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Bibliography of Asian Studies

The Bibliography of Asian Studies is the most comprehensive Western-language bibliographical database for research on East, Southeast and South Asia. It covers all subjects with an emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.Coverage primarily from 1971 to the present.

PsycINFO

PsycINFO indexes and provides abstracts for the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines (psychiatry, education, linguistics, neurosciences, etc.).... Read more about PsycINFO

Social Services Abstracts

Social Services Abstracts focuses on social work, human services, and related areas, including community and mental health services, social and health policy, family and social welfare, poverty, homelessness, and gerontology. The database provides abstracts for journal articles and dissertations and citations to book reviews.

E-Books and E-Texts

Reference Sources

Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology

Articles cover global hymnody, with information on the hymns of many countries and languages, and a strong emphasis on the historical as well as the contemporary.   Updates the Dictionary of Hymnology (1892).

Dictionary of Buddhism

This dictionary features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, "engaged Buddhism," and the role of women in Buddhist teachings.... Read more about Dictionary of Buddhism

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Online version of Encyclopaedia Judaica,2nd. ed.,published in print in 2007. This encyclopedia covers all aspects of Jewish history and culture in the Diaspora and in Israel from ancient times to the 20th century.

Hymnary.org

Hymnary.org is a database of North American hymnody. Search or browse hymns by title, tune, meter, key, theme, and scripture reference. Includes scores, and some are formatted for projection.

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Pluralism Project

An ongoing research effort, the Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. The site includes an introduction to the religions of the world through the lens of America, a survey of the interfaith encounter in America, news, the case initiative-  applying the case method to study dilemmas and disputes in multireligious America, and more.

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