1. FIND a TOPIC that is a GOOD MATCH Do not bother seeking a “good” book or the “perfect” book Most books were good enough to get published! Rather, seek a good match between your interest, a specific topic, and my approval

2. Background Information Gale Virtual Reference Library Includes New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2 nd ed., 15v, 2003New Catholic Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Religion, 2 nd ed., 15v, 2005 Encyclopedia of Religion Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2 nd ed., 22v, 2007 Encyclopaedia Judaica and many other titles Entries written by scholars Includes citation tools

3. Tools to Finding Sources St. Mary’s Blume Library (http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib)http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib) To find books: Library online catalog WorldCat

4. KEYWORD START Search for a book using the Keyword (Advanced Boolean) menu choice. You may have to experiment with various key words, but you should be able to find a title or two that look promising. Look at subject headings Ask a librarian

5. LC CALL # SEARCH Find the most promising title and get the LC call# for that book. What does that search yield? If you do not know, do one and discover its usefulness

6. Sources: Books Journal articles See Approval/Cover Sheet for “starter set” numbers* *Assumes that set will improve through growth and selection

7. Tools to Journal Articles: Subscription Databases Religion & Philosophy Collection Catholic Periodical & Literature Index Project MUSE JSTOR It is not a sign of weakness to seek assistance from a librarian—that is why they are there

8. Journal Articles: Subscription Databases Can limit search to full-text articles Break it into key concepts and identify terms for each concept. Start with fewer words. Use Boolean connectors like and, or, and not to connect keywords. Many databases search the words as a phrase otherwise.

9. Journal Articles: Subscription Databases Truncation characters such as an * (asterisk) can expand your search by retrieving various forms of a word, e.g., comput* retrieves computer, computers, computing, computation, etc. Download or email article to self (saves all pertinent bibliographic information)

10. Search one of the Following Databases Find a potentially useful article from one of the following subscription databases: Religion & Philosophy Collection Catholic Periodical & Literature Index Project MUSE JSTOR

11. By End of Today’s Session: Compose an email including the following: 1.Your name and TH 2301 Section (A,B, or C) 2.Topic or keyword you searched 3.Reason why this might be a useful article for your assignment 4.Citation for the article using Chicago or other standard format 5.One thing you learned today 6.One thing you wish you had learned today Email it to yourself and to dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu