Resources for Research : Allison Library and UBC Campus

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Resources for Research Allison Library and
UBC Campus
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Everything is freely available on the Internet

• Most scholarly resources for theology found
• In print or
• Through subscription and password protected
  databases

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Key Resources for a Good Paper

• Reference sources
• Includes subject encyclopedias (not Wikipedia),
  dictionaries, etc.
• Provide good overview of topic and useful
  terminology for further research
• Found in the Reference section of library
• Library catalogue(s) Allison / VST, UBC, St.
  Marks
• Search for books
• Subject headings
• Journals/ serials
• Articles
• Indexes, either print or electronic databases

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Subject headings

• Best way to search
• Found in the record of an item on the catalogue
• Also in the Library of Congress Subject Headings
  (LCSH)
• Big red books by reference desk

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Journal articles

• Can be in print or electronic formats (full text)
• Found in indexesprint and/or computer databases
• Indexes
• provide information about the article (citation)
• may provide abstract
• Some electronic indexes may include full text

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Journal Databases

• Allison Library online databases requiring
  usernames passwords (available at circulation
  desk)
• Ebsco databases
• ATLAmain database for theology and religion
• Some full-text articles
• Scripture search function
• New Testament Abstracts (NTA)
• Old Testament Abstracts (OTA)
• Catholic Periodical Literature Index (CPLI)
• Christian Periodical Index

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Journal databases (Allison)

• Religious and Theological Abstracts (RTA)
• Some overlap with above sources
• For best results, search several databases
• ProQuest Religion database
• Mostly full text

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Journal databases (UBC)

• Useful databases through UBC library website
• www.library.ubc.ca
• must have a UBC card to access these
• Academic Search Complete
• multi-disciplinary database includes some
  religion and theology
• mostly full text
• JSTOR
• multi-disciplinary database, generally providing
  full runs of journals
• mostly full text

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Journal databases (cont.)

• Philosophers Index
• Provides abstracts from books and journals of
  philosophy and related fields
• Eric
• Citations and abstracts from education-related
  journals
• PsychINFO and 3 other Psych databases
• Citations and summaries from psychology-related
  journals
• MLA
• for literature, but no full-text
• Many more

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J. R. Allison Library Website Resources

• www.allisonlibrary.regent-college.edu
• Provides info for many types of resources
• Info from this session available here

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Workshops

• Searching for articles, book reviews, etc.
• Wednesday, Jan. 28th _at_ 1-2 pm
• Thursday, Feb. 5th _at_ 1-2 pm
• Zotero creating footnotes and bibliographies
  electronically
• Wednesday, Feb. 4th _at_ 1-2 pm