Catalogs for Finding Books
Use the Library Catalog to find books and e-books at the Library. To find books beyond the Library, use WorldCat, which is especially useful for discovering which libraries own a particular title and for placing an interlibrary loan request.
- WorldCat (OCLC) This link opens in a new windowUse to find books and archives NOT owned by UChicago Library
- Worldcat.orgAn open access version
- Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog (KVK) This link opens in a new window
- University of Chicago Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Collections of e-books
Search for E-Books Using the Catalog.
See also the Library's guide How do I find e-books?
Some of the following collections contain free full-text access to titles out of copyright (Google Book Search and HathiTrust). Others are paid subscriptions (e.g., Oxford Scholarship Online).
- Abzu: Guide to Resources for ANE/ETANAopen access, requires registration
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library This link opens in a new window
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (OI): Catalog of PublicationsOpen Access, electronic copies of series published in Near East Studies
- Tyndale University Reading Room ArchivesCollections of open access books in Biblical Studies
- Google Books This link opens in a new window
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
- Open Library This link opens in a new window
Theses and Dissertations
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
- Research in Ministry (RIM)Research in Ministry® (RIM®) indexes and abstracts projects and theses from over 100 Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Doctor of Missiology (DMiss) and Doctor of Educational Ministry (DEdMin) programs accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). RIM is a searchable database with entries for authors, titles, thesis/project advisors, schools, and ATLA subject headings.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ the University of Chicago This link opens in a new window
- How do I find dissertations?Resources for finding dissertations, such as old or foreign dissertations.
Book Reviews
Looking for book reviews? Start with searching for the title of the book in ATLA Religion Index. Then, try other databases listed below.
- ATLA Religion with ATLASerials PLUS This link opens in a new window
- Book Review Index This link opens in a new window
- IBR Online This link opens in a new window
Faculty Recommended Books--Hebrew Bible
Professors Jeffrey Stackert and Simeon Chavel often use these classic works in their classes. Links to catalog records for print copies are below. All are in the public domain. Electronic versions can be found in Google Books and HathiTrust. Please contact the Subject Specialist, Anne K. Knafl (aknafl@uchicago.edu), for help locating print or electronic versions of these texts.
- Judaica at St. Louis UniversityA Bibliography created by James A. Redfield for graduate seminars in Jewish Studies.
