Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA): Digital Collections

A list of Catholic resources other than CRRA that can help you in your research.

• Digital Archives
  • Selected List of CRRA Member Digital Collection
  • The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI) of the American Theological Library Association and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)​
  • The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
  • International Mission Photography Archive (IMPA)
  • The Vatican Library
  • Vivarium, hosted by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
• Archives Focusing on the Americas
  • Digital Catholica Collection (Villanova University)​
  • ​​French and Spanish Missions in North America​
• Reference Tools and Texts
  • American Catholic History Classroom (Catholic University of America)                                             
  • Catholic Reference Resources: Updated McCabe
  • The National Institute for Newman Studies (NINS)

• Survey of Digitized Rare Catholica: A Summary Report of Results, July 2011
  • A report summarizing the current availability of digitized Catholic resources.  
• A Selected Bibliography of United States Catholic Printed and Digital Sources
  • This bibliography includes electronic and print resources about Catholicism and Catholics in North America. 
• Directory of Catholic Libraries and Archives
  • The directory is intended to identify libraries and archives at Catholic institutions primarily in the United States and Canada.  The directory provides contact information for librarians and representatives at universities and colleges in North America.  
• Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians (Report) 
  • Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians is an Ithaka report.
 "This study, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, uncovers the needs of today’s historians and provides guidance for how research support providers can better serve them." 
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