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Cesar Millan - Features (pit bulls)

for website project

Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds

cool site generates personal word clouds. Looks kind of neat.

Artificial intelligence with uncertainty / Deyi Li and Yi Du.

Li, Deyi, 1944- . Artificial intelligence with uncertainty / Deyi Li and Yi Du. 9781584889984 (alk. paper) series Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2008.
Call#: Engineering Library ENGR Q335 .L5 2008

Beyond AI : creating the conscience of the machine / J. Storrs Hall.

Hall, J. Storrs. . Beyond AI : creating the conscience of the machine / J. Storrs Hall. 9781591025115 (alk. paper) series Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Q335 .H348 2007

Kismet

Here is the homepage of Kismet--the humanoid, expressive robot.

Can robots look all too human? - Science- msnbc.com

Crime and delinquency in an area of West Philadelphia / by Finn Hornum.

Hornum, Finn. . Crime and delinquency in an area of West Philadelphia / by Finn Hornum. series [Philadelphia] : University of Pennsylvania, 1963.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HV6795.P5 H67 1963
Call#: Van Pelt Library HV6795.P5 H67 1963

History of Philadelphia's University City [electronic resource] / by Leon S. Rosenthal.

Rosenthal, Leon S. . History of Philadelphia's University City [electronic resource] / by Leon S. Rosenthal. series [Philadelphia, Pa. : University City Historical City, 1998?]
Call#: Penn Library Web -

Impact of welfare reform on collaboration among nonprofit community-based organizations in West Philadelphia / Ursula M. Bischoff.

Bischoff, Ursula M. . Impact of welfare reform on collaboration among nonprofit community-based organizations in West Philadelphia / Ursula M. Bischoff. series 2001.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HV001 2001 .B621
Call#: Van Pelt Library Diss. POPM2001.14
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microfilm P38:2001
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE HV001 2001 .B621
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Plan for West Philadelphia / Philadelphia City Planning Commission.

Philadelphia City Planning Commission. . Plan for West Philadelphia / Philadelphia City Planning Commission. series [Philadelphia, Pa.] : The Commission, 1994.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF HT177.P5 P5365 1994
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF HT177.P5 P5365 1994
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Ethnic history of West Philadelphia, 1870-1980 : a research tool for demographic studies / Daniela Pierson.

Pierson, Daniela. . Ethnic history of West Philadelphia, 1870-1980 : a research tool for demographic studies / Daniela Pierson. series [Philadelphia] : Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 1994.
Call#: Van Pelt Library F158.68.W5 P5
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University & urban revival : out of the ivory tower and into the streets / Judith Rodin.

Rodin, Judith. . University & urban revival : out of the ivory tower and into the streets / Judith Rodin. 9780812240221 ((hardcover) : alk. paper) series Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2007.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HT177.P47 R63 2007
Call#: Van Pelt Library HT177.P47 R63 2007
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West Powelton/Saunders Park neighborhood plan / [prepared by Neighborhood Design Group, Philadelphia, Kise Straw & Kolodner, Inc. ... [et al.] ; prepared for People's Emergency Center Community Development Corp. [and] Delaware Valley Regional Planning Com

West Powelton/Saunders Park neighborhood plan / [prepared by Neighborhood Design Group, Philadelphia, Kise Straw & Kolodner, Inc. ... [et al.] ; prepared for People's Emergency Center Community Development Corp. [and] Delaware Valley Regional Planning Com series Philadelphia, PA : Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, [2004?]
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF HT177.P5 W47 2004

Current Information about Philadelphia

Resources on current Philadelphia information

African Americans in Philadelphia - Research Guide

Philadelphia Studies Research Guides

List of Philadelphia studies research guides

Internet Public Library: Social Issues and Social Welfare

Freely available resources from the Internet Public Library concerning social issues.

