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Books Websites
Journal articles Search engines
Miscellaneous documents Institutions, organisations
Reference resources Research analytics tools
Theses and dissertations Referencing tools
  Open educational resources

Books

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including religion, theology, spirituality, philosophy.

Cambridge Core Some full text available Restricted Resource
Database on humanities and social sciences including ethics, philosophy, religion, history of philosophy and religion, theology.

De Gruyter eBooks Some full text available Restricted Resource
eBooks on humanities including religion, philosophy. List of eBooks

Ebook Central (Academic Complete) Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including theology, religion, philosophy, history and sociology of religion, other multi-disciplinary topics.

EBSCO eBook Academic Collection Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, religion, philosophy, onthology, phenomenology, metaphysics.

JSTOR Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, philosophy, religion, theology. Subscribed “Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV” collections.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) Some full text available Restricted Resource Resource contains images
Multi-disciplinary database including theology, religions, philosophy, ethics. Photographs and maps are also available.

Online Books Page Some full text available openURL
Multi-disciplinary database with access to more than 3 million open access e-books. Topics include philosophy, religion.

Project MUSE Some full text available openURL
Database on humanities and social sciences, including ethics, philosophy, bioethics, anthropology, religion, theology, Christianity, Catholic studies, Church history, evangelization.

ScienceDirect Some full text available Restricted Resource openURL
Multi-disciplinary database including religion, theology, anthropology, ethics, bioethics. Some resources are open access.

SpringerLink Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, philosophy, religion, theology, bioethics. Subscribed till 31 December, 2007, access is provided to licenced content.
Taylor & Francis Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary including philosophy, religion. Until 2020 October 31 access to more than 2,000 electronic books is granted.
 
Journal articles

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including religion, theology, spirituality, philosophy.

Cambridge Core Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, philosophy, religion, history of religion, theology. List of subscribed Humanities and Social Sciences Collection.

Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) Some full text available openURL
Leading provider of academic e-journals and e-books in humanities and social sciences, including Christian theology and religion, comparative religious studies, history of religion, Islamic studies, religion and science, sociology of religion, philosophy. Registration required. Some resources are full text.

Cogprints Some full text available openURL
Archive of articles covering various topics, including philosophy.

Electronic Journals Library Some full text available openURL
The library of e-journals prepared by Regensburg University (Germany) Library. Topics include theology, history of religion, philosophy, bioethics.

eLIBRARY.RU Some full text available openURL
Scholarly e-library providing open access to Russian journals. Topics include theology, religion, philosophy. Full-text available for registered users.

JSTOR Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, philosophy, religion, theology. Subscribed „Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV“ collections. Lists of subscribed journals.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) Some full text available Restricted Resource Resource contains images
Multi-disciplinary database including theology, religions, philosophy, ethics. Photographs and maps are also available.

Oxford Journals Collection Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including theology, religions, philosophy, bioethics. List of 280 subscribed journals.

Project MUSE Some full text available openURL
Database on humanities and social sciences, including ethics, philosophy, bioethics, anthropology, religion, theology, Christianity, Catholic studies, Church history, evangelization.

SAGE Journals Online Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including theology, religion, anthropology, family studies. List of subscribed journals.

ScienceDirect Some full text available Restricted Resource openURL
Multi-disciplinary database including religion, theology, anthropology, ethics, bioethics. Subscribed journals Freedom Collection. Some resources are open access.

Soter Some full text available openURL
Scientific journal for research on humanities, social and other sciences. Topics include theology, philosophy, Christian culture and religious studies, Christian pedagogy and psychology. Source publications, critical translations of Christian texts, peer-reviews and chronicles are publishesd as well.

SpringerLink Some full text available Restricted Resource
Multi-disciplinary database including ethics, philosophy, religion, theology, bioethics. Subscribed till 31 December, 2007, access is provided to licenced content. List of subscribed 2,048 journals, archive.

Taylor & Francis Some full text available Restricted Resource openURL
Multi-disciplinary database including philosophy, religion, ethics, bioethics. List of subscribed journals. Access to articles since 1997. Some resources are open access.

Wiley Online Library Some full text available Restricted Resource openURL
Multi-disciplinary database including religion, theology, philosophy, family studies, bioethics. Access to 1,700 journals till 23 September 2020. Some resources are open access.
 
Miscellaneous documents

Europeana Some full text available openURL Resource contains images Resource contains video
A digital library providing access to books, newspapers, film excerpts, maps, photographs and other documents from national libraries, archives and museums in European countries. Copyright and/or related rights to the object apply. Topics include Christian theology, religions, philosophy.

HathiTrust Digital Library Some full text available openURL
Collection of  digitized books from libraries around the world. Topics include theology, religions, religion and science, history of religion, mythology.

