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Michael Hughes
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Key Online Reference Sources
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Encyclopedia of ReligionOnline version of the comprehensive 15-volume scholarly encyclopedia; many articles are in considerable depth, and most of them include bibliographies of key resources.
Databases for Articles & Books
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Coates Library catalogTrinity's catalog of books and other media. (When in the book stacks, you may want to browse the call numbers E184.M88 and BP67.U6 for books on Muslims in the U.S.)
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One SearchSearch many databases and our library catalog simultaneously.
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ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS This link opens in a new windowIndex to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of book essays from all areas of religious studies, including a few dozen titles on Islam; some full text available.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary database comprised of academic journals and scholarly book chapters, most with available full text.
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Access World News This link opens in a new windowFull-text database of newspaper articles and broadcast transcripts from throughout North America and the rest of the world, mostly in English. For those doing more locally sited topics, this includes the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle, and other Texas newspapers.