Resources for Alumni

Today, e-resources are plentiful, but licensing restrictions limit most access to only current students, staff, and faculty of McCormick and LSTC.

However, we at the JKM Library are still committed to extending the online services we can to our alumni patrons.

Please email us at ihaveaquestion@jkmlibrary.org for the usernames and passwords to log in to the services listed below.

We have to change the passwords for these services annually, so if and when they stop working for you, just ask us for the new ones; we'll be happy to provide them!

 

Theology & Religion Online

We offer our alumni access to the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary and Commentaries and the T&T Clark Jesus Library through Bloomsbury's "Theology and Religion Online," using the following links:

(Note: the Anchor Yale is a closed set, not including anything after 2018, or William Foxwell Albright’s commentary on Matthew.)

 

ATLA (and other EBSCO Resources)

Our most commonly-used database, the Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS, is available for our alumni to access.

Note: this is a new link, because all of the EBSCO services have undergone a major redesign. You can access the old interface here, until January 2025.

You can also watch our 10-minute tutorial video about the changes between the interface you've been used to, and the new interface. "Scripture Search" in particular has been made slightly more complicated to access, and we explain how to use it.

Our username and password will not work with any "ATLAS" links from the now-unmaintained "The Text This Week" website. While it remains a valuable reference, those links will return an authentication error. Please try searching for the author and article title manually using our database link.

Many things you can find in the Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS are available in full-text, whether as PDFs or as HTML versions, but not everything.

If the article you want is not available in full-text, follow the "Click here to request a scanned copy of an article or essay/chapter" link, fill out the request form, and click "Submit" (copyright limitations apply).

We cannot loan you physical or ebooks, but we will find out whether the material you want is available to JKM, and scan and email it to you if we are able.

You can also search the Atla Historical Monographs Collection, containing page-scanned books from the 1400s up through 1922. To add these to your search, just click on "Searching:" in the new interface, or "Choose Databases" in the old, and check the boxes next to Series 1 and Series 2.

 

Options Beyond the JKM Library

There are also many ways to access resources beyond JKM:

  • Register for a free account with JSTOR to read up to 100 free articles a month.
  • Check out Google Scholar. Some articles are paywalled, but many are free.
  • Many scholars have posted select papers up on sites like Academia.edu. Even if they haven't, consider reaching out to them directly, and expressing your interest. Scholars are often happy to share.
  • In the U.S., you can visit the library of your local community college, or state college or university. While there, you should be able to access their databases. Many also offer community borrowing privileges, if you live nearby.
  • Some U.S. states, such as Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin, provide statewide access to many databases for all public library card holders. Contact your local public librarian to find out what might be available to you.