The University of St. Thomas

Catholic Studies: Selected Resources


Quick Reference Sources:

To find background information on your topic search:

Catholic Women Writers: a Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook   OSF-REF PN417 C38 2001

Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature                                      OSF-REF  PN485 E53 2004

New Catholic Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Routledge)

Routlege Religion Resources

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation


Books:

To find books on your topic search the CLICnet library catalog. 


Periodical Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases :

To find periodical and journal articles on your topic try searching:

ATLA Religion Database (1949 - present)
An index to theology and religion journals

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (1981 - present)
Print Version:  OSF-Reference AI3 .C286  (1930 - 2002)
Index to Catholic interest journals, magazines, reviews, newspapers & church/papal documents

Guide to Catholic Literature
Print Version:  OSF-Reference AI3 .C28 (1888 - 1967)
An index to Catholic interest books and church/papal documents

Philosopher's Index 1940 - present
Abstracts (summaries) of scholarly articles & books in fifteen fields of philosophy

Historical Abstracts (1955 - present)
Abstracts to scholarly articles, book reviews and dissertations relating to the history of the world

MLA International Bibliography (1963 - present)
Index to scholarly works on literature


Other Useful Links:

Guidelines for the preparation of dissertations/theses/terminal project papers
Official UST guidelines for the preparation of you final project paper

RefWorks
Software to help manage bibliographic information and create bibliographies
 

With comments, questions, or requests for reference assistance contact:
Ann Kenne
amkenne1@stthomas.edu
Special Collections Department
LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
(651) 962-5461