Research Help

Ask (for help) and Ye Shall Receive

Contact us any time at libraryiq@austinseminary.edu with any questions.
For help with off-campus access to library resources, see Off-campus Access to Library Resources
Find guidance all things Citations (including the Chicago Manual of Style) here.
For additional help with writing for Seminary classes, see Theological Writing Resources (portal login required)

Research Overview

Research 101 (PDF)
The Research Quest: Thesis (PDF) (or PowerPoint)
Video: Creating a Research Plan (off campus access requires login)
Video: How to Narrow Your Topic (off campus access requires login)
Video: Thesis Statements (off campus access requires login)
Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper (off campus access requires login)
Video: In-Depth Research, Outlining and Writing (off campus access requires login)

Sources

The Research Quest: Types of Sources and How to Find Them (PDF) (or PowerPoint)
The Research Quest: Using Sources (PDF) (or PowerPoint)
Video: Primary Sources (off campus access requires login)
Video: Secondary Sources (off campus access requires login)
Video: Tertiary Sources (off campus access requires login)
Video: Refining Search Results (off campus access requires login)
Video: Evaluating Sources (off campus access requires login)
Video: Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting (off campus access requires login)
Theological Writing Resources (portal login required)

Guides on Using Specific Research Tools

Sophi Search: Books, e-books, articles, and more

Sophi Search

Sophi Search help page

Books

Library maps
Understanding Stitt Library locations and call numbers (PDF)
How to find books in other libraries (PDF)
Borrowing and renewing books (on the Using the Library page)
Link to page with information on ILL?

e-books

Atla Religion Database (the most important tool for finding scholarly journal articles on the Bible, religion, theology, etc.)

Accordance Bible software draws together a panoply of texts and sophisticated tools necessary for in-depth study of Biblical texts, both original language texts and translations, in a clean, intuitive interface.

Accordance Bible Software Overview and Guide (Southern Methodist University)
Accordance Basics for Exegesis (MP4) (Southern Methodist University)
New Testament Word Studies Using Accordance Mark 4.35-41 (PDF)

Bibleworks (available on select computers)

BibleWorks is a Bible research software package that allows you to access over 190 Bible translations, 35 original language texts and morphology databases, 29 lexical-grammatical references, and many other practical reference works.

Credo Reference

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