Shorpy :: History in HD | High-Definition Historical Photos

Hillary Clinton

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Gloria Steinem

Kruger

DeBeauvoir

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Carly Simon

Frida

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Mind doesn't work that way [electronic resource] : the scope and limits of computational psychology / Jerry Fodor

Fodor, Jerry . Mind doesn't work that way [electronic resource] : the scope and limits of computational psychology / Jerry Fodor 0262561468 series Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2001.
Call#: Penn Library Web -

Words, thoughts, and theories [electronic resource] / Alison Gopnik and Andrew N. Meltzoff

Words, thoughts, and theories [electronic resource] / Alison Gopnik and Andrew N. Meltzoff 0262571269 series Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1998.
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Cognitive models of speech processing [electronic resource] : psycholinguistic and computational perspectives / edited by Gerry T. M. Altmann

Cognitive models of speech processing [electronic resource] : psycholinguistic and computational perspectives / edited by Gerry T. M. Altmann 0262510847 series Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
Call#: Penn Library Web -

Learnability and cognition [electronic resource] : the acquisition of argument structure / Steven Pinker

Pinker, Steven. Learnability and cognition [electronic resource] : the acquisition of argument structure / Steven Pinker 0262660733 series Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1991.
Call#: Penn Library Web -

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PsycINFO

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INSPEC

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EBSCO MegaFILE
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Broad collection of fulltext scholarly journals and related periodicals in all scholarly disciplines. Includes bibliographic citations, indexing and abstracting for more than 8,000 periodicals. A component of EBSCO MegaFILE.
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Bibliographie Linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography Online

Bibliographie Linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography Online
Still in development: 1993-1997 available. Bibliographic citations with indexing to scholarly works on all aspects of linguistics and from all languages of the world. Subjects covered include general linguistics, history of linguistics, linguistic theory, philosophy of language, semiotics (including nonverbal communication and animal communication), applied linguistics (although primarily restricted to theoretical works), phonetics and phonology, grammar and morphology, syntax, lexicology and lexicography, semantics and pragmatics, stylistics, metrics and versification, translation, scripts and orthography, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics and dialect study, historical linguistics and comparative linguistics, mathematical linguistics and computational linguistics, and onomastics.
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Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Bibliographic citations with indexing for all aspects of English literature, literary culture, and linguistics. Topics covered include: English prose, poetry, fiction, films, biography, travel writing, literary theory, and studies of individual authors; language, syntax, phonology, lexicology, semantics, stylistics, and dialectology; bibliography, manuscript studies, textual studies, history of publishing; traditional culture of the English-speaking world, customs, beliefs, narratives, song, dance, and material culture.
Holdings: 1920- Annual updates lag by one year.

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Covers literature, languages, folklore, and linguistics. Includes English and foreign languages.
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Books and Journals in Franklin

Introducing gender and women's studies / edited by Diane Richardson and Victoria Robinson.

Introducing gender and women's studies / edited by Diane Richardson and Victoria Robinson. 3rd ed. 9780230542990 (hbk.) series Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ1154 .I66 2008

Women's Studies (periodical)

Women's studies. 0049-7878 series [New York, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers]
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ1101 .W77

Women's studies index.

Women's studies index. series Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF HQ1180 .W664

Women and Gender Studies and Issues

A guide created by the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies concerning Women, Feminism, culture and related issues.

In the First Person

Amazon.com: Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian's Guide to the Tools and Techniques: Steven J. Bell,John D. Shank: Books

read this book

ISI Citation Indexes (Web of Science)

Indexes journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Allows for cited reference searching. Includes Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address, as well as for articles that cite a known author or work.

Alt-Press Watch

Provides fulltext for U.S. alternative and independent newspapers, weeklies, magazines, and journals. Topics include the arts, media and popular culture, business and labor, literature and criticism, politics, government and public policy.
Holdings: Coverage varies, from 1990.

Sociological Abstracts

Covers sociology, case work, demographics, policy studies, political science, family studies, feminist studies, and social security programs.
Holdings: 1963 to the present. Updated bimonthly.

PsycINFO

The American Psychological Association's comprehensive indexing and abstracting service for the professional and scholarly literature in psychology and related fields. Coverage is worldwide. Sources are in English and over thirty languages.
Holdings: 1887 to the present. Updated monthly.

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)

Covers literature, languages, folklore, and linguistics. Includes English and foreign languages.
Holdings: Covers 1963 to the present. New records are added ten times a year.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Broad collection of fulltext scholarly journals and related periodicals in all scholarly disciplines. Includes bibliographic citations, indexing and abstracting for more than 8,000 periodicals. A component of EBSCO MegaFILE.
Holdings: Coverage varies: mostly 1990s to present.

