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 ATLA Catalog — ATLASerials® (ATLAS®)

ATLAS is an online collection of major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. Users can read articles or research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present. Currently, researchers are able to use ATLAS as a search tool to retrieve images of the pages in more than one-hundred different journals. 

Notable Features
  ATLAS Specifications
  ATLAS for Alumni
  Contact

Notable Features

  • more than 211,000+ articles and book reviews combined
  • ATLAS through ATLA now features PDFs, with searchable texts of articles and reviews. 
  • affordable version for individuals, public libraries, high schools, congregations, and communities of worship
  • available through ATLA, EBSCOhost, OCLC FirstSearch, and Ovid's SilverPlatter platform; interested subscribers should contact each of these aggregators directly for information about pricing, subscription terms, trials, features, and technical support
Format: online
Data type: electronic collection of journals plus bibliographic citations
Coverage: as early as 1924 to the present
Title list: on ATLA web site
Coverage areas: Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; church history, mission, and ecumenism; pastoral ministry; world religions and religious studies; and theology, philosophy, and ethics
Updated: quarterly: February, May, August, and November

ATLAS Specifications

ATLA recommends the following:

Browsers:   For Windows operating systems: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or greater, Netscape Navigator 6.2 or greater, or Mozilla Firefox 1.7 or greater. For Macintosh OS X computers: Netscape Navigator 6.2 or greater, Mozilla 1.7 and Firefox 1.0.
Minimum connection speed:   56 kbps
Monitor size:   17 inches
Browsers Requirements:   ATLAS PDFs may be opened with Adobe Reader version 5. ATLA recommends using Adobe Reader version 6 or greater. (If you use Mozilla Firefox as your browser, ATLA recommends using Adobe Reader 7 or greater.).  

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ATLAS for Alum

Current ATLA institutional subscribers may add access to ATLAS for their alumni/ae, via ATLAS through ATLA.  A current institutional library subscription to ATLAS, via any platform, is required.

Key Features Include:

  • Sermon Preparation Resources: Fresh Illustrations and Lectionary Resources
  • Research: Comprehensive Collection of Major Religion and Theology Journals
  • 24/7 Online Access
  • Full Text Searching of PDFs

For more information, contact AtlasAlum@atla.com.

 

Contact

Individuals interested in ATLAS should contact:

ATLA Sales
sales@atla.com
toll-free: 888.665.ATLA
outside North America: 312.454.5100

Online Aggregators

Note: Purchases through Aggregators are for Institutional Subscribers Only

EBSCO Publishing
800.653.2726
fax: 978.356.6565
www.ebscohost.com

OCLC FirstSearch
800.848.5878
fax: 614.764.6096
www.oclc.org

Ovid, offering Ovid Gateway and SilverPlatter platforms
646.674.6300
toll-free in U.S.: 800.950.2035
fax: 646.674.6301
www.ovid.com

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