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The Catholic Studies Collection at Notre Dame, interdisciplinary in nature, consists of books, journals, microfilms, audiovisual materials, and videos. One of the oldest and strongest collections in the University Libraries, it dates back to the founding of the University by Father Edward Sorin in 1842. The Catholic Studies Collection does not lend itself to any specific Library of Congress classification number, but may be found on all floors of the Library. In its broadest dimensions, the collection refers to all works which relate in any way to the history of the Roman Catholic Church from its founding to the present time. The collection consists of works primarily in American Catholic history, with strong links to theology, philosophy, sociology, art, architecture, and music.

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Access to these resources is governed by license agreements which restrict use to the Notre Dame community and to individuals who use the Notre Dame Libraries' facilities. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that he or she uses these products only for individual, noncommercial use without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information. Acceptable use forbids downloading contents of entire issues of a given journal title. The use of software such as scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in loss of access to these resources for the entire Notre Dame community.

Please see the ND Copyright Policies webpage for more information on the creation and use of copyrighted materials at Notre Dame.

Recommended Resources (All Resources: 30 databases | 14 e-journals )

• ATLA religion database

  
  

  Coverage:

  1949-
  Comprehensive online database supporting religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research. Compilation of three print indexes: Religion Index One: Periodicals (RIO), Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBBR). Provides citations on such topics as Biblical studies, world religions, Church history and religious perspectives on social issues. Includes links to 50+ online full-text scholarly religion periodicals in the ATLAS (American Theological Library Association Serials) project.List of journals available in full text Search tips for ATLA Religion Database Use ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM

• Catholic encyclopedia, New; 2nd ed. (see New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.)

  
  

• Catholic periodical and literature index

  
  

  Coverage:

  1981-
  Indexed citations to articles published in more than 150 Roman Catholic periodicals, as well as papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith, authored by Catholics, or produced by Catholic publishers.

• New Catholic encyclopedia : jubilee volume, the Wojtyla years

  
  

• New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.

  
  

• PCI full text (see Periodicals archive online) - Full text searchable collection of 350+ journals

  
  

• Periodicals Archive Online (formerly: PCI Full Text)

  
  

  Coverage:

  Beginning thru 1995.
  Full text searchable journal collection of 350+ periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (a subset of Periodicals index online). See Periodicals index online for more extensive indexing and links to selected full text articles.

• Periodicals index online

  
  

  Coverage:

  Beginning thru 1995
  Index to millions of articles in over 4,500 periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences published beginning 1770 or subsequently; scope is worldwide, covering major Western languages. Complete PCI Index, including links to selected full text articles. Only the index is searchable.

Other Catholic Studies Resources

Organizations: Libraries

Formats: Electronic books and texts · Electronic journals · Microforms · Printed books · Video recordings (DVDs, films, etc.)

Research tools: Bibliographies · Dictionaries · Directories · Encyclopedias · Indexes and abstracts · Newspapers and news sources

E-Journal Collections: Cambridge University Press · History Cooperative · Johns Hopkins Univ. Press · JSTOR · Periodicals Archive Online (formerly: PCI Full Text) · Project Muse · University of Chicago Press