Websites on Women - International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement

This database contains descriptions of and links to websites with information on the position of women and on women's studies, made accessible on subject and category. The IIAV is the source, the intermediary and the supplier of information and documentation for all those who occupy themselves with the position of women, whether it concerns books, periodicals, data, addresses, archives, visual materials, current or historical, national or international.

EBSCO MegaFILE

General, multidisciplinary fulltext periodical database, covering all scholarly disciplines, with many general and popular magazines, and news sources. Includes bibliographic citations with indexing and abstracts for more than 16,000 periodicals.
Holdings: Coverage varies: mostly 1990s to present.

More Useful Databases and Indexes

Women in Politics Bibliographic Database

Bibliographic citations for books and articles on women's participation in political life worldwide. Produced by the Inter-Parliamentary Union with support from United Nations Development Programme.
Holdings: 1948-present

Left Index

Bibliographic citations for the "literature on the left". Topics include anarchism, art and esthetics, community organizing, culture studies, ecology and environmental studies, economics, gay and lesbian studies, globalization, history, indigenous people's rights, labor, law, philosophy, politics, prisons and criminal justice, race and ethnicity, social theory and sociology, and women's studies and feminism.

Alternative Press Index

Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Includes selected abstracts from research journals.
Holdings: 1991 to present

GenderWatch

GenderWatch, formerly titled Women 'R', contains 40,000 articles from more than 100 journals, magazines, newsletters, special reports, unpublished papers and conference proceedings devoted to gender and women's issues.
Holdings: The database contains a large body of archival material, in some cases, as far back as 1970.

Women's Studies Encyclopedia

Information about women from all fields and disciplines of study, with an emphasis on American issues. Articles are written in nonspecialist language and include bibliographic citations for further reading.

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

A searchable collection of primary documents and images on a wide range of topics pertaining to U.S. women's history.

Contemporary Women's Issues

This full-text database provides international coverage of current issues such as employment and the workplace, social & political issues, violence and exploitation, development and human rights, health and reproductive rights, legal issues, education, culture and customs, demographics, contemporary family life, and arts and media.
Holdings: 1992 to the present, (selected reports back to 1990).

Fem Databases & Indexes

Ashe, traditional religion and healing in Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora : a classified international bibliography

Gray, John, 1962- . Ashe, traditional religion and healing in Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora : a classified international bibliography / compiled by John Gray ; foreword by Robert Farris Thompson. 0313265003 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, c1989.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2462.5 .G72 1989

Curriculum ~ The Women's Studies Program at Penn

Personal interest

Museum of the Moving Image

VOLUMES Encyclopedia Americana.

. Encyclopedia Americana. International ed. 0717201309 (set : alk. paper) series Danbury, Conn. : Grolier, 1997.
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE AE5 .E333 1997

MULTIPLE AUTHORS Historical dictionary of Reformed Churches / Robert Benedetto, Darrell L. Guder, Donald K. McKim.

Benedetto, Robert, 1950- . Historical dictionary of Reformed Churches / Robert Benedetto, Darrell L. Guder, Donald K. McKim. 0810836289 (hardcover : alk. paper) series Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX9415 .B46 1999

DIRECTORY Yearbook of American and Canadian churches.

. Yearbook of American and Canadian churches. 0195-9034 series Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1973-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BR513 .Y4

MICROFORM Papers of the American slave trade [microform] / editorial advisor, Jay Coughtry.

. Papers of the American slave trade [microform] / editorial advisor, Jay Coughtry. series Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America, c1996-
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microtext Microtext Microfilm 4362

MULTIPLE EDITORS Historical dictionary of the holiness movement / edited by William C. Kostlevy ; Gari-Anne Patzwald, associate editor.

. Historical dictionary of the holiness movement / edited by William C. Kostlevy ; Gari-Anne Patzwald, associate editor. 0810839555 series Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX7990.H6 H57 2001

TITLE MAIN ENTRY Encyclopedia of religion in the South / edited by Samuel S. Hill.

