Cincinnati Christian University Library

Ready Reference

Ready Reference Resources

Including: Directories, Reference Sites, and Free Full-Text Resources

Categories of Sites on this Page:

Hall of Church History

http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil//hall.htm

A mega-directory of links covering various aspects of church history.

Intute

http://www.intute.ac.uk/

A directory of web site covering many different subject areas. The directory is maintained by a group of universities and organization in the UK, who attempt to identify web sites that are useful for education and research.

Libdex

http://www.libdex.com/

Search for the homepages and/or online catalogues of libraries throughout the United States and around the world.

New Testament Gateway

http://www.ntgateway.com/

A mega-directory site for all things related to New Testament studies, provided by Mark Goodacre of Duke University.

Old Testament Gateway

http://www.otgateway.com/

A mega-directory site fo all things related to Old Testament studies; not quite as developed as the NT Gateway site, but growing.

Wabash Center

http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm

A mega-directory of links in the area of religious studies, including theology, Biblical studies, church history, and practical theology (ministries).

Statistical Sites

Adherents.com

http://www.adherents.com/index.html

Access to thousands of statistical citations for more than 6,200 religious groups.

The Association of Religion Data Archives

http://www.thearda.com/arda.asp?Show=Home

Access to several statistical reports, provided by the sociology department at Penn State University. The site will soon provide access to international religious statistics, while continuing to provide data for the American religious scene.

Fedstats

http://www.fedstats.gov/

A gateway site that provides access to statistical data from several different US government agencies.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

The US Census Bureau provides full-text access to the current edition, as well as editions from recent years.

Statistical Resources on the Web

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html

A large directory of links to stastical resources covering a wide array of subjects. The directory is maintained by the University of Michigan.

US Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/

Get access to reports relating to the most recent census, as well as statistical information from previous census reports.

Full-Text Resources

Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com/

Search and access the full text of hundreds of reference works, fiction books, and non-fiction books. Reference works include dictionaries, thesauri, and collections of quotations. Among the literary works included are the full text of the Harvard Classics volumes, as well as the complete works of Shakespeare.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

http://www.ccel.org

Search and access the full text of hundreds of Christian books in the public domain. Many classic works are represented here, as well as a number of older reference works such as The Ante-Nicene Fathers, and the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers.

Country Profile Handbooks

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

The Library of Congress web site provides access to the full text of extensive profiles of over 100 countries.

Digital Christian Library

http://www.thedcl.org/index.html

A full-text collection of various Christian and religious books.

Gutenberg Project

http://www.gutenberg.org/

A large online library of full-text books and other resources, covering a wide array of subjects.

Internet Archive: Text Archive

http://www.archive.org/details/texts

Part of the mammoth Internet Archive project, the Text Archive provides open access to large libraries of scanned texts.

Internet Sacred Text Archive
http://sacred-texts.com/index.htm

A full-text collection of various texts from the major world religions.

Online Books Page

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

One of the largest collections of full-text books and journals on the web.

Perseus Project

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

Resources for studying ancient Greek and Latin, as well as resources for the study of Greco-Roman civilization.

Wesley Center Online

http://wesley.nnu.edu/index.htm

A large collection of full-text resources, including a library of non-canonical literature (OT and NT Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha).