Introduction to Research on Catholic Christian Cultural

Artifacts

General

• IRELAND LIBRARY (South / St. Paul Seminary campus)

• URL for Research Helps in Theology = http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/about/departments/irl/theologyguides/default.htm

• URL for Research Helps in Catholic Studies = http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/guides/cathstudies/default.html

• ATLA Religion Database With ATLAS Serials

• Catholic Periodical & Literature Index This online index begins in 1981. The print version (IRL Reference) began back in 1930.

Biblical Research Resources

• Print:– General Introductions:

• Anchor Bible Dictionary. IRL & OSF Ref BS 440.A54 6 vols.

• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. IRL Ref BS 491.2.B7 1990.

• HarperCollins Bible Commentary.IRL Ref BS 491.2 .H37 2000.

– New Testament Introductions.• Raymond E. Brown. An Introduction to the New

Testament. IRL BS 2330.2 .B76 1997.

• Porter, Stanley E., and Lee M. McDonald. New Testament Introduction. IRL BS 2330.2 .P67 1995.

• Periodical Literature:– New Testament Abstracts– Novum Testamentum

• Electronic:– Mark Goodacre, New Testament Gateway =

http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/ntgateway– The Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM.

IRL Workstations.– New Testament Abstracts available through

EZProxy through IRL Library

Patristic Research Materials

• Print:– General Introductions:

• Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. 2nd ed.IRL Ref BR 162.2 .E53 1997.

• The Early Church: An Annotated Bibliography IRL Ref BR 162.2 .R63 1993.

– Individual Authors:• Quasten, Johannes. Patrology. 4 vols. IRL Ref BR

67.Q3.

• Periodical Literature:– The Second Century

– Studia Patristica

– Bibliographia Patristica : Internationale Patristische Bibliographie. Walter De Gruyter, 1956-present. The major annual index to books and articles about the Fathers as well as related historical or theological topics. For material on the writings of particular Fathers, look in the section enti-tled "Auctores" (Authors).

– Bibliographical Information Base in Patristics..[http://tracerbullet.bibl.ulaval.ca/bd/bibp/english.html]

– Almost 30,000 bibliographic citations

• Electronic Resources:– The North American Patristics Society Internet

Resources Webpage = http://moses.creighton.edu/NAPS/napslinks/main.htm

– IRL Guide to researching the Church Fathers = http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/about/departments/irl/theologyguides/fathers.html

Medieval Research Materials

• Print:– Dictionary of the Middle Ages. 13 vols.

IRL Ref D 114.D5 1982

• Electronic Resources:– The Net Serf = http://www.netserf.org/– The Labyrinth =

http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/– International Medieval Bibliography

Visual Art Research Resources

• The Grove Dictionary of Art

• Print [Journals]:– Art History– Journal of Aesthetics and Art History– Storia dell’arte

Music Research Resources

• The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (20 vols. in print; electronic version available through IRL)

• RILM Abstracts Of Music Literature • Music Index Online • JSTOR