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Digital Theological Library

The Digital Theological Library (DTL) catalog is Central Seminary's main research tool for for current students, faculty, and staff.

The DTL is a religious, theological studies, and counseling online library of over 1.5 million eBooks and 62,000+ journals.

When searching for the main title of a book, enter the title in quotes.

[ enter title of book enclosed in quotes ]

To access the Korean materals below:

Select the DTL through My CBTS on the Central Seminary website.

Korean Books Available through E-Reserves
This is a list of commonly used Korean books that are available to patrons of the DTL through Electronic Reserves. This list will continue to grow as the DTL acquires more and more Korean books.
Korean Language databases in the DTL

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DTL Search Options

Using the "Search DTL Discovery" box, enter your terms, search, and filter displayed results to eBooks or articles.
To search for a specific book by TITLE, click Advanced Search.

Research databases not in the DTL

African American Historical Serials Collection The product of more than 10 years of organizing and collecting materials, the African American Historical Serials Collection is a complete, centralized and accessible resource of formerly fragmentary, widely-dispersed and endangered materials—titles were collected from 75 institutions, including small institutions that had not previously participated in preservation projects.
American Antiquarian Society, Historical Periodicals Collection, series 1-5 EBSCO partners with American Antiquarian Society (AAS), the premier library documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to provide digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.

Access directions to ATLA

ATLA Historical Monographs, series 1 and series 2 Preserved and curated by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), this collection contains more than 29,000 titles and features over 50 languages, including German, Italian, and Spanish. Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS The ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's largest online collection of major religion and theology journals. ATLAS PLUS offers users access to a growing list of more than 425 full text titles, including all of the full text titles in ATLASerials® (ATLAS®). This collection also includes content previously available in the ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index® (ATLA CPLI®). This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier covers the expansive academic disciplines offered in colleges and universities. It provides comprehensive content, including PDF backfiles to 1975 for more than 120 journals and searchable cited references for more than 1,000 titles.
EBSCOhost ebooks Ebooks available through the EBSCOhost platform. Primarily theology and religious studies, but other subjects available as well.

State Library of Kansas Databases

Quick Links to Kansas State Library Databases
Links include access to:

Academic Search Premier
Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Britannica - Academic
EBSCO All Research Databases List
Gale Virtual Reference Library
GreenFILE
Issues & Controversies
MasterFILE Premier
Newspaper Source Plus
Religion & Philosophy Collection
SAGE Knowledge
Today's Science
U.S. Newsstream

ATLA Religion Database

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS
The ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's largest online collection of major religion and theology journals. ATLAS PLUS offers users access to a growing list of more than 425 full text titles, including all of the full text titles in ATLASerials® (ATLAS®). This collection also includes content previously available in the ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index® (ATLA CPLI®). This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.