8/10/10 -- Problems with Full Text in ATLA

As of yesterday, Monday, August 9, there have been problems with finding full text articles in the ATLA Religion Database. EBSCO recently released a new upgrade to their search interface, and evidently something has happened to the ability to limit searches to only full text articles, particularly in the ATLA Religion Database.

Until EBSCO can resolve this problem, please be aware that if you are using the ATLA Religion Database and want to find only full text articles, using the "Full Text" check box to limit your results to only full text will most likely cause you to retrieve only some of the full text articles.

The best way to ensure that you are finding all full text articles is to not use any limit on the search and then manually sort through the results.

I will post an update once EBSCO confirms that they have resolved this problem.

7/7/09 -- Try the New Religion Databases

If you search the library databases regularly, you will notice that the interface for the ATLA Religion Database has changed. We now subscribe to ATLA via EBSCOHost. If you have not tried the new interface, take a moment to see what you think:

ATLA Religion Database on EBSCOHost

One reason for this change is that EBSCOHost provides five major religion databases: ATLA, Old Testament Abstracts, New Testament Abstracts, Catholic Periodical Literature Index, and the Christian Periodical Index. With EBSCOHost, you can search all five databases at once:

All Religion Databases

This new arrangement now provides greater access to journal articles in religion, theology, and biblical studies with enhanced linking to the full text available in any of the library databases.