Open AccessGreater Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Shared Wealth of Scholarly Resources in the Catholic Portal
Author(s) -
Diane Maher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
theological librarianship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1937-8904
DOI - 10.31046/tl.v9i2.438
Subject(s) - alliance , gateway (web page) , open access journal , value (mathematics) , sociology , history , political science , world wide web , computer science , law , scopus , medline , machine learning
The Catholic Portal, a gateway to rare and unique Catholic material, was created by the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) in concert with its membership. This essay provides a brief overview of the Catholic Portal, its history, and its value as a research tool. It also introduces the following essays that describe specific contributed collections and explores the potential for the discovery of related resources within the portal.