First, you need to set up an interlibrary loan account (ILLIAD) by completing the registration form. Once you set that up, you may log in and use the account for requesting resources not held at the Welder library. You will be able to:
University of Mary online students must use ILLIAD to request books and media held by Welder Library or other libraries. It is vital all students, both on campus and online students, establish an ILLIAD account to obtain needed library materials. Books and media requested by online students will be forwarded to students by mail. University of Mary online students are responsible for return postage to return the item to Welder Library.
Note: Articles delivered to your ILLIAD account are only accessible for 30 days. After 30 days the software will display grayed out icons of article PDFs in your history, and you will no longer be able to access the article. If you need articles longer, you may want to keep a print or electronic copy when you first receive it.
Use the following databases to help you locate journal articles on your topic of interest.
Best Bets are databases and journals Welder Library subscribes to or allow for open access. Please start your research using these resources. Other resources are available through Welder Library or on the internet. You are welcome to use our Interlibrary Loan service to request the article you are looking for.
Best Bets
Academic Search Ultimate - A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.
Philosopher's Index - The Philosopher’s Index, produced by the Philosopher’s Information Center, is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The Philosopher’s Index, considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. The Philosopher’s Index contains research published since 1940 including over 680 journals from more than 50 countries with content representing a variety of languages.
Other Resources
ATLA Religion Database and ATLA Serials PLUS - ATLA Religion Database is the premier scholarly tool for researching theological perspectives on history, the humanities and the social sciences, as well as biblical studies, world religions and church history. ATLA is the full file version of ATLA Religion Database with the addition of links from article citations directly to the complete content of the articles. Articles are from the world's most essential religion journals, in all theological disciplines.
National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly- Addresses the ethical, philosophical, theological questions raised by the rapid pace of modern medical and technological progress.
PhilPapers.org – PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by a community of philosophers.