Library Catalog
Library Databases

1. Drew Library Homepage

• Map of the Library
• Library Hours
• Circulation Policies
• My Library Account
• Methodist Library
• Summon

2. Borrowing/Accessing Books

• The Congregational Library
• Online Books
  • Ebrary
  • Oxford Scholarship Online
  • Ministry Matters
  • DMin Dissertations

    •  via Dissertations and Theses database

    • via Drew catalog (in simple search enter:  (D.Min) and (Drew)
  • Accessing online books through the Drew catalog
  • Accessing online books through Summon
  • Accessing (parts of) books through Google Books [example]
• Requesting scans of essays in print books

3. Library Catalogs

• Drew Library's catalog
  • Searching for author and/or title
  • Searching for subject matter (LCSH)
• Worldcat and Worldcat.org

4. Subject Encyclopedias

• Databases
  • Oxford Reference Online
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Credo Reference
  • Salem History
• Individual Online Titles (most also in print form) 
  • Encyclopedia of Religion
  • New Catholic Encyclopedia (see under Religion)
  • Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
  • Encyclopedia of World Methodism, vol 1 and vol 2
  • Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling
  • New Interpreter's Handbook of Preaching
  • Encyclopedia of Postmodernism
  • Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work
  • Leading Forward: Successful Public Leadership amidst Complexity, Chaos and Change
  • Doing Qualitative Community Research
  • Qualitative Research in Action
  • Research Interviewing: The Range of Techniques
• Some useful titles in print form
  • New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship, 2002 (Ref.  BV173 .N49)
  • New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, 2005 (Ref. BV4488 .N49)
  • Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching, 1995 (Ref. BV4211.2 .C583)
  • Encyclopedia of Leadership, 2004 (Ref. HD57.7 .E53)
• Finding reference sources on your own
  • Through the library catalog (select Advanced Search, and under "Materials" select Reference Books)
  • Through Summon (after your search, from the limiters on the left select Reference)
  • Through a library shortcut: Reference Works
  • Through a librarian

5. Bibliography

• Religion Compass
• Oxford Bibliographies Online: Biblical Studies

6. Periodical Databases

• ATLA (see under A here) [a guide, & another guide]
• OT and NT Abstracts (see under O or N here)
• PsycInfo (see under P here) (for pastoral psychology and leadership studies)
• SocIndex (see under S here)
• Academic Search Premier (see under A here)
• Business Source Elite (see under B here) (for leadership studies)
• ERIC (under E here) (for leadership studies in education)
• Ethnic Newswatch
• Summon, to find journal articles
• Google Scholar (set to Drew under Library Links)

7.  Some Individual Journal titles

• Theology Today
• Christian Century
• Living Pulpit
• Interpretation
• Finding journal titles at Drew

8. Recommended Public Websites 

• Research in Ministry [index to DMin dissertations]
• Theological Research Exchange Network
• Text This Week
• Unbound Bible
• Strong's Concordance
• Graffiti for DMin Students on the Fly
• for a great classified list of websites in religious studies: Wabash Center
• for a classified list of Drew-recommended websites check under Religion and Theology here

9. Bibliographic Style

• Chicago Manual of Style
• A Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• A Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
• A handy print guide
• Converting from library style to Chicago style
• Endnote citation manager

10.  Some Guides to Writing

• The Seminary Student Writes
• "They Say / I Say": Moves that Matter in Academic Writing
• First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Writing Process
• Questions of copyright for disseration writers