Online Catalogs: Find Books and More
MnPALS Library Catalog--search for books and audio-visual materials located in the Fitzgerald Library. To generate a list of all IPM theses in the library catalog, do a Title Keyword search for "Institute in Pastoral Ministries." Due dates | Renewals
You may also search other libraries (including WorldCat) to locate materials not in our library. See Services for Distance Learners for more information about how to obtain these items.
Indexes and Databases: Find Journal Articles and More
When you click on a subscription database from off campus you will be asked to supply your user name and password. Enter the same user name and password that you use for your other St. Mary's accounts--e-mail, WebTools, Blackboard, etc. If you have access problems call Academic Computing at (507) 457-7800 or the Reference Desk at (507) 457-1562.
ATLA (S)--from American Theological Library Association, the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion.
CPLI Catholic Periodical and Literature Index--covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle and includes over 370,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.
EBSCO Academic Search Premier--indexes over 8,000 publications with full text for more than 4,600 of these titles. Provides scholarly research with coverage in the fields of the humanities, sciences, social sciences, education, and religion & theology.
(Search all EBSCO databases)
Emerald
Contains over 58,000 searchable articles from over 150 Emerald journals. Emphasis on management and marketing.
LexisNexis--provides U.S. and international news; company reports, news, and financial information; industry and market data; state and country profiles; legal news, research, and information, including Shepard's Citations; biographical and general reference information; and access to medical and health journals.  tutorial
Management and Organization Studies Collection
Full text access to SAGE publications in the fields of organization studies, management, business, human resources, marketing, public policy, public administration, and industrial relations (1947- current).
New Testament Abstracts--"a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, this database has become an indispensable research and bibliographic aid for scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu. The database contains more than 38,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 13,500 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts."
Old Testament Abstracts--a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Topics covered include antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology, philology and much more.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Index to dissertations and theses, provides citations and/or abstracts, as well as a 24-page preview of dissertations that have been digitized in the Humanities and Social Sciences fields. Coverage is from 1861 to present. (ProQuest)
ProQuest Religion--index to 128 journal titles (most of which provide full text articles) in all fields of religion.
Choose from all Fitzgerald Library indexes and databases
Journal Finder--provides an A-Z list of all journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Fitzgerald collection, both online and in print. If the journal you are looking for does not appear in our Journal Finder, you may order the article needed from that journal through our interlibrary loan service. If you are off campus and the journal article you need is available in one of our print journals, you can contact us to request a copy and we will mail it to you.
Pastoral Ministry Projects and Theses--list includes author, title, date of publication, and library location. Available for check-out.
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Recommended Web Sites
Catholic Encyclopedia (transcribed from the original 1913 edition)
Catholic Liturgical Library--"This site is dedicated to providing accurate historical and current information about the liturgies of the Latin (Roman) rite of the Catholic Church. Currently this includes the missal of 1970 (Novus Ordo) and the missal of 1962 (Tridentine)."
Librarians' Internet Index--A list of web sites arranged by topic and chosen by librarians.
Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy
Religion-Online Digital Library of Christian Classics--"More than 5,200 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education."
Vatican Home Page
Virtual Religion Index--Links to resources in all religious traditions
Reference Librarians
Reference librarians are available to aid you in your research in the Reference Room. Off campus? Call (507) 457-1562 or e-mail a librarian with any questions.
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