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MUAG 4740/MUSM 5285: Seminar in Sacred Music/Introduction to Congregational Singing

Guide to find resources related to hymnology and sacred music to assist with research projects.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

Overview

Provides access to bibliographic citations for works related to religious studies, as well as full text to many articles.

Type of Database

Index of citations of articles, some providing full text

Resources Included

Access to citations, articles, books, media, and reviews

Purpose

Useful for finding journals and journal articles on religious topics

Tips for Searching in ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials

ATLA controlled vocabulary menu

Search Strategies 

  • ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials is part of the EBSCOhost vendor platform, like RILM, Music Index, or Religion & Philosophy Collection.
  • Do a basic search by entering keywords or choose to do an advanced search for structured searching.
  • Alternatively, search using the options in the green menu bar:
    • Publications: search in specific journals
    • Scriptures: find specific scripture
    • Thesaurus: find the specific subject terms designated by the editors of this database
    • Indexes: search within specific lists of information
  • Limit your search results with the following options: full-text, scholarly peer-reviewed, specific dates, specific journals and more
  • When looking at your results, click on a title and choose "Find it" to determine if UNT has the item, or click on the PDF or html display to view full-text. If UNT does not have access to the article, submitting a request through Interlibrary Loan might be an option for accessing the item.
  • Save searches by making a free EBSCOhost account. Go to the upper right-hand side of the page to get started.

 

Searching Multiple Databases Simultaneously

Search in multiple EBSChost databases simultaneously by selecting Choose Databases from a specific EBSCOhost database page. For instance, it is possible to search RILM, Music Index, and ATLA at the same time. 

EBSCOHost searching simultaneously