Use Subject Headings you know (these must be exact!)
If subject is a name, last name first. Note exceptions for medieval geographical and honorific names.
For topical subject headings, elements must be in exact order.
From Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, via the Internet Archive page; a large proportion are from the Catholic tradition.
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These databases provide full text access to historical and modern Catholic works. Give them a try!
Past Masters contains fully searchable philosophy texts, but among the authors are St. Augustine, St. Anselm, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Francis of Assisi.
Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation contains transcriptions and facsimiles of documents, including papal and synodal decrees, catechisms and inquisitorial manuals, biblical commentaries, theological treatises and systems, liturgical writings, saints' lives, and devotional works by Catholic authors of the 16th and 17th centuries. Languages include English and Latin, among others, and texts are available in clear modern transcriptions or (for those who wish) you can see a facsimile reproduction of the original printing.
Patrologia Latina contains the full text of Migne's monumental work, assembling all the works of the Latin Church Fathers; it is fully searchable.
Patrologiae Graecae reproduces the full text of Migne's monumental assembly of all the works of the Greek Church Fathers in a straight .pdf format.
ebrary is a collection of thousands of scholarly books in all disciplines. Search by keyword, author or title to get a full, searchable text. Register (for free) and you will be able to highlight passages, write notes, and save the marked text (and quick return access to the book and page) in your own personal online bookshelf.
Interior, Sant'Agostino, Modena
photo: T. Amodeo, 2010
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