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Periodicals

America: The National Catholic Review
Browseable issues are also available from 2000 forward at America's website.
Commonweal
The library has print copies ranging from 1924-2012.
National Catholic Reporter
The library has print copies for the current year, and microfilm available from 1975 forward.

Scholarly Journals

The American Journal of Bioethics
The Hastings Center Report
The library has print copies ranging from 1971-2007.
Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society
The library has a full print run of this journal.
Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Theological Studies

Reference Sources

These are just a few examples from the reference collection - be sure to search the catalog to find the full extent of available materials.

Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society
Call Number: REF BJ63 .D53 1996
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Call Number: REF QH332 .E52 2004
Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
Call Number: REF BJ63 .E44 1998
Ethics
Call Number: REF BJ63 .E54 2004

Ebsco Databases

ATLA Religion Database with AtlaSerials
Combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals.

American Theological Library Association (ATLA)
ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Indexing of periodicals, essay collections, church documents, papal documents and electronic resources expressly addressing the practice and intellectual tradition of Roman Catholicism.

Atla Catholic is now contained in the main Atla Religion Database

American Theological Library Association (Atla)

Content within its scope is selected for indexing based on enduring scholarly merit. Atla CPLI contains indexing from 1981 to the present and is updated quarterly. Indexing for ATLA CPLI contains index records produced by the Catholic Library Association (CLA) from 1980 through the November 2011 update of the database. Records produced by The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) will begin appearing with the February 2012 update. Atla acquired Atla CPLI in September 2011 and holds the copyright for Atla CPLI.
EBSCO eBook Academic Collection
A large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.

Websites of Interest

Vatican Library: Search and discover collections
"DigiVatLib is a digital library service. It provides free access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects)."
The Catholic Health Association of the United States
Comprised of more than 600 hospitals and 1,400 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states, the Catholic health ministry is the largest group of nonprofit health care providers in the nation.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
These are the "Official” Catholic documents and views. Keep in mind that they would not include dissenting theological views.
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
Website for the weekly TV program.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar gives you the ability to search a wide variety of journals easily, and to access journal articles that are freely available on the internet.

Other Databases

JSTOR
Offers a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive to support scholarship and teaching. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Credo Reference
Electronic versions of encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, reference handbooks, and more.

Subject Guide

Stella Herzig

Contact:

SAU Library
518 West locust St.
Davenport, IA 52803
Library 1st floor, Rm.124
herzigstellaj@sau.edu

563-333-6056

Subjects:English, Hot Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, Theology / Catholic Studies

MLA Format Resources

Citation builders, such as EasyBib & Ebscohost Cite can simplify the construction of a references list; however, there are often errors that need to be corrected. Use the links below to learn the proper formatting, order, and mechanics of the elements of a citation.

Purdue University OWL Format Guide for MLA