Lituanistika Some full text available openURL
International research database providing bibliographic records, abstracts and full-text documents in humanities and social sciences about the past and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, nation and language. Topics include theology, religions, philosophy, mythology.

National Bibliographic Data Bank (Articles) openURL
Bibliographic records of articles in journals, scientific works, newspapers and yearbooks published in Lithuania in 1994–2002. The database contains 768,087 bibliographic records informing about publications in periodicals published in Lithuania.
Access to the database is free, username guest, password guest.
Since 2003 database is no longer filled in, records are stored in the Analytical Bibliography subsystem of the National Bibliographic Data Bank (NBDB): Articles search.

National Bibliographic Data Bank openURL
Data Bank providing information on documents published in Lithuania and Lithuania-related documents.

The Oxford Text Archive Some full text available openURL
Archive develops, collects, catalogues and preserves electronic resources in 25 languages for use in higher education, in research, teaching and learning. For access to some resources permission is needed. Topics include theology, religion, philosophy.

The Virtual Electronic Heritage System (VEPS) / ePaveldas: Bibliotekos – muziejai – archyvai Some full text available openURL
It is an enormous wealth of digital objects, created by the Lithuanian cultural heritage digitization, digital preservation and access strategy. VEPS portal for all who are interested in provides quick and convenient access to 3.5 millions of works of art, books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings. All this together creates a unique, rich and vivid panorama of Lithuanian cultural heritage. Topics include religious press, the old documents of ecclesiastical institutions.

World Digital Library Some full text available openURL
Books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, journals, prints and photographs, sound recordings, and films. Topics include theology, religion, mythology, philosophy.

WWW Virtual Library openURL
The oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself in 1991. Topics include Buddhism.
 
Reference resources

Cambridge Dictionary openURL
Online dictionary and thesaurus for English language learners. Many synonyms in English, including on theology, religion, spirituality, ethics.

A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Restricted Resource
This dictionary covers stories of the revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics, and recurring themes and traditions of Asian mythology.

Encyclopedia Mythica openURL
Online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and religion with 11,412 articles.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy openURL
Online encyclopedia of philosophy with 1,600 entries.
 
Theses and dissertations

VMU ETD Some full text available openURL
University master theses, doctoral dissertations and their summaries in VMU Research Management System (VMU CRIS).
Topics include theology, religion, ethics, philosophy.

eLABa ETD Some full text available openURL
Final theses and doctoral dissertations of Lithuanian higher education institutions in the Lithuanian e-academic library.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal Some full text available openURL
E-theses and dissertations containing over 800,000 open access papers from 619 universities in 28 European countries. Topics include theology, religion, Christianity, philosophy, ethics.

Google Scholar Some full text available openURL
Search engine providing search across many disciplines and sources, including theses and disertations. Google Scholar helps you to find relevant works across the world of scholarly research. Topics include religion, theology, philosophy. Some resources are full-text.

NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations) Some full text available openURL
Final theses and dissertations of world science and study institutions. Topics include theology, religion, Christianity, philosophy, religious education.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations Some full text available openURL
Final theses and dissertations of world science and study institutions. Topics include theology, religion, Christianity, philosophy, bioethics.

Open Dissertations (EBSCO Publishing) Some full text available openURL
More than 1.2 million e-theses and dissertations from around the world (from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day).
Topics include religion, theology, history of religion, mythology, philosophy, bioethics, religious education.
 
Websites
 
The Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania Some full text available openURL
The underground publication published in Lithuania in 1972–1989. It wrote about the persecution and discrimination of Catholics in Lithuania, the life of believers in other Soviet republics, and informed the world community about the real situation of the Church and the faithful in Lithuania. The Chronicle has been translated into English, Spanish and other languages and distributed in many Catholic countries.

Documents of the Second Vatican Council Some full text available openURL
Constitutions, declarations, decrees.

EWTN, Global Catholic Network Some full text available openURL Resource contains video Resource contains audio
The world’s largest Catholic media network gives trusted, relevant news coverage on television and radio on events that matter around the world, along with documentaries and articles online and in print that educate, entertain, and explore the beauty and teaching of the Catholic faith. Bible, daily readings, teachings, devotions, documents and more.

Catechism of the Catholic Church Some full text available openURL
The Catechism is a concise but comprehensive presentation of the truths of the Christian faith based on the Bible and the tradition of the Church. It is a catechism of all Catholic doctrine of faith and morality.

My Catholic Life! Bible Some full text available openURL
Four translations of the Bible all approved for Catholic use and among the most commonly used translations, also daily reflections, Q&A, online books, prayers and more.
 
Search engines

Research Management System (VMU CRIS) Some full text available openURL
Scientific publications, master theses and doctoral dissertations (ETD), university-published e-books and journals, scientists’ profiles, projects and other documents. Some of the works have an embargo period.

