APU has close to 100 databases to assist you in your research. Most of these databases will help you find journal articles. However, there are many more types of content that you will discover in these databases, such as streaming music (Classical Music Library), electronic books (Ebrary and EBSCO Ebook Collection), art images (ARTstor), just to name a few.
To access the databases...
Need help using ATLA Religion database? Take a look at the following guide:
The following databases will provide you with journal articles, book reviews, essays, and more in the area of church history. Take a look at some of the handouts in the box to the right for instructions on effective database searching. When searching in these databases, try using some of the search terms listed in the "Find Books" section of this guide.
The subject-specific databases listed in the 'Church History Databases' section above are the best places to start searching for church history materials, but you will probably also benefit from searching in some of the multi-disciplinary databases. Here are a few that I would recommend:
Want to see recent articles on early and medieval church history from the ATLA Religion Database? Check out the articles below. In order to access these from off-campus, you will need to enter your username and id in an authentication dialog box. Click on the Website link below if you want to go into the database and modify the search.
Try a search in the ATLA Religion Database (and in the other databases listed to the left) like the one you see below. Use the subjects from the Find Books page in this guide. Narrow your search results by (if you get more than 200 results, you might consider narrowing your search):
There are usually a couple of scenarios in which you find yourself needing to know if APU Libraries can provide you with a particular journal article: 1) you found a journal article listed in a bibliography, or a syllabus, or elsewhere, and you'd really like to get it, or 2) you're searching in one of the many journal article databases, and you find an article in the results list that you want, but you don't see a full-text link. In the first case, a tool called 'Article Finder' will be helpful, and in the second case, the 'Full Text Finder' links will assist you.
Have a Particular Article You Want to Find? Use Article Finder!
When you want to know if APU Libraries can provide you with a particular journal article you have citation information for, Article Finder is the tool for you. Follow these steps:
Found a Great Article in a Database but No Full Text? Use Full Text Finder!
Before following the instructions below, note that not all of our databases will have Full Text Finder links (but most will).