Indexes and Databases

EBSCOhost Web [entire list of EBSCO databases] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

JSTOR [Arts & Sciences I, III, and VII databases] access restricted to use on campus

Past Masters Full Text Humanities [searchable database containing the full text of the following works: (1) Aquinas: Collected Works; (2) Aristotle: Complete Works; (3) Kierkegaard: Journals and Papers; (4) Machiavelli: Works; (5) Montaigne: Complete Works; (6) Montesquieu: Complete Works; (7) Nietzsches Werke; (8) Plato: Collected Dialogues; (9) Plotinus: Enneads; (10) Suárez: Opera Omnia; (11) Wright: Works and Correspondence, includes virtually all translations] access restricted to use on campus

Bloom’s Literature [a comprehensive resource for the study of literature; includes thousands of critical essays and discussion questions, plus author biographies and character analyses, full-length poems, the full text of hundreds of reference books, full-length videos of classic plays and films, and more.] access restricted to use on campus

Bloomsbury Theology and Religion Online [a suite of databases curated specifically for students and scholars of Theology, Biblical Studies, Religious Studies and related fields. Access is available for the following two collections only]:

  • Library of Catholic Thought [presents essential resources for studying the development of Catholic thought and theology. At the heart of the collection is the fully revised third edition of the Jerome Biblical Commentary; linked to a digital edition of the New American Bible and further enriched by a range of reference works, eBooks, and a suite of Catholic images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art]

  • T&T Clark Theology Library [detailed and thorough analysis of core theological content via primary texts, exclusive articles, and authoritative reference works; includes digitally exclusive access to Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics (31 volumes), peer-reviewed secondary reading on every core topic, subject guides and a historical timeline]

  • T&T Clark Jesus Library [core resources for studying the life of Jesus and his impact in history and culture. The resource contains a brand new reference work on the Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries as well as topical articles commissioned exclusively for the resource, written by leading academics.]

  • Eerdmans Digital Reference Library [43 core reference volumes necessary for every student and scholar of theology, biblical and religious studies. This module includes the Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Encyclopedia of Christianity, Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Christian Art and Archaelogy, and many more.]

Infobase eBook Collection [2,600 core reference works in literature, language, world history, religion, and philosophy] access restricted to use on campus

Feature Films for Education [full-length feature films including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners] access restricted to use on campus

Films On Demand: Humanities and Social Sciences Video Collection - a comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to over 23,000 videos in a variety of subjects. New content is added regularly. Subject collections include:

  • English & Language Arts - overviews of literary movements, scholarly films on the evolution of the English language, productions of major plays, documentaries on the world’s most prominent writers, and instructional titles on the fundamentals of language.

  • Philosophy & Religion - covers the fundamental concepts of reality, epistemology, and value as well as the contrasting narratives, rituals, and beliefs of the world’s religions. From Aristotle to Zarathustra, atheism to Zen, these videos are certain to enlighten, challenge, and spark discussion.

  • Psychology - includes outstanding documentaries, lectures, and educational videos from BBC, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PBS, Open University, and hundreds of independent filmmakers and archival sources.

  • History - from the ancient world to the present day, this collection contains documentaries, educational videos, interviews, speeches, and newsreels, sorted across 43 distinct, browsable subject categories (e.g., Civil War & Reconstruction, Political & Religious Figures, Middle East History), enabling refined searches for available titles in specific topic areas.

  • World Languages - features language instruction titles for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish as well as hundreds of supplemental titles on the culture, history, literature, and art of the countries where those languages are spoken.

  • View All - choose your own area of interest from among 26 subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Counseling and Social Work, Environmental Science, or Technology & Society. These videos were originally produced for PBS, HBO, National Geographic, BBC, and Films for the Humanities, among others.

cloudLibrary - discover audiobook content to listen to on your laptop with no app download. To listen on your phone or tablet, see the LibGuide for instructions on installing the app, or follow the "get the app" instructions on the site.

Rule of Saint Benedict [Regula Benedicti, translation into English by Leonard Doyle] open access

Literary Reference Center [entire list of literary databases] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Gale Virtual Reference Library [Full text of Reference eBooks] access restricted to use on campus

Credo Reference [Full text of Reference titles] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Mango Languages [language learning database of 44 languages, including English (as a Second Language), Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Naxos Music Library [music, notes, biographies] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Oxford University Reference Resources [reference resources, including subjects, timelines, quotations, & dictionaries] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Oxford University Art Resources [reference resources in art, including articles, biographies, bibliographies, & photos of art works] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff

Oxford University Music Resources [reference resources in music, including articles, biographies, bibliographies, & photos of sheet music] access restricted to current students, faculty & staff


Other Indexes and Databases

Pilgrim : A Journal of Catholic Experience free access

Louisiana Public Library Databases access restricted to current public library card holders

Hathi Trust [millions of eBooks digitized from libraries around the world] free access

Gutenberg Project [46,000 free epub books, free Kindle books, download them or read them online.] free access

LibriVox [downloadable audio books] access unrestricted

St. Tammany Parish Public Library Overdrive [downloadable audio books & ebooks in multiple formats] access restricted to current St. Tammany Parish public library card holders (see library staff for information about obtaining borrowing privileges)

DOAJ [Directory of Open Access Journals]

Bibliography of the History of Art [index free; full text of articles available on website or through inter-library-loan]

Google Art Project [database of digitized artworks from hundreds of museums, includes virtual tours, narrated videos, audio guides, viewing notes and maps, among other offerings]