Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Web-Based Databases

EBSCOHOST

REQUIRES VALID MBTS STUDENT ID CARD NUMBER TO LOGIN. (This is the 13-digit number found on the back of ID Card)Academic journal database containing many full text articles. Includes ATLA Religion Database which indexes religious journals, essays, etc. Also includes Christian Periodical Index, Old Testament Abstracts and New Testament Abstracts.

Gale/Cengage Databases

REQUIRES VALID MBTS STUDENT ID CARD NUMBER TO LOGIN. (This is the 13-digit number found on the back of ID Card) This collection includes Academic OneFile (1980-Present), which is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

FirstSearch and Worldcat Databases

REQUIRES CURRENT AUTHORIZATION AND PASSWORD FOR OFF CAMPUS ACCESS. Through the WorldCat database, which contains records of materials in libraries worldwide, MBTS Library students, faculty, and staff can find books, , videos, DVDs, magazine articles and other items in libraries around the world. Contact the Reference Librarian, Mrs. Judy Howie at 816-414-3728 or the Library Director, Dr. J. Craig Kubic at 816-414-3730 for login information.

Ebrary Academic Complete

REQUIRES VALID MBTS STUDENT ID CARD NUMBER TO LOGIN. (This is the 13-digit number found on the back of ID Card). Ebrary Academic Complete is an eBook database. This database includes a wide variety of topics and publishers including a significant collection of religious/ethics/philosophy titles from significant publishers like Brill and Academic/University Presses. These titles also appear in our existing library catalog (http://wilo.missouri.edu). 

Southern Baptist Periodical Index

(This database is only accessable through MBTS computers. Outside computer users will not have authorization to enter this link.)

The Southern Baptist Periodical Index is a continuation of a project coordinated by the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1965 through 1984.It is a cumulative cover-to-cover index to around 35 periodicals issued each year by historically Southern Baptist Convention-related agencies, institutions, and associations at the national level of organization. Subject coverage ranges widely but includes theology, Baptist history and practice, worship, church music, church administration and development, religious education and ministry, Baptist colleges/universities/seminaries, missions and missions education, family life and parenting, and Christian life. Indexed periodicals include reviews of books, motion pictures and videos, compact discs, web sites, etc., ranging from the scholarly to the popular. 

Religious and Theological Abstracts

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Religious and Theological Abstracts provides objective summaries of articles appearing  in scholarly journals in the fields of religion and theology from a wide variety of periodical literature, including Christian, Jewish, and other world religions.  English language abstracts of articles in English, Hebrew, Afrikaans, and major European languages are provided. 

L'Année philologique (APh)

 (This database is only accessable through MBTS computers. Outside computer users will not have authorization to enter this link.)

A database published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, under the direction of Éric Rebillard, with the American Philological Association and the Database of Classical Bibliography, Dee L. Clayman, General Editor,
with the support of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) et du National Endowment for Humanities (USA). 

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG)

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The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) is a research center at the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 1972 the TLG has collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. 

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

(This database is only accessable through MBTS computers. Outside computer users will not have authorization to enter this link.)

The award-winning Britannica Online® delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The rich combination of the insightful Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough research—all from one database. Written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other notable experts, the Encyclopædia Britannica articles are trusted resources with balanced, global perspectives and unique insights that users will not find anywhere else.

RIM Online

This Research in Ministry database indexes and abstracts project reports and theses from over 50 Doctor of Ministry programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the US and Canada. RIM Online cumulates the print version (1981-1998) and is updated quarterly and covers submission including 2002 (year to date).

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

ERIC is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.