Session 1: Introduction to Research: Bibliography and Subject Encyclopedias
Theological Research
Bringing secular methodologies to bear on sacred topics: the Rose Window
Who/What are librarians? and another take on them: "Libraries, Librarians, and Research"
Libraries and religion: a library that looks like a church
Drew Library's Home Page: a brief introduction
Research as Rite
- The research topic
- The research question(s)
- The answer to the question(s): the all-important thesis
- Resources for moving from topic to thesis
- Subject encyclopedias - for overviews of topics and bibliography
- Library catalogs - for books and bibliography
- Periodical databases - for scholarly articles and bibliography
- Web pages - for much that must be carefully sifted
Bibliographies as ...
- Pointers to additional material
- Almost universally available in scholarly sources
- Amenable to computer production and manipulation (e.g. Endnote)
- Able to accommodate annotations (annotated bibliography) and to take essay form
- Conformable to many styles (but especially Chicago style)
- Demanding of very careful attention to detail (distinguish Chicago style from library style)