Electronic Resources

The Rocky Mountain College Library provides access to the following electronic resources.
If you want to access these databases from outside of the college or college residence you will need passwords for the databases, please contact the Library Staff at: 403-284-5100, ext. 253.

Please note:  off-campus access to databases is restricted to Students, Faculty, and Staff of Rocky Mountain College.

EBSCO Research Databases:

ATLA Religion Database with Serials: The ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies from about 650 journals. About 90 journals have articles available in full-text.

Christian Periodical Index: The Christian Periodical Index indexes articles from 130 periodicals and journals in the areas of Bible and theology, pastoral ministry, child and youth ministry, missions, music and worship, and other topics relevant to Christianity. Articles are not available in full-text format, but the RMC Library subscribes to many of these periodicals in print format.

EBSCO E-Books
This is a collection of over 1,100 electronic books, mostly in Bible and theology.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection: This database contains over 500 full-text journals, all relating to psychology, behavioral sciences, and social work. All are available in full-text format.

Gale Research Databases:

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online encyclopedias from Gale Publishing, including:

• Baker's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
• Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
• Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
• Encyclopedia of Religion
  

Global Issues in Context
This database accesses a wealth of journal articles, quality news websites, and entries from encyclopedias on many global issues, such as human trafficking, environmental issues, global conflict, and business.

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
The world's largest database for articles and research reports in the field of education.  This database would also be useful for those studying applied behavioural sciences, child and youth care, and youth ministry. This database is free, so no passwords are needed for home access.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The online version of the popular and authoritative print encyclopedia.

International Index to Music Periodicals
One of the most important databases for music studies, this database has full-text access to over 140 music journals, and currently includes over 770,000 records. Subjects include music performance, musical theatre, theory, history, composition, and popular music.

Journal of Singing Index
This website indexes the Journal of Singing, published by the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Reclaiming Children and Youth Online
Online articles from the journal Reclaiming Children and Youth. On-campus access only.