ATLA Serials Database (ATLAS)
Full-text articles on religion and theology
Why select this database?
- Supports religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research.
- Contains the full text of thousands of journal articles and book reviews from international titles and multi-author works in the field of religion.
- Sermon preparation resources.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| Bible |
pastoral ministry |
| archaeology and antiquities |
philosophy |
| church history |
religious studies |
| ecumenism |
theology |
| ethics |
world religions |
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| Sources |
Over 100
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
Over 260,000 |
| Dates covered |
1924 to present |
| Updated |
Quarterly |
| Producer information |
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Fax: +1-312-454-5505
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| Copyright |
ATLA Serials Database is copyright ©
2009
by the American Theological Library Association. All rights reserved. |
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an expert search in ATLA Serials Database
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
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| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
science and religion+
[keyword searches the Source, Subject, and Title indexes] |
| Accession number |
no: |
atla0000728018 |
| Author |
au: |
segal |
| Author phrase |
au= |
segal robert a |
| Class code |
cd: |
anthropology |
| Class code phrase |
cd= |
anthropology/ethnology |
| Conference name phrase |
cn= |
world council of churches
[searches for name as author] |
| Corporate name phrase |
co= |
kairos theologians group
[searches for name as author] |
| Descriptor |
de: |
equality |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
equal rights amendment |
| Document type phrase |
dt= |
dt=article and kw:vatican
Types are:
article: records for journal articles, indexed in RIO
review: records for books reviewed, indexed in IBRR
serial: records for serial titles indexed in the ATLA database; includes
periodicals and annuals
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| First page |
pg: |
9 |
| Full text |
tx: |
western ethics |
| Genre/Form phrase |
ge= |
biographies |
| Issue |
is: |
4 |
| Language |
ln= |
latin
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Named conference phrase |
cf= |
world council of churches
[searches for name as subject] |
| Named corporation phrase |
nc= |
lutheran world federation
[searches for name as subject] |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
john paul
[searches for name as subject] |
| Notes/Comments |
nt= |
title enrichment: summary |
| Publication date |
pd: |
1996 |
| Publisher location |
pl: |
boulder colorado |
| Publisher name |
pb: |
aviv |
| Publisher name phrase |
pb= |
society for the study of chinese religions |
| Record stream |
rs: |
rs: rio and kw: rome
Streams are:
ibrr1 Index to Book Reviews in Religion
rio2 Religion Index One:Periodicals
|
| Related record number |
rr: |
atla0000003193 |
| Scripture citation |
sr: |
ruth 4 |
| Scripture citation phrase |
sr= |
ruth 4 14-15
Note: This index works with all punctuation except the colon. Remove
colons from your search phrase or browse the index to see the exact citation format
as indexed.
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| Series |
se: |
radcliffe |
| Series phrase |
se= |
radcliffe biography series |
| Source |
so: |
pastoral |
| Source phrase |
so= |
journal of pastoral care |
| Standard number |
sn: |
1064-9867 |
| Subject |
su: |
sacrament+ |
| Subject all phrase |
sa= |
bible criticism interpretation bibliography |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
sacraments and children |
| Title |
ti: |
pastoral |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
pastoral counseling |
| Update code |
ud: |
ud:20020731 and ti:missiology |
| Volume |
vo: |
4 |
| Year |
yr: |
1995-1996
[use to refine other search terms] |
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Label |
Example |
| Document
type |
article |
review |
serial |
dt= |
dt=article |
| Record
stream |
ibrr1 Index
to Book Reviews in Religion |
rs: |
rs:rio |
| rio2 Religion
Index One:Periodicals |
1 Index to Book Reviews in Religion.
Identifies the ATLA workflow for book reviews and the corresponding book described
within the reviews. Records with this code have been created or included within
the IBRR workflow. Used as a valid value in the ATLAReligion and ATLAS record
stream indexes.
2 Religion Index One:Periodicals.
Identifies the ATLA workflow for serials and journal articles. Records with this
code have been created or included within the RIO workflow. Used as a valid value
in the ATLAReligion and ATLAS record stream indexes.
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