. Encyclopedia of religion in the South / edited by Samuel S. Hill. 0865541175 : series [Macon, GA] : Mercer, c1984.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR535 .E52 1984

MULTIPLE HOLDINGS Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction / Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin ; foreword by Walter R. Echo-Hawk.

Hirschfelder, Arlene B. . Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction / Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin ; foreword by Walter R. Echo-Hawk. Updated ed. 0816039496 series New York : Facts on File, c2000.
Call#: University Museum Library Reference MUSEUM E98.R3 H73 2000
Call#: University Museum Library Reference MUSEUM E98.R3 H73 2000
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF E98.R3 H73 2000
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF E98.R3 H73 2000

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United States History

PORT

For information about how to cite books and journal articles, see the Documentation link below in PORT, Penn's Online Research Tutorial.

Documentation Index

Citing Your Sources

Contemporary American Jewish Culture - Course Guide

Additional Research Guides

Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life

Established at Trinity College to advance knowledge and understanding of the varied roles that religious movements, institutions, and ideas play in the contemporary world; to explore challenges posed by religious pluralism and tensions between religious and secular values; and to examine the influence of religion on politics, civic culture, family life, gender roles, and other issues in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

Center on Religion and Democracy

The Center on Religion and Democracy is a politically non-partisan research center at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, committed to addressing the complex relationship between religion and democratic culture.

Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture

The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture is a research and public outreach institute devoted to the promotion of the understanding of the relation between religion and other features of American culture. Established in 1989, the Center is based in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.

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Research Centers

Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

Library of Congress

Encompassing over 200 objects including early American books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings, artifacts, and music from the Library's collections and complemented by loans from other institutions, Religion and the Founding of the American Republic explores the role religion played in the founding of the American colonies, in the shaping of early American life and politics, and in forming the American Republic.

Material History of American Religion Project

The Material History of American Religion Project studies the history of American religion in all its complexity by focusing on material objects and economic themes. Working with religious leaders, it helps contemporary religious communities with their economic concerns by placing those concerns within an historical context. Finally, the Project encourages further investigations into the religious lives of Americans by paying attention to material and economic questions. This web site maintains a collection of Objects and Documents found by their scholars which represent the material aspect of religion in America. It also provides web links of interest.

The Church in the Southern Black Community

Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries

Primary source documents which trace how Southern African Americans experienced Protestant Christianity.

APS Online

Also Known as: American Periodical Series.
This collection includes digitized images of the pages of 1100 American magazines and journals (of which about 750 are available online as of Fall 2002) published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Includes many magazines and journals of a religious nature.

Primary Source Materials

Papers of the American slave trade [microform] / editorial advisor, Jay Coughtry.

Papers of the American slave trade [microform] / editorial advisor, Jay Coughtry. series Bethesda, MD : University Publications of America, c1996-
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microtext Microtext Microfilm 4362

Moravian mission records among the North American Indians [microform].

Moravian mission records among the North American Indians [microform]. 0892350180 (guide) series New Haven, CT : Reading, Eng. : Research Publications, [19--]
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microtext Microtext Microfilm 4448

Anti-slavery collection, 18th-19th centuries, from the Library of the Society of Friends. [microfilm].

Anti-slavery collection, 18th-19th centuries, from the Library of the Society of Friends. [microfilm]. series London : World Microfilms Publications, 1978.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microtext Microtext Microfilm 3193

American Missionary Association manuscripts, mostly written 1839-1882 [microform].

American Missionary Association. Archives. . American Missionary Association manuscripts, mostly written 1839-1882 [microform]. series New Orleans, LA : Amistad Research Center, Dillard University, [1970?-
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microfilm 4335

American Indian correspondence [microform] : the Presbyterian Historical Society collection of missionaries' letters, 1833-1893

American Indian correspondence [microform] : the Presbyterian Historical Society collection of missionaries' letters, 1833-1893. series Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources Inc., [1978?]
Call#: Van Pelt Library Microtext Microtext Microfilm 4439

Microform sets

Atlas of American religion : the denominational era, 1776-1990

Newman, William M. . Atlas of American religion : the denominational era, 1776-1990 / William M. Newman & Peter L. Halvorson. 0761990577 series Walnut Creek : AltaMira Press, c2000.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR515 .N49 2000

New historical atlas of religion in America

New historical atlas of religion in America / Edwin Scott Gaustad and Philip L. Barlow ; with the special assistance of Richard W. Dishno. 019509168X (alk. paper) series Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Oversize REF G1201.E4 N4 2001

Atlases

Yearbook of American and Canadian churches

Yearbook of American and Canadian churches. 0195-9034 series Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1973-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BR513 .Y4

Religion in America, 1979-80 / the Princeton Religion Research Center.

