The following is a list of online resources in a wide variety of subject areas which has been compiled for use by students of the Graduate Theological Foundation and Cloverdale College. The vast majority of resources listed are available free of charge, which allows graduate and undergraduate students alike to engage in serious scholarly research without being limited by having to purchase access.
Library Memberships - To inform the work of this institution, membership is held in the
American Theological Library Association (Associate) and the
Indiana Library Federation (both memberships held by the Foundation), and the
Catholic Library Association (membership held by Cloverdale College).
Research & Writing - When engaging in research and writing, an important principle to follow is consistency in bibliographic style. As long as consistency is maintained, there is no single reference system required by the Foundation or the College. In the writing of Doctoral Theses, Doctoral Projects, Master's Theses, and Master's Projects, the Foundation recommends the following style guides:
In addition to providing links to various online libraries across a range of topics, the Foundation also furnishes newly accepted students with a copy of the research guidebook, From Beginning to End: Internet Research and the Writing Process (with accompanying CD-ROM).
Guide to Abbreviations:
FA = Free Abstracts (Full abstracts are provided by the journal free of charge.)
LFA = Limited Free Access (Excerpts or single issues of journals are provided free of charge.)
OA = Open Access (Full journals are made available online free of charge.)
PA = Pay Access (Payment for full articles or full issues is required, or a subscription is required.)
Al-Raida - Lebanese American University
OA
Tanzil (Searchable Qur'an in 35+ languages)
Mediation, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies
Medicine, Bioethics and the Healing Arts
PubMed - U.S. National Institutes of Health
OA
Pastoral Music (magazine 1976-2007) - National Association of Pastoral Musicians
Pastoral Care and Counseling
Ethics - University of Chicago
PA
Lyceum - Saint Anselm College
OA
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Social Ethics
Spirituality and Spiritual Direction
Pneuma - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (1994-2000)
OA
Theology and Religious Studies
Language & Culture-specific Resources
Español
DICE - Difusión y Calidad Editorial
latindex - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Articles & Miscellaneous Journals
latindex - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Journal & Dissertation Aggregators
Equinox - Search in journals.
FA/PA
Intute - Find websites for study and research.
Libdex - Connect to university, city and specialty libraries around the world.
Questia - Locate or read books and articles.
PA
WorldCat - Locate texts in libraries around the world.