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Reference

Brill Dictionary of Religion
Comprehensive multi-media reference resource on the many forms of religious commitment

Credo Reference
Search Religious Studies encyclopedias and dictionaries

Reference Universe
Searches tables of contents and indices of reference books SMC owns.  Does not provide full-text, but can tell you if there is an article on a particular topic in a book, page numbers, and the call number of the title. 

Encyclopedia of Religion
REF BL31.E46 2005

Oxford Dictionary of World Religions REF BL31.O84 1997

Websites

Wabash Center The Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion offers "A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources" in the field of religious studies.  It is possible to browse materials or to perform a search  of the listings.  Materials listed include websites, articles, journal , images syllabi and bibliographies.   

Virtual Religion Index A scholarly site designed to "advance research in matters of religion."  It is intended to serve as a portal to religion sources on the web, allowing students to spend more time with content and less time with search engines. 

Voice of the Shuttle A scholarly site that provides links to sites, both scholarly and commercial about a variety of religions, practices and specific topics of a theological nature.  Also includes links to sites about famous figures. 

The American Religion Data Archive(ARDA) The ARDA includes quantitative data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). It is a project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. 

New Testament Gateway  The New Testament Gateway is a guide to different areas of New Testament studies.  Links out to websites, syllabi, and some articles. 

Online Bibliography Theology and Peace
Third edition published by the Institute for Theology and Peace, a research institute of the Catholic Church established in 1978.  Contains 112,000 titles.

The Catholic Encyclopedia
This is the full text of the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia.  While better resources exist for most topics, the Catholic Encyclopedia online is a first stop for basic information about Catholic saints, Popes, religious sites and classical religious texts.  The Catholic Encyclopedia has been updated many times since this edition, and the most recent is available in the library at REF BX841 .N44 2003

• Authority--Always try to determine who wrote an published articles and websites.  On the Web, look for educational, professional and governmental organizations.(edu .org .gov) Be wary of sites without a known editor, such as Wikipedia.  That is not to say that it might have some decent information on it, but that the information may not be 100% accurate or up to date. 

• Accuracy-- Don't assume that everything you read is true. 

• Objectivity-- try to determine if an article has a particular point of view or is biased in any way.  Some websites, magazines and newspapers have a clear bias and state it outright, but others requires some careful (or not so careful) reading.                          

• Currency-- Make sure articles are up to date. 

• Coverage-- Make sure it is what you need.