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Electronic Resources are databases that the library subscribes to so that they can be made available to our patrons. Off-campus access for current JBC students and faculty is available through the Distance Learning page.

 

Periodical Resources

E-Reference

E-Books

 

 

New databases are

now available.

 

 

Periodical Resources

ATLA Religion Database with ATLAS

Religion Database is the most comprehensive English language index to religious periodical literature. It covers all area of religious studies and is not restricted to any particular viewpoint. This database also includes ATLAS, which is a full-text database of over 80 of the leading theology & religion journals. It consists of scanned images of theses journals. It is available over the internet on the JBC campus network and to Distance Learning Students.

 

Christian Periodical Index

CPI indexes around 130 Evangelical Christian periodicals going as far back as 1966. Titles are chosen for their value to students training for Christian ministry.

 

Education Full Text

Education Full Text contains thorough indexing of over 750 English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Over 350 of these titles are available in full-text. It is available over the internet only on the JBC campus network. It is a Wilson Web product.

 

Family & Society Studies Worldwide

Provides comprehensive information in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology and Human Development. This database provides abstracts and bibliographical records drawn from journals, books, periodical literature, conferences & government reports.

 

FirstSearch

FirstSearch serves as a comprehensive reference collection with access to over 40 different databases. Subjects include Art, Business, Current Affairs, Education, Humanities, Medicine and Science. It is available over the internet only on the JBC campus network and is primarily provides only citations.

 

New! JSTOR

JSTOR provides back issues (not current issues) of scholarly journals.

 

New! ProQuest Religion and ProQuest Research Library

ProQuest Religion includes full text and/or indexing for 131 journals and magazines on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and other religions. ProQuest Research Library includes full text and/or indexing of journals and magazines in education, psychology, social science, and the humanities, as well as general interest publications.

 

New! SwetsWise Online Content

Use this database to find out if specific periodical titles are available in our collection and, if so, in what format (electronic full text, print, or microform); access individual journals that the library subscribes to electronically; and search the full text of journals that the library subscribes to electronically [Note: this database will not search the full text content of databases the library subscribes to, such as ATLA Religion Database with ATLAS or Education Full Text.]

Tennessee Electronic Library

TEL is a collection of twenty-one databases provided by the Tennessee Department of State, State Library and Archives. They use the Infotrac search interface and most articles are either abstracted or have the full-text provided. Most useful are InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy, Expanded Academic ASAP, which accesses scholarly journal across all academic disciplines and Professional Collection, an education resource.

 

E-Reference

ArtSTOR

 

Statesman's Yearbook

 

Grove Music Online

Grove Art Online

Polling the Nation

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

Dictionary of American History

Encyclopaedia Judaica -  2nd ed.

Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Encyclopedia of Education

New! Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology

Encyclopedia of Philosophy -  2nd ed.

Encyclopedia of Religion

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion

New Catholic Encyclopedia -  2nd ed.

New! Naxos Music Library

Points of View Reference Center - A full text database providing essays on multiple facets of "hot topics" of current interest. This database is part of the Tennessee Electronic Library and is brought to you by the Tennessee Department of State, State Library and Archives.   An online tutorial is also available.

New! Teacher Reference Center - This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

New! Learning Express Library – This resource has practice tests for civil service exams, GED, ACT, SAT, and dozens of other tutorials and supplemental documents.

 

 

E-Books

Greenwood Press E-books

Early Encounters in North America

North American Women's Letters and Diaries

American Civil War: Letters and Diaries

Wiley E-books

NetLibrary - NetLibrary is a collection of electronic books available for on-line reading. JBC students and faculty currently have access to approximately 30,000 electronic titles.

 

 

The following new databases are now available.

 

 

 

SwetsWise Online Content

ArtSTOR

Statesman's Yearbook

 

Grove Music Online

Grove Art Online

Greenwood Press E-books

Polling the Nation

Early Encounters in North America

North American Women's Letters and Diaries

American Civil War: Letters and Diaries

Wiley E-books

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

 

JSTOR

 

Teacher Reference Center