Research Help

• 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)

• 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)

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

• e-books FAQ
• Downloading and using EBSCO e-books (PDF)
• Finding and reading e-books online (PDF)

• Introduction to Atla (PDF)
• Atla: Using (but not abusing) Your (Loyal, Royal) Subjects (PDF)
• Atla Scripture Search (it can save your life, or at least your exegesis grade) (PDF)
• Saving and citing in Atla (PDF)

Accordance Bible Software (available on select computers)

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)
• Using Accordance for the Exegesis Portion of the PCUSA Ordination Exam (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.

• BibleWorks Homepage
• BibleWorks User Forum

• Access Credo Reference
• How to run a basic search
• How to find a book (in Credo Reference)

• Finding and using the Chicago Manual of Style (PDF)
• Finding and Accessing Austin Seminary DMin Projects (PDF)
• Finding Sermons in the Stitt collections (PDF)
• FullText@AustinSeminary: Linking your Google Scholar account to Stitt Library (PDF)
• Finding free-to-use images for presentations and papers (PDF)
• Finding articles in newspapers and popular magazines (PDF)
• Copyright and Fair Use (PDF)

• Acts (PDF)
• Lamentations (Spring 2020)
• Lamentations (PDF)
• Lamentations (recording, 05/07/2020)
• Old Testament and Immigration (Spring 2020)
• Old Testament and Immigration (recording, 05/01/2020)
• Online Bible Exegesis Resources for PCUSA Ordination Exam (Exodus) 

Online Resources for Doctor of Ministry Students