Classical Liberal Arts Research: Classical Liberal Arts Resources

CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS
 LIBRARY RESOURCES

Classical Liberal Arts students can learn how to make use of the Robert L. Powell Library and its resources with the instructional videos found on the library web site under “Using the Library”. They may also learn how to make use of many of the databases listed below with our subscription to “Niche Academy” video tutorials.

Some of the subscription databases, open access resources, and peer reviewed web sites available through the Powell Library providing information related to various aspects of the Classical Liberal Arts field are these:

• ATLAReligion with Serials PLUS: Index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion.
• Bryn Mawr Classical Review: Scholarly work in the field of classical studies.
• Cambridge Histories Online: Covers over 15 different academic subjects.
• Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology: Writing on hymns of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Classic Christian books selected for edification and education.
• Early English Books Online: Works printed in the UK and North America from 1470-1700.
• ERIC : Provides access to education literature and resources.
• Fine Arts (Gale OneFile): Articles from scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.
• Great Books and Classics: Taken from the Great Books of the Western World and the Harvard Classics.
• Great Lives From History: Biographies of important historical people.
• Loeb Classical Library: Virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature.
• Monergism.com: Comprehensive online theological library comprised of Reformed Christian resources.
• Oxford Handbooks Online: Philosophy & Religion:

• Perseus Digital Library: Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
• Post Reformation Digital Library: The development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.).
• ProQuest Dissertations: Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses.
• Reformed Books Online: Theological literature from 1800 to today available for free on the internet. 
• Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies: Recent book-length contributions in the fields of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, 2nd Temple Judaism, New Testament, Early Christianity and Rabbinics.
• The Medieval Review: Reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies.
• The Met Collection:  Over 5,000 years of art from around the world.

A Research Guide for the Classical Liberal Arts discipline has been prepared. It contains the above databases as well as information on Open Access and Web Resources. It also provides instructions for Accessing Library Resources, Evaluating Resources, Book Scanning Service, InterLibrary Loan Services, and Subject Authority Schemes.

In addition, students may search the Discovery catalog to find millions of resources on Classical Liberal Arts and related subjects. While the Powell Library will not have all the resources found, we do offer an InterLibrary Loan Service, which allows students to request needed items at no cost to them. The Powell Library also offers a Book Scanning Service, especially useful to Online students, for selected pages/chapters of a needed book held by the Powell Library.

While TMU students cannot access other libraries’ subscription databases through the Powell Library, many university libraries and certainly all public libraries do allow locals to acquire a library card thereby granting them access to their respective collections.

Last updated September 2025.