When searching in the databases for articles the following tips may help you.
* This is the truncation symbol, it searches for variations of your term. For example: teach* will return: teaches, teacher, teachers, teaching
AND - Use the word AND when you want to combine search terms (this will reduce the number of items found). For example: repeated reading AND fluency will find articles that discuss repeated reading and fluency.
OR - Use the word OR when you are searching for a topic that may have different names (this will expand the number of items found). For example: reading aloud OR oral reading will find articles with any of these words.
NOT - Use the word NOT when you want to exclude certain terms from your results. For example: qualitative NOT mixed methods will find articles that talk about qualitative research but exclude any that are mixed methods.
Northwestern Theological Seminary Online Library on Theology
A Christian Online Referral Services Library Project offered by Northwestern Theological Seminary and Northwestern Christian University.
The Theological Commons: Princeton Theology Seminary
The Theological Commons is a digital library of over 150,000 resources on theology and religion. Developed in partnership with the Internet Archive it contains books, journals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and other formats dating from 975 C.E. to the present.
The Baptist Faith and Message.
Nashville: LifeWay Christian Resources, 2008 (print edition with explanatory notes), OR access The Baptist Faith & Message (2000) online
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics with commentary by Norman Geisler
Care must be taken in searching for information on the Internet. Unlike both the print resources found in the library and the electronic databases provided by the library, freely available Internet resources have not necessarily been published by reputable academic publishers nor have they been selected by librarians with expertise in their subject area. Nearly anything can be posted on a website, and just because it is available online does not mean it is valid or authoritative.
However, this does not mean that you cannot find good resources on the Internet; the key to doing so is to carefully evaluate what you find on the web. If you use web resources, be sure to ask these questions:
This web site, in existence since 1995, focuses on free internet resources of use to researchers involved in the academic study of religion.
The site analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research. Links are provided not only to homepages but to major directories & documents within.
An annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are involved in the study and practice of religion.
Includes links to syllabi, electronic texts, electronic journals, websites, bibliographies, listserv discussion groups, liturgies, reference resources, software, etc.
To develop your skills in evaluating and identifying authoritative resources in the Internet, try one of these online tutorials:
For researching religious studies and theology on the Internet:
When searching for articles on a specific Scripture passage use the Scripture Citation feature in ATLA Religion Database.
Click on the Scriptures Tab at the top of the page and then scroll through to find the Book, Chapter, and Verse.
Or
Type in the full citation ex. Romans 3:23 (make sure you don't abbreviate the book of the Bible. and then select Scripture Citation function from the drop down menu.
