If you need help, please contact Ivana Niseteo, Liaison Librarian for English, French, French Programs (FASS), Global Humanities, Linguistics, and World Languages & Literatures at 778.782.6838 or iniseteo@sfu.ca or Ask a librarian.

Research Tools

The Start Your Research Here guide provides a step by step explanation of the library research process and includes helpful tips and links to important information resources.

Books

Consult the Religion New Library Acquisitions page to see what has recently arrived in the library.

Search the Library Catalogue to find books.

Journal Articles

Search the Library Catalogue to find journal articles. Or, find journal articles by searching in a subject specific database/index OR by searching a particular journal title.

Databases

• ATLA Religion Database, Bibliographic references to books, articles, reviews and other resources. and article abstracts where available click on Get@SFU link for full text access options. Covers: biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues
• JSTOR An archival collection of scholarly journals mainly in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index A multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities
• Project Muse

To find additional journal articles, check out the full list of journal articles databases for religion.

These databases cover the major areas of Religion research, however, there are many more databases specific to geographic regions, time periods or relevant to specific themes or topics. Consult the SFU Library Databases page for additional resources.

Electronic Journals

• To find a specific E-journal, look up the title in the A-Z Journals list in the Library Catalogue.