Princeton Religion Research Center. Religion in America, 1979-80 / the Princeton Religion Research Center. series [Princeton, N.J. : The Center, 1980?]
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL2530.U6 P7 1980

Churches and church membership in the United States, 1990 : an enumeration by region, state, and county, based on data reported for 133 church groupings / Martin B. Bradley ... [et al.].

. Churches and church membership in the United States, 1990 : an enumeration by region, state, and county, based on data reported for 133 church groupings / Martin B. Bradley ... [et al.]. 0914422227 series Atlanta, Ga. : Glenmary Research Center, c1992.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR526 .C48 1992

Statistics

Who's who in religion

Who's who in religion. 0160-3728 series Chicago, Marquis Who's Who.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL72 .W478

Orthodox Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook / Moshe D. Sherman.

Sherman, Mosheh. . Orthodox Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook / Moshe D. Sherman. 0313243166 (alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BM750 .S395 1996

Biographical dictionary of 18th century Methodism

Rogal, Samuel J. . Biographical dictionary of 18th century Methodism / Samuel J. Rogal. 077348678X (v. 1) series Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, c1997-
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX8491 .R64 1997

Reform Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook

Reform Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook / edited by Kerry M. Olitzky, Lance J. Sussman, and Malcolm H. Stern. 0313246289 series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BM750 .R39 1993

Conservative Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook

Nadell, Pamela Susan. . Conservative Judaism in America : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook / Pamela S. Nadell. 0313242054 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BM750 .N33 1988

Twentieth-century shapers of American popular religion

. Twentieth-century shapers of American popular religion / edited by Charles H. Lippy. 0313253560 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .T84 1989

Dictionary of American religious biography

Bowden, Henry Warner. . Dictionary of American religious biography / Henry Warner Bowden. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. 0313278253 (alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL72 .B68 1993

Biography

Cults in America : a reference handbook

Lewis, James R. . Cults in America : a reference handbook / James R. Lewis. 157607031X (alk. paper) series Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .L486 1998

Handbooks

Yearbook of American and Canadian churches

Yearbook of American and Canadian churches. 0195-9034 series Nashville : Abingdon Press, 1973-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BR513 .Y4

U.S. religious interest groups : institutional profiles

Weber, Paul J., 1937- . U.S. religious interest groups : institutional profiles / Paul J. Weber and W. Landis Jones. 0313266956 (alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .W413 1994

Directory of African American religious bodies : a compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity

Directory of African American religious bodies : a compendium by the Howard University School of Divinity / edited by Wardell J. Payne ; prepared under the auspices of the Research Center on Black Religious Bodies, Howard University School of Divinity, Wa 2nd ed. 0882581848 (alk. paper) series Washington, DC : Howard University Press, 1995.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR563.N4 D57 1995

Complete guide to Buddhist America

Complete guide to Buddhist America / edited by Don Morreale ; foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama ; introductions by Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. 1st. ed. 1570622701 (pbk. : alk. paper) series Boston : Shambhala, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BQ724 .C66 1998

Buddhist directory : United States of America & Canada

. Buddhist directory : United States of America & Canada / by Peter Lorie & Julie Foakes. 1st ed. 0804831181 series Boston : Charles E. Tuttle ; North Clarendon, VT : Distributed by Charles E. Tuttle, 1997.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BQ730 .B83 1997

Directory of religious organizations in the United States

Directory of religious organizations in the United States. series Falls Church, VA : McGrath, c1982-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL2530.U6 D573

