Portland Library Services

Library Search

Searching above will take you into Primo and limit your results to the Portland Library Catalog. Primo contains around 80 electronic collections with full-text available for download. You can also search our partner libraries and request resources through inter-library loan.

Goto Primo DIRECTLY

Research Databases

Research databases contain searchable collections of professional and published content like journal articles. Information distributed through such databases has been reviewed by experts and originates from reliable, accurate, and authoritative sources as compared to internet searches. Searches may yield a citation, abstract, or full text.

While using a computer connected to the network at one of Western’s campuses, you will not need to login. However, when accessing databases while off campus, you will need to login using your SemConnect account which is the same login used for accessing SIS. When you login, please make sure to add @westernseminary.edu to the end of your username like this: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• EBSCOhost    About ...
  EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference that offers multiple collections from leading information providers. More specifically, Western Seminary subscribes to the ATLA Religion Database®, produced by the American Theological Library Association, that includes more than 600,000 article citations from more than 1,700 journals; and to PsycARTICLES® which contains more than 150,000 articles from nearly 80 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. Besides these two, another 28 additional databases are provided in EBSCOhost on a range of topics.
• ebrary    About ...
  ProQuest's ebrary offers over 100,000 authoritative ebooks in a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business & economics, computers & it, education, engineering & technology, fine arts, history, language & literature, law, life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, psychology, religion, and social sciences.
• Alexander Street Counseling Videos    About ...
  Alexander Street - Counseling and Therapy in Video provides faculty and students with a first-hand look at the realities of working with clients and the challenges associated with putting theoretical concepts into practice. This collection provides a thorough grounding in dozens of therapeutic methods and diagnoses, insight into the human condition, and training in skills such as reflection and empathy while working with specific populations such as veterans and teens.   « Source »
• JSTOR    About ...
  JSTOR is a growing digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations.    « Source »
• The Chronicle of Higher Education    About ...
  The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. The newspaper is subscribed to by more than 51,000 academics and has a total readership of more than 215,000. The Chronicle appears weekly during the academic year, less frequently May through August and December (a total of 43 issues a year).   « Source »

Other Resources

• Interlibrary Loan Request
  Request a book or article from one of our partner libraries and pick it up at your campus library.
• Various Internet Resources
  View a list of useful internet resources for discovering quality content around the internet.