Of particular interest in the field of Biblical Studies are:

--ATLAReligion (FirstSearch) indexes a broad range of religious journals, multi-author works and book reviews.  ATLAR permits searching by Scripture Citation.  However, unlike LCSH (as described above) ATLAR’s Scripture Citation and Scripture Citation Phrase utilize only Arabic numerals.  For example:  Corinthians, 2nd 11: 23-25.  NOTE: there must be a space between the colon and the verse designation.

--Christian Periodical Index (CPI) indexes only evangelical journals.

Online Databases

For more comprehensive online research tools use the Databases/Indexes menu option found on the library Web site.  This includes all electronic periodical indexes as well as other electronic research tools including eBooks, eReference books and Music.  Use the Topic/Type matrix to identify all available online resources providing information for the chosen field.  For Biblical Studies select the Topic: Religion and whatever appropriate Type: is needed.

If you know which database you want to search, you need only type the name of the database or index in the free-text search block.  You could use the acronym instead of the full name for faster connections (e.g. ATLAR, CPI)

For a list of subject specific Indexes and Databases by major see the Databases by Major Research Guide.  Databases of particular interest to the field of Biblical Studies are:

--Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800 - Books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints listed in the renowned bibliography by Charles Evans.
--Early English Books Online - From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this incomparable collection contains about 100,000 titles published between 1475-1700.

--Cambridge Collections Online (CCO) - collections of essays addressing topics and figures significant to the fields of Literature, Philosophy, Religion and Culture.

 --Oxford Reference Online (ORO) - Language and subject reference works from Oxford University Press in a single cross-searchable resource.

--Oxford English Dictionary (OED) - The accepted authority on the English language.  It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of words, both present and past.

--WordlCat (FirstSearch)- Catalog of books, visual materials, computer files, internet resources, serial publications, sound recordings, archival materials, articles, musical scores and maps that have been cataloged in libraries worldwide.

--See also TREN below

Web Resources

Go to the library Web site and from the menu on the left select Web Resources.  Select the appropriate subject related to the field of interest.  All Web sites posted have been evaluated and recommended by subject specialists.

Many of the library's databases also provide links to scholarly Web sites.  Using these will save you from the need to evaluate for yourself their reputability.  For example:

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

from "Choose a content source:" select "Web Sites"

WorldCat (FirstSearch)

from "Limit type to:"  select "Internet Resources"

There are a number of Subject Directories and Portals that have links to Web sites searchable by subject.  These Web sites have been selected, evaluated and abstracted by librarians, scholars and subject specialist.  It is strongly recommended that you use these to locate focused scholarly Web sites instead of just broadly searching the public Internet.  You will find these on the library’s Web Resources page as well.

INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - University-level virtual library of Internet resources built by librarians and relevant to faculty, students, and research staff.

The Digital Librarian http://www.digital-librarian.com/

An annotated Internet directory providing hand selected links maintained by a librarian.

The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl2.org/

An annotated collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by IPL staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic.

BUBL Link http://bubl.ac.uk/

Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. All items are selected, evaluated, described and catalogued in the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com) is more of a search engine than a subject directory yet it provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.  From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles.  Scholarly resources are culled from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

The Scout Report at http://scout.wisc.edu/
For a more exhaustive listing of Web sites reviewed and annotated by scholars and specialists in the field.

TREN http://www.tren.com/ is of particular interest to the field of Biblical Studies.  The Theological Research Exchange Network is a library of over 10,000 theological thesis/dissertation titles representing research from as many as 70 different institutions.  TREN also makes available conference papers presented at annual meetings of several academic societies.  Print titles may be ordered online.  By special arrangement TMC/S students may purchase E-docs for $1.00.  Instructions for downloading TREN e-docs.

Research Guides & Tutorials

Find guides to help with basic research skills, general information about the research process, overview of resources available in the TMC library by major topic and information on copyright law particularly as it relates to the educational community.  From the library Web site’s main menu select Research Guides & Tutorials.  Here you will find links to