CONTENTS
Articles
Books
InterLibrary Loan
Web Resources
Citation Help
Additional Research Help
ARTICLES
The databases below are especially helpful for accessing articles and citations in your discipline.
If you are off-campus, use the link for off-campus access to our databases provided at the end of each description on the Find Articles page.
Academic Search Premier - large interdisciplinary database, with much fulltext content
ATLA Religion with ATLASerials - premier religion database with some fulltext content back to 1949
Cambridge Histories Online - standard works now available online
Christian Periodical Index - index of 135+ periodicals with an evangelical perspective
Humanities Full Text - Comprehensive humanities resource, with much full-text content
JSTOR - interdisciplinary database which includes 30+ scholarly fulltext religion journals
OmniFile Full Text Mega - Multi-disciplinary database, with much full-text content
Here is a list of all Ryan Library databases.
Also try Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles.
BOOKS
The databases NetLibrary Collection and Oxford Reference Online have full-text books online.
Below is a representative list of subject encyclopedias and held at Ryan Library's reference area.
Anchor Bible Dictionary
Encyclopedia of Christianity
Encyclopedia of Religion
Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
Word Biblical Commentary
Check Phineas, Ryan Library 's online catalog, for hardcopy books.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Use InterLibrary Loan (LINK+ and ILLiad) to access books and articles not held at Ryan Library.
WEB RESOURCES
Theology & Christian Ministry
Bible Gateway - find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - full-text digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books
New Advent - contains public domain translations of many ancient and medieval Christian writings
New Testament Gateway - resources on the New Testament
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - online encyclopedia, monitored by experts from Stanford University
Virtual Religion Index - extensive, selective and annotated directory of Internet resources on religion, philosophy, and related topics
Directories
Librarians' Internet Index
InfoMine
BUBL Link
Search Engines
Google Advanced - provides more options for your search strategy
Google Scholar - search for scholarly articles
Google Book Search - search for books on your topic
Zuula - searches more than one search engine at a time
CITATION HELP
Endnote is a Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. EndNote has numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian). EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HELP
Beryl K. Pagan, Instructional Services Librarian and
Liaison to School of Theology and Christina Ministry
Ryan Library, Room 209
619-849-2350
BerylPagan@pointloma.edu
Contact the Reference Desk at:
reflib@pointloma.edu
Ask A Librarian IM/Chat
619-849-2337
Also contact PLNU's School of Theology and Christian Ministry.
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Disclaimer: Because off-Campus links are beyond our control, PLNU is not responsible for their availability or content.
This page was last updated 11/10/09.