American Jewish year book

American Jewish year book. 0065-8987 series Philadelphia : The Jewish publication society of America, 1900-
Call#: Van Pelt Library E184.J5 A6

Directories

Encyclopedia of Native American shamanism : sacred ceremonies of North America

Lyon, William S., Ph. D. . Encyclopedia of Native American shamanism : sacred ceremonies of North America / William S. Lyon. series Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library E98.M4 L98 1998

Historical dictionary of Methodism

. Historical dictionary of Methodism / [edited by] Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. and Susan E. Warrick. 0810831406 (alk. paper) series Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1996.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX8211 .H57 1996

Religious sites in America

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. . Religious sites in America / Mary Ellen Snodgrass. 1576071545 (alk. paper) series Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c2000.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL581.U6 S66 2000

Encyclopedia of religion in American politics

Encyclopedia of religion in American politics / edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz, John G. West, Jr. and Iain MacLean ; foreword by Helen Thomas. 1573561304 (alk. paper) series Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .E52 1999

Dictionary of heresy trials in American Christianity

. Dictionary of heresy trials in American Christianity / edited by George H. Shriver. 031329660X (hardcover : alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR517 .D5 1997

Encyclopedia of African American religions

Encyclopedia of African American religions / edited by Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward. 0815305001 (acid-free paper) series New York : Garland Pub., 1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR563.N4 E53 1993

America's alternative religions

. America's alternative religions / edited by Timothy Miller. 0791423972 (alk. paper) series Albany : State University of New York Press, c1995.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL2525 .A55 1995

Encyclopedia of American religions, religious creeds : a compilation of more than 450 creeds, confessions, statements of faith, and summaries of doctrine of religious and spiritual groups in the United States and Canada

. Encyclopedia of American religions, religious creeds : a compilation of more than 450 creeds, confessions, statements of faith, and summaries of doctrine of religious and spiritual groups in the United States and Canada / J. Gordon Melton, editor. 1st ed. 0810321327 : series Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1988.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BT990 .E58 1988

Encyclopedia of American religions

Melton, J. Gordon. . Encyclopedia of American religions / J. Gordon Melton. 4th ed. 0810369044 series Detroit : Gale Research, c1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL2530.U6 M443 1993

Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith

. Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith / Donald K. McKim, editor. 1st ed. 0664218822 series Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1992.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX9406 .E56 1992

Encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions

Lewis, James R. . Encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions / James R. Lewis. 1573922226 (alk. paper) series Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BL2525 .L49 1998

Historical dictionary of the holiness movement

Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction

Encyclopedia of religion in the South

. Encyclopedia of religion in the South / edited by Samuel S. Hill. 0865541175 : series [Macon, GA] : Mercer, c1984.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR535 .E52 1984

Historical dictionary of the Shakers

Duffield, Holley Gene, 1934- . Historical dictionary of the Shakers / Holley Gene Duffield. 0810836831 (alk. paper) series Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2000.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX9765 .D84 2000

Historical dictionary of the Baptists

Brackney, William H. . Historical dictionary of the Baptists / William H. Brackney. 0810836521 (cl. : alk. paper) series Lanham, Md. ; London : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX6211 .B73 1999

Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church

Bodensieck, Julius, 1894- . Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church / edited by Julius Bodensieck for the Lutheran World Federation. series Minneapolis, Augsburg Pub. House, [1965].
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BX8007 .B6

Historical Dictionary of Mormonism

Bitton, Davis, 1930- . Historical dictionary of Mormonism / by Davis Bitton. 0810827794 (alk. paper) series Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1993.
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE BX8605.5 .B588 1993

Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion

Benowitz, June Melby. . Encyclopedia of American women and religion / June Melby Benowitz. 0874368871 (alk. paper) series Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .B45 1998

Historical Dictionary of Reformed Churches

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Index to Jewish periodicals

Index to Jewish periodicals. 0019-4050 series [Cleveland Heights, etc., Index to Jewish Periodicals, etc.]
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF AI3 .I522

Catholic periodical and literature index

Catholic periodical and literature index. 0008-8285 series Haverford, Pa. : Catholic Library Association, 1968-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BX801 .C366

