1. The D.Min. Student and the Library Eric R. Stancliff Public Services Librarian Tel. 314.505.7033 stancliffe@csl.edu

2. DM-995, Project Research and Writing One stated objective is: “That the course participant conduct library research that is appropriate, valid, and useful.” Focus on basic issues surrounding your use of this library, and of libraries in general.

3. D.Min. Privileges at CSL Extension Services LCMS Pastors may borrow books for free Six-week loan period to allow for shipping Photocopies $.10/page, $3.00 minimum, plus postage Web e-mail request link: http://www.csl.edu/Resources_Library_Servicesan dPolicies_ExtensionServices.aspx http://www.csl.edu/Resources_Library_Servicesan dPolicies_ExtensionServices.aspx Direct e-mail address: libraryill@csl.edulibraryill@csl.edu

4. D.Min. Privileges at CSL Remote Access Remote access just got a whole lot bigger http://portal.csl.edu/ Library Web Access link Library Web pages at www.csl.eduwww.csl.edu Look under the Resources tab Reference Services Telephone: (314) 505-7032 E-mail: libraryref@csl.edulibraryref@csl.edu

5. Library Research Use the Right Tool for the Job Find Books using the Catalog Not necessarily just our catalog Find Articles using a Periodical Index ATLA Religion Database OCLC’s FirstSearch (WorldCat database)

6. Library Research Finding Other D.Min. Projects Our Library Catalog Keywords: thesis AND doctor of ministry ATLA’s RIM ProjectRIM Research in Ministry TREN Theological Research Exchange Network www.tren.com

7. Library Research What Can I Access from Off-Site? Anything on the Library Web Access page! At Your Local Library Face-to-face reference help Other General Humanities/Social Science Databases Social Science Index/Abstracts PsychInfo Arts & Humanities Citation Index

8. Internet Research Overrated and Overdone But It Cannot Be Ignored Be Very Careful to Evaluate Internet Sources Unmediated Transitory Search Engines vs. Subject Index Sites

9. Internet Research Search Engines Google, Yahoo!, Alta Vista, etc. Search all web content False hits, excessive hits Best for very specific search terms

10. Internet Research Subject Index Sites Assembled Net Resources in a Subject Area and therefore mediated Pre-Organized Best for more general searching

11. Identifying Subject Index Sites With search engines topic + “resources” topic + “metasites” topic + “pathfinder” (for print resources, too)

12. Identifying Subject Index Sites Wabash Center Internet Guide http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/ guide_headings.aspx http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/ guide_headings.aspx Finding God in Cyberspace http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents. htm http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents. htm Virtual Religion Index http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ Voice of the Shuttle http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2730

13. Use Your Librarian! Never hesitate to ask. Presume! Impose! Be open and communicative. Explain what you’re doing and how you intend to use the information you seek. Give feedback. Let them know whether the resources they gave you helped or not.