM® Online supercedes Research in Ministry (RIM®) previously issued in print format covering the years 1981/83-1998. The database cumulates the print version and is updated quarterly.
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WorldCat
 WorldCat is a database of millions of bibliographic records for books, audiovisual media, web resources, and other materials contributed by OCLC member libraries worldwide.
ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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Australasian Religion Index
This database, a project of the Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association, indexes periodicals on religious and theological topics representing various religious traditions published in Australia and New Zealand.
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Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
Contains the complete editorial content of every issue of Biblical Archaeology Review from 1975 to the present in addition to the full text of five books published by the Society. The database is searchable by topic, keyword or phrase, specific issue, or by date range.
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BILDI: Documentation for Biblical Literature,Innsbruck
A freely searchable collection of indexes to biblical/theological literature. Maintained at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Best searched by keyword.
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Catalogue de l'Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise de Jerusalem
The electronic edition of the library catalog of the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem.
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Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
An index to articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals. Also indexes Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.
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Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Indexes current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children through the age of 21. Included are citations to journal articles, technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences literature worldwide.
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Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
The Library has enrolled in the Print Subscriber Program through OCLC FirstSearch to receive online access to current articles. These articles are from journals which we already receive in print and by publishers who participate in this program. ECO supplements the availability of online full-text articles in the ATLA Religion Database. An "Electronic Library for Minnesota" resource.
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Elenchus Bibliographicus
This bibliographic database is one of the most thorough in covering the literature of systematic theology and canon law. In print for many years (BR1.A1 E6 Per. Rm.) this online version contains citations to journal articles and essays back to 1998 searchable by keyword, title, author, etc.
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FirstSearch
FIRSTSEARCH provides online access to over 50 databases including Dissertation Abstracts, Article First (a general periodical index), WorldCat, and the ATLA Religion Database. Select a database to search from the drop down menu under "Jump to Advanced Search."
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Index Islamicus on CD-ROM
An index to journal literature on Islam and the Muslim world since 1906. Records for books and book reviews are included beginning in 1976 and 1993 respectively.
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Index Theologicus
Produced at the University of Tubingen, this is an index to articles/essays published in theological and religious studies journals, conference proceedings and other multi-author works. An online tutorial is available for those new to the index. Currency is a strength.
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Iter Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Iter Gateway is an interdisciplinary index to book, essay, and journal literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)
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MasterFILE Premier
 An index to general periodical literature and companion to Academic Search Premier listed above. Tailored to public and K-12 libraries, this index also covers over 300 reference books, 80,000+ biographies, and more than 100,000 images.
ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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Naxos Music Library
The Naxos Music Library is a source for streaming audio files of classical, jazz, folk, and other music genres. The primary coverage is Western classical music but the collection of world and folk music is significant and still growing. Keyword search by name of composer and/or work. Advanced search allows users to search by genre, composer, country, period, instrument, artist, label and year of composition or a combination of these. Recordings are streamed in near-CD quality (64 kbs).
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ProQuest Newsstand Complete
 A full-text database of over 350 newspapers from around the world. Included are many national U.S. newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, as well as the Minneapolis Star Tribune. International newspapers include the London Times and the Guardian.
ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
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