Church and state in America : a bibliographical guide

. Church and state in America : a bibliographical guide / edited by John F. Wilson. 031325236X (lib. bdg. : v. 1 : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, 1986-c1987.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR516 .C495 1986

Afro-American religious studies: a comprehensive bibliography with locations in American libraries

Williams, Ethel L. . Afro-American religious studies: a comprehensive bibliography with locations in American libraries. Compiled by Ethel L. Williams and Clifton L. Brown. 0810804395 series Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1972.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Africana Studies Seminar (Rm. 305) Z1361.N39 W55

African-American traditions in song, sermon, tale, and dance, 1600s-1920 : an annotated bibliography of literature, collections, and artworks

Southern, Eileen. . African-American traditions in song, sermon, tale, and dance, 1600s-1920 : an annotated bibliography of literature, collections, and artworks / compiled by Eileen Southern and Josephine Wright. 0313249180 (alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, 1990.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF NX512.2.A35 S68 1990

Judaica Americana : a bibliography of publications to 1900

Singerman, Robert. . Judaica Americana : a bibliography of publications to 1900 / compiled by Robert Singerman ; sponsored by the Center for the Study of the American Jewish Experience, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion ; foreword by Jonathan D. Sarna. 0313250235 (lib. bdg. : set : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, 1990.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF E184.J5 S545 1990

United Methodist studies : basic bibliographies

. United Methodist studies : basic bibliographies / compiled and edited by Kenneth E. Rowe. 4th ed. 0687249945 series Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon Press, c1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Z7845.M5 U54 1998

Black women and religion : a bibliography

Richardson, Marilyn. . Black women and religion : a bibliography / Marilyn Richardson. 0816180873 series Boston, Mass. : G. K. Hall, c1980.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR563.N4 R53

Presbyterian bibliography : the published writings of ministers who served in the Presbyterian Church the United States during its first hundred years, 1861-1961, and their locations in eight significant theological collections in the U.S.A.

Prince, Harold B. . Presbyterian bibliography : the published writings of ministers who served in the Presbyterian Church the United States during its first hundred years, 1861-1961, and their locations in eight significant theological collections in the U.S.A. / compiled an 0810816393 series Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press ; [Philadelphia] : American Theological Library Association, 1983.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BX8965 .P74 1983

Guide to foreign missionary manuscripts in the Presbyterian Historical Society

Presbyterian Historical Society. . Guide to foreign missionary manuscripts in the Presbyterian Historical Society / Frederick J. Heuser, Jr. 0313262497 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series New York : Greenwood Press, c1988.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BV2570 .P73 1988

Native North American shamanism : an annotated bibliography

Osterreich, Shelley Anne. . Native North American shamanism : an annotated bibliography / compiled by Shelley Anne Osterreich. 0313301689 (alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library E98.R3 O88 1998

Religious periodicals of the United States : academic and scholarly journals

Lippy, Charles H. . Religious periodicals of the United States : academic and scholarly journals / edited by Charles H. Lippy. 0313234205 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1986.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF PN4888.R4 L5 1986

Bibliography of religion in the South

Lippy, Charles H. . Bibliography of religion in the South / by Charles H. Lippy. 0865541612 (alk. paper) : series Macon, GA : Mercer, c1985.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR535 .L56 1985

Guide to the study of the Pentecostal movement

Jones, Charles Edwin, 1932- . Guide to the study of the Pentecostal movement / by Charles Edwin Jones. 0810815834 series Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press : American Theological Library Association, 1983-
Call#: Van Pelt Library BR1644 .J66 1983

Black holiness : a guide to the study of Black participation in Wesleyan perfectionist and glossolalic Pentecostal movements

Jones, Charles Edwin, 1932- . Black holiness : a guide to the study of Black participation in Wesleyan perfectionist and glossolalic Pentecostal movements / by Charles Edwin Jones. 0810819481 series Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press : American Theological Library Association, 1987.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BR563.N4 J63 1987

Popular religious magazines of the United States

. Popular religious magazines of the United States / edited by P. Mark Fackler and Charles H. Lippy. 0313285330 (alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF PN4888.R4 P67 1995

New religious movements in the United States and Canada : a critical assessment and annotated bibliography