VMU Virtual Library Some full text available openURL
An integrated one-stop search system that allows searching the University Library catalog, VMU Science Management System (VMU CRIS), subscribed databases, Lithuanian Academic Library (eLABa) and global academic open access resources. Some of the works have an embargo period.

VMU Course Reading Catalogue openURL
Information resources recommended for study modules. You can search by study module code or title.

The Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa) Some full text available openURL
Scientific publications, dissertations and final theses of Lithuanian scientific institutions. Some of the works have an embargo period.

Academic info Some full text available openURL
A subject-oriented search engine that provides resources and links to a variety of disciplines. Topics include religion, spirituality, Christianity, philosophy, mythology, anthropology.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) Some full text available openURL
Catalogue containing full-text e-books from academic publishers, among which Vytautas Magnus University Press as well. Topics include Christian theology and religion, various religions, history of religion, philosophy.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Some full text available openURL
Directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journals. Topics include Christian theology (practical, moral, doctrinal), religions, mythology, history of religion, philosophy.

Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) Some full text available openURL
Quality-assured global directory of academic repositories. Access may be restricted by cache settings, such as those available on the intranet.

FreeFullPDF Some full text available openURL
Open access scholarly search engine. Topics include theology, religion, history of religion, religious education, philosophy.

Google Scholar Some full text available openURL
Search engine providing search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other websites. Topics include theology, religion, mythology, bioethics, religious education. Some resources are full text.

Microsoft Academic Search Some full text available openURL Resource contains images
Semantic search engine using machine learning, semantic inference and knowledge discovery; it provides trends, graphs and maps for your academic research; usually abstracts are available. Topics include religion studies, Christianity, Christian theology, philosophy, religious education, bioethics, ethics, anthropology.

ScienceResearch.com Some full text available openURL
Deep web search engine. Topics include theology, religion, religious education, bioethics, philosophy, mythology.
 
Institutions, organisations

Church Heritage Museum Some full text available openURL Resource contains video Resource contains audio
The website of the museum publishes educational films, lecture recordings, scientific articles, presents museum publications, etc.

Radio Maria in the World openURL Resource contains audio
Radio Maria broadcasts Mass, prayers and various programs (on Christian spirituality, knowledge of the faith, also conversations, reflections of Scripture, for young people, informational, etc.). Since 2005, Lithuanian Radio Maria has also been a member of the World Family of Radio Maria.

Press Office of the Holy See Some full text available openURL
Daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office, information about the consistories of cardinals, apostolic voyages of the Holy Father.
 
Research analytics tools

InCites Benchmarking & Analytics (Clarivate Analytics) Restricted Resource
Customized, citation-based research analytics tool. Personal registration is required. For the first time you need to log in from VMU computer network and click on Register an email address. VMU email address should be used for the registration.

InCites Journals and Highly Cited Data (Clarivate Analytics) Restricted Resource
Customized, citation-based research analytics tool. Personal registration is required. For the first time you need to log in from VMU computer network and click on Register an email address. VMU email address should be used for the registration.

Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Restricted Resource
Customized, citation-based research analytics tool.
 
Referencing tools

RefWorks Restricted Resource
Bibliographic information management program. It can be used to save bibliographic records of information sources; sort them into catalogs by topics or other attributes, edit, search for records; prepare bibliographies according to various citation styles; to use the text creation tool “Write-N-Cite” in “MS Word” and to insert references to the sources in the text and to prepare a bibliography.

Mendeley openURL
Free bibliographic information management program. It can be used to save bibliographic records of information sources; sort them into catalogs by topics or other attributes, edit, search for records; to prepare lists of literature sources according to various citation styles; use the “Mendeleyʼs Citation Plugin” in “MS Word” and insert links to sources in the text and prepare a bibliography.

Zotero openURL
Free bibliographic information management program. It can be used to save bibliographic records of information sources; sort them into catalogs by topics or other attributes, edit, search for records; prepare bibliographies according to various citation styles; use the “Zotero” plugin in “MS Word” and insert links to sources in the text and prepare a bibliography.
 
Open educational resources


OER CommonsopenURL
Open Educational Resources (OER) offer opportunities for systemic change in teaching and learning content through engaging educators in new participatory processes and effective technologies for engaging with learning.

courseraopenURL
Start, switch, or advance your career with more than 5,800 courses, Professional Certificates, and degrees from world-class universities and companies.

H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences OnlineopenURL
The International Consortium creates and coordinates networks with the common goal of improving teaching and research in the arts, humanities and social sciences through the use of new content management and communication technologies. 14 networks dedicated to religious studies have been created. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia material, discussions, reports.
Librarians

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