Religion Research Guide:

Key	= Abstract = Full-text = Remote Acess Available = Combined Search Available = Articles are signed

General Encyclopedias

	Electronic
	Encyclopedia Britannica Online  - Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica Book of the Year. World Book Online   - Contains more than 25,000 articles, more than 10,000 pictures & maps, more than10,000 video & sound clips, linked articles to periodicals, & 140,000 editor-approved web sites.

	Paper
	Encyclopedia Americana  -  (Ref AE 5.E333)

Subject Encyclopedias

Paper

Contemporary American Religion   -  (Ref BL2525.C65- 1999) Encyclopedia of American Religious History  -  (Ref BL2525.Q44 2001) Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions   - by James R. Lewis. (Ref BL2525.L49 2002) Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism   -  (Ref BL238.E63 2001) Encyclopedia of Monasticism   - by Johnston, William M.  (Ref BL631.E63-2000 ) Encyclopedia of Mormonism  -  (Ref BX 8605.5 .E62) Encyclopedia of Religion  -  (Ref BL 31.E46 2005) Encyclopedia of Religion and Society  -  (Ref BL60.E53- 1998) Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics  -  (BL 2525 .E52 1999 -- 1st Floor) Encyclopedia of Sacred Places   - by Norbert C. Brockman. (Ref BL580.B76 1997) Encyclopedia of Science and Religion  -  (Ref BL240.3 .E43 2003) Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion  -  (Ref BL 458 .E53- 1999) Encyclopedia of World Scriptures  - by Mary Ellen Snodgrass (Ref BL70.S56- 2001) Man, Myth, & Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia...  - * (Ref BF1407.M34-1995) New Catholic Encyclopedia  -  (Ref BX841.N44- 2003) Religion and American Cultures  - an encyclopedia of traditions, diversity, and popular expressions  (Ref BL2525 .R448 2003) Religions of the World  - a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices  (Ref BL80.3.R45 2002) Satanism Today   - an encyclopedia of religion, folklore, and popular culture by James R. Lewis. (Ref BF1548.L49 2001)

Dictionaries

	Paper
	Anchor Bible Dictionary  - * (Ref BS440.A54-1992 ) Dictionary of Ethics, Theology, and Society  - * (Ref BJ 63 .D45- 1996) Handbook of Denominations in the United States   - *dictionary (Ref BL2525.M425 2001) Historical Dictionary of Judaism  -  (REF BM 50 .S65 2006) Mormon Doctrine  - by Bruce R. McConkie (Ref BX 8605.5 .M3) Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church  -  (Ref BR 95 .O8 1997)

Directories, Handbooks, Manuals

	Paper
	Almanac of the Bible  -  (Ref BS 417 .W48 1991) Deseret News. Church Almanac  -  (Ref BX 8606 .D4) Handbook of Egyptian Mythology   - by Pinch, Geraldine  (Ref BL2441.3.P56-2002 ) World Christian Encyclopedia   - a comparative survey of churches and religions AD 30-AD 2200  (Ref BR157.W67 2000) Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches  -  (Ref BR513.Y4)

Biographies

Electronic

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale)  -  Quickly determine where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 17 million citations and points to more than 2000 publications, covering over 5 million people. Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains names, birth/ death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on that person and an indication of which books or articles include a portrait.

	Paper
	American Religious Leaders  - by Hall, Timothy L. (Ref BL72 .H33 2003) Dictionary of American Religious Biography  -  (Ref BL 72 .B68 1993) Every Person in the Old Testament.   - Biography Dictionary (BS 539 .P75 2002 -- 1st Floor)

Bibliographies and Indexes

	Electronic
	Books in Print (Bowker)  - Authoritative directory of books, audios and videos in print. With reviews.

	Paper
	Guide to Reference Books   -  (Ref Z1035.1.G89-1996)