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Navigating Databases: EBSCO/ATLA

A Guide for using databases

What's in EBSCO?

  • ATLASerials Religion PLUS 
    ATLAS PLUS provides expanded access to the full text of 450 journals, as well as indexing for a total of 2,000 journals.  
    Note: Restricted to current students, faculty, and staff. Alumni, see ATLASerials for Alum
  • OmniFile Full Text Select 
    OmniFile Full Text Select is a multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and full text for articles from over 2,500 journals and periodicals. 
    Note: Access: Current students, faculty, staff, on campus visitors
  • Old Testament Abstracts 
    A index of abstracts in Old Testament literature. Login as you would to ATLA.
    Note: Access: Current students, faculty, staff, on campus visitors
  • New Testament Abstracts 
    An index to abstracts on New Testament research. Access this as you would ATLA.
    Note: Access: Current students, faculty, staff, on campus visitors
  • American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals, 1684-1820 
    The most comprehensive collection of historical periodicals published in America between 1684 and 1912.
    Note: Access: current students, faculty, staff, on campus visitors
  • ATLASerials for Alum 

    Note: Alumni of the seminary and its predecessor seminaries must contact the Alumni Relations Office for login informaiton.

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ATLA Serials

This webpage has training videos for utilizing Atla Products, such as AtlaSerials, New Testament Abstracts, and Old Testament Abstracts:

Citing Within EBSCO

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