The PTS library offers access to a wide variety of online (electronic) resources available on the Internet.

A new database!  To access it now by clicking on the logo below.  Contact the library for the userid and password.  (not needed if you're using a PTS computer on campus)

Credo Reference is a full-text online reference service. This collection includes over three million entries from hundreds of well-regarded titles from some of world's the best reference publishers. Some of these include Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible, Who's Who in Christianity, (Routledge) and Critical Terms for Religious Studies.

For more information about how to use Credo Reference, download the users guide or contact Clair Powers at 918-270-6431 or via e-mail.

Users Guide  (Adobe Acrobat file)

Our trial subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online has expired. We are hoping to add this as a regular resource in 2010. We will keep you posted. If you used it while we had the trial and haven't told us what you thought, please let us know.  E-mail us.

Online journal databases are available via the library's subscription to

Access to EBSCO databases is available only to current students, faculty and staff. 

Alumnae have access to ATLASerials for Alums. Click here for more information.

Journal Finder

Journal Finder is an integrated search interface that allows you to determine if the PTS Library provides electronic access, to find out if the PTS Library owns a print copy, to find out which other libraries may have print copies, and to order copies of articles that can be sent directly to you.

These databases contain articles from a wide range of scholarly journals and other publications. Contact the PTS Library (918) 270-6437 for login and password (available to PTS students, faculty, and staff only).

Other Online Journals provide access to many free, full text articles. Some access may be limited by publisher restrictions.

Religion & Theology Websites - the PTS library provides a listing of websites that have been checked by librarians for their quality and content.

Research & Writing Resources - these are good sites for information on research and academic writing. The library recommends that students consult with their professors and/or course syllabi for  specific requirements.

New for Alumnae!

ATLAS for Alum 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 for Alum as a search tool to retrieve articles in more than one-hundred different journals.