Choquette, Diane. . New religious movements in the United States and Canada : a critical assessment and annotated bibliography / compiled by Diane Choquette ; with an introductory essay by Robert S. Ellwood, Jr. 0313237727 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) series Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL2525 .C46 1985

Union list of United Methodist serials, 1773-1973

Batsel, John D. . Union list of United Methodist serials, 1773-1973. Compiled by John D. Batsel & Lyda K. Batsel. series Evanston, Ill. [Garrett Theological Seminary] 1974.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Z7845.M5 B35

Women in American religious history : an annotated bibliography and guide to sources

Bass, Dorothy C. . Women in American religious history : an annotated bibliography and guide to sources / by Dorothy C. Bass, Sandra Hughes Boyd. 0816181519 series Boston, MA : G.K. Hall, c1986.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL458 .B35 1986

Christian and Missionary Alliance : an annotated bibliography of textual sources

Ayer, H. D., 1952- . Christian and Missionary Alliance : an annotated bibliography of textual sources / H.D. (Sandy) Ayer. 0810839954 (alk. paper) series Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Call#: Van Pelt Library BX6700.C3 A94 2001

Religion in American life

Smith, James Ward, 1917- . Religion in American life. Editors: James Ward Smith and A. Leland Jamison. series Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1961-
Call#: Ctr for Adv Judaic Studies Lib Reference Room, 4th & Walnut CJS BR515 .S6 1961

Periodical articles on religion, 1890-1899

Richardson, Ernest Cushing, 1860-1939. . Periodical articles on religion, 1890-1899 / comp. and ed., by Ernest Cushing Richardson, with the co-operation of Charles S. Thayer, William C. Hawks, Paul Martin, and various members of the faculty of the Hartford theological seminary, and some help fro series New York, For the Hartford seminary press by C. Scribner's sons; [etc., etc., c1907-1911].
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL41 .R55 1907

Religious Studies e-Resources

Use the online databases listed under Religious Studies in order to locate articles in journals, magazines, and other periodicals. See especially, ATLA religion database, America: History & Life, EBSCO MegaFILE, and Periodicals Contents Index.

Several good print indexes are available below.

Religion in America - Research Guide

top middle text

Indexes & Databases

Bibliographies

Religion in American Life

WorldCat Advanced

Another large, 30+ million union catalog that includes the holdings of many university, college, and public libraries. Several Philadelphia-area libraries are included in WorldCat as well as many seminaries and colleges and universities with religious affiliations.
Link: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/7158

Franklin: Penn Library Catalog

Penn's online catalog.

Franklin lists over 95% of the Penn Library collection. See the Franklin Search Help for searching tips.
Link: http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu

Library Catalogues

Ask a Reference Question

Ask Us/Help Yourself

"ask us get help"--but it's the title that links to this page--so i added an additional heading. -ig

Staff

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Penn Library: A to Z

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Why does "area studies" link to "Using Citations"?

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"E-Resources Search"

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"E-Resources Search" is title of linked page

Business & Management

"Lippincott Library Research Guides"

Research Guides

Christian Origins - Research Guide

Christianity - Research Guide

Women and Religion - Research Guide

Finding Book Reviews in Religious Studies - Research Guide

Religious Studies 009: Writing About Demons - Course Guide

Islam - Research Guide

Hinduism - Research Guide

Religious Studies - Guides

Buddhism - Research Guide

Biblical and Related Literature - Research Guide

Reference Tools for Religious Studies - Research Guide

Religious sites in America / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks REF BL581.U6 S66 2000

Entries by name of site. Includes index, a list of religious site by State, and nice bibliography.

General Reference Sources - Research Guide

General Reference Sources

Dissertations

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Lush Life - Richard Price - Book Review - New York Times

FAQs

Museum Library-University Museum, Academic Wing

Amazon.com: Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management (Interactive Technologies): William Jones: Books

Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

this site through cornell is good for research

Information-Seeking Behavior in Generation Y Students: Motivation, Critical Thinking, and Learning Theory

I think this is article #7

Found from "information seeking" or "searching" and "behavior" or "attitude" and "Students" or "undergraduates" in ERIK/CSA (no specific fields selected)