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Library Workshop for REL 2232 Biblical Theology: New Testament

Library Workshop for REL 2232 Biblical Theology: New Testament. Searching Journal Articles : Using ATLA Religion Database. one-stop shopping for religious studies resources. February 2008. Information Scenario Exercise:.

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Library Workshop for REL 2232 Biblical Theology: New Testament

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  1. Library Workshop for REL 2232 Biblical Theology: New Testament Searching Journal Articles : Using ATLA Religion Database one-stop shopping for religious studies resources February 2008

  2. Information Scenario Exercise: • Scenario #1: you want to know about Martin Luther’s “Two Kingdoms Theory” • Scenario #2: you want information that discusses the critique on Martin Luther’s “Two Kingdoms Theory”

  3. Information Scenario Exercise: • Scenario #1: you want to know about Martin Luther’s “Two Kingdoms Theory” Searching Tool: Lib. Catalogue • Scenario #2: you want information that discusses the critique on Martin Luther’s “Two Kingdoms Theory” Searching Tool: Databases

  4. Keyword Search Skills

  5. Search Techniques – A Summary Relig* VS Reli* • Truncation • Useful to find words in variant forms • Search all words that start with the same characters • Represent multiple characters • Placement of truncation symbol is significant Behavio?r Wom?n • Wildcard • Useful to find words in different spelling, singular/plural form • Represent zero or a single character • Phrase search • To search multiple keywords as an exact phrase • E.g. holy war, original sin • With limitations e.g. “the betrayal of god” CANNOT find titles with “Jesus Christ Betrayal”, “betrayal of Jesus”, “Betraying Jesus”, etc. • Combining the use of AND, OR, AND NOT • Useful to narrow down, expand your search • To exclude unwanted concepts • Use brackets to set search priority crucif*AND (God OR Jesus) AND NOT (cross)

  6. 1 2 Subject isirrelevant to Paul, the Apostle Subject is relevantto Paul, the Apostle Search Techniques – Field Search

  7. 1 Keyword search: Gospel of Luke What are the subject headings found in the records? Search Techniques – A Summary • Keyword Search VS Subject Headings: Keyword Search: Epistle of Jude (4 records) Subject Headings: Bible. N.T. Jude – Commentaries (20 records) Bible. N.T. Jude – Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. N.T. Jude – Criticism, Textual Bible. N.T. Jude – Language, style 2 Keyword search: Paul AND Apostle What are the subject headings found in the records?

  8. E.g. Subject: Bible – N.T. --<Name of the book> E.g. Subject: 聖經 – 新約--<xxx書> Applications • Field Search • To search the keyword in a particular field • Example: s=subject, t=title, a=author Bible N.T. or Bible O.T. Biographies E.g. (s:bible) AND s:biography E.g. Subject: 聖經 – 人物 – 研究 Criticism, Interpretation E.g. bible AND s:critic* E.g. new testament AND s:critic* AND s:john Dictionaries E.g. (bible OR theology OR evangelis*) AND s:dictionar* E.g. Subject:Bible – Dictionaries; 聖經 – 辭典 Commentaries E.g. bible AND s: commentaries E.g. new testament ANDs:commentaries ANDs:john Quotations • E.g. s:(speeches or quotations or格言 or語錄 or演講集) AND s: (bible) Chronology/ 年表 E.g. (bible OR基督教) and s:(chronology OR年表)

  9. Formulate a Search Strategy Research on: the theological issues generated in the exegesis of the “Sermon on the Mount” Identify the main concepts List possible Search terms Combine your search terms appropriately

  10. Formulate a Search Strategy Research on: the theological issues generated in the exegesis of the “Sermon on the Mount” 1. Identify the main concepts exegesis Theological issues Sermon on the mount Sermon on the mount 2. List possible Search terms Interpret* Critic* In a particular gospel? Any specific? Moral or ethic* 3. Combine your search terms appropriately Sermon on the mount AND (exegesis orinterpret*or critic*) • Sermon on the mount AND (exegesis or interpret*or critic*) AND (Matthew) • Sermon on the mount AND (exegesis or interpret* or critic*) AND (moral or ethic*)

  11. Electronic Resources: Databases

  12. * 中國期刊網 * 基督教中文期刊論文索引 * The Biblegateway * ATLA Religion Database • Useful tool to obtain Chinese articles for China studies • 1994年至今的国内公开出版的6100种核心期刊与专业特色期刊的全文。 • Useful tool to obtain Chinese articles for religious studies • Search the full text of a bible by passage and keywords. • covers Biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues from 1949. • Scriptures Search • Search subject name personal Major Electronic Resources in REL & Phil. Subject Related • ATLA Religion Database • ProQuest Religion • 中國期刊網 - 文史哲專輯 (1994-) • 中文期刊篇目索引影像系統 (formerly 中華民國期刊論文索引影像系統) (1991-) • 基督教中文期刊論文索引(台-中華基督神學院) http://wwwtoc.ces.org.tw/toc/default.html • The Biblegateway http://www.biblegateway.com/

  13. * JSTOR * Oxford Reference Online * Library Digital Projects * Project Muse • HKBU Honours Project Db. • Contains records of Honours Projects undertaken by HKBU final-year students. • Christianity in Contemporary China Clippings Db. • Provides indexes and full-text images of newspaper and periodical clippings pertaining to the development of Christianity and government policies in China from 1950 to 1976 • China through the Eyes of CIM Missionaries • Includes images of portraits, landscapes, architecture inChina • Documenting social conditions and economic activities of China from 1900s to 1930s. • Format: in lantern slides, glass plates, plastic negatives • The earliest back issue dated back to 1876 • Historical study of a subject • Biographies • Dictionaries & Encyclopedia • Quotations • About 8 e-journals in “Religion” • Full-text Other Electronic Resources E-Journals • Project Muse • JSTOR E-Reference Tools • Oxford Reference Online • Encyclopedia Britannica Online Library Digital Projects • HKBU Honours Project Db. • Christianity in Contemporary China Clippings Db. • China through the Eyes of CIM Missionaries

  14. Research Support

  15. : Campus-wide Web-based Bibliographic Management Tool • Functions: • Import references directly from major databases available through the Library homepage and the Library Catalogue or from text files, or enter references manually. • Create personal folders and organize references into folders for different topics • Format in-text citations • Create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles including APA, MLA, and • Chicago. • Access your references from any location via the Web Unit 2.2: Citing Information Resources @Library Tutorials How to Create your Bibliography? Register for a FREEaccount from ITSC!

  16. Access to Resources Beyond HKBU Library –Final-Year • Apply for a JULAC Reader Card • HK$50 per application • expires at the end of the academic year (i.e. 31st July) and renew it in a new academic year • endorsement from supervisor • Request books that our Library does not hold or that have been checked out, but that are held by other libraries with the status "AVAILABLE" throughHong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL) • Online Interlibrary Loan Request • First 20 articles per academic year free of charge • Web-based HKBU ILL System • First-time user registration • Keep track of the status of requests online • Retrieve electronic articles on desktop • HK$5 charge for each additional article filled by local libraries.

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