Ireland Library's Virtual Reference Room

Below are links to digital resources like encyclopedias and reference e-books that the UST Libraries purchase. Free web based sites are not included.  For a list of some useful free sites, see our basic web site guide.

Major Encyclopedias

• New Catholic Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia Judaica
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Gale] 
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Routledge]
• Encyclopedia of Religion
• Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
• Encyclopedia Britannica

Bible

• Dictionary of the Bible. [Oxford]
• Atlas of the Bible
• Oxford Companion to the Bible
• The Biblical World
• Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture 
• Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
• Who's Who In the Old Testament
• Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible 
• Who's Who In the New Testamen

Theology Topics

• Encyclopedia of Christian Theology
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
• Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion
• Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
• Encyclopedia of African American Religions
• Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology
• Fifty Key Christian Thinkers
• Blackwell Companion to Postmodern Theology
• Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom
• Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality
• Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity
• Encyclopedia of Protestantism
• Blackwell Companion to Protestantism

History

• NEW Online: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church  
• Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
• Who's Who In Christianity
• Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages [Oxford]
• The Reformation World
• Oxford Dictionary of Saints
• The Papacy
• Oxford Dictionary of Popes

Judaism

• Blackwell Companion to Judaism
• Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
• Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica
• Reader's Guide to Judaism
• Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers

World Religions

• The Qur'an
• Dictionary of Buddhism [Oxford]
• Dictionary of Hindu Lore & Legend
• New Dictionary of Religions
• Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements
• Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals & Festivals
• The World's Religions
• New Handbook of Living Religions
• North American Muslim Resource Guide
• Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an
• Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought
• Popular Dictionary of Paganism

More

• Companion to the Philosophy of Religion
• Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion
• Encyclopedia of Religion and War
• History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition
• Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons
• Encyclopedia of Monasticism
• Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
• Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
• Religion and American Law
• Myth: Myths & Legends of the World Explored
• Who's Who in Classical Mythology

In Library only

• L’ Osservatore Romano [1997-2004]
• Theological Investigations [K. Rahner]
• Library of Latin Texts (formerly CETEDOC)
• Thesaurus Linguae Graecae

Comments, corrections, suggestions, etc. are welcome!
Ireland Library Reference Librarian: Jan Malcheski

rev 20 Sept 2007 j9m