Index Theologicus

Its predecessor, the Zeitschrifteninhaltsdienst Theologie ("Theology Journals Content Service") or ZID, was started in 1975. This was a current content service which reprinted the table of contents of the main theology journals; monthly ZID issues included an index of authors, Biblical references and persons, which were later combined in an annual and a five-year index. Starting in 2001, the subject headings and the user interface were also translated into English. == Features ==

As of July 2022, IxTheo comprised over 4 million records on theological literature (including monographs and articles), and about 15,000 records are added each year. Subject headings and search capabilities are provided in 9 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian and Chinese. The faceted classification (named "IxTheo classification") now comprises 139 classes divided into 13 main groups. Since 2013, IxTheo uses the database of the regional cataloguing network "Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund" (SWB, in south-western Germany), which is shared i.a. by the theological faculties of Tübingen, Heidelberg and Freiburg. IxTheo is implemented as a faceted Discovery System built on the VuFind library search engine. and Zotero. == Services ==

In addition to the standard search capabilities for theological literature (including articles, monographs, databases, reviews and internet links), IxTheo offers the following services: • Hosting of open access publications through Open Journal Systems. • Personalized search queries. • Bible passage search • Full-text search == Partnerships ==

IxTheo has partnerships with a number of libraries, bibliographic tools and publishing houses: • The Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Innsbruck and its bibliographic tools BILDI (Biblical studies), KALDI (Canon law) and MIMESIS (on René Girard's mimetic theory). • The Institute of Canon Law ("Institut für kanonisches Recht", IKR) at the University of Münster and its database DaKaR. • The European Academy of Religion (EUuARe) cooperates with IxTheo in the field of Open Access publishing and public relations. == References ==