2016 navigating the mechanics of research
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Our Agenda
Research issues
Terms
Research Guides
Catalog
Databases
Electronic Journals
Interlibrary Loan
Open Access resources
Archives
Useful Tools
Find models for your own research- can help you organize your D. Min. dissertation
Helps you narrow or refine your topic/research question if broad and vague
Find additional resources - mine the citations of others!
Why do research early?
“Literature review is a critical and evaluative account of what
has been published on a chosen research topic. “
Gaps in research will happen. Address them in your paper, but make sure there really are gaps with thorough and in-depth research.
Include materials that addresses only part of or indirectly your research topic.
Don’t be afraid of “grey” literature or non-traditional resources, i.e. conference papers, blog posts, etc., depending on the type of research you are doing.
Research Issues
Visible web - that portion of the World Wide Web that
is readily available to the general public and searchable with standard web search engines such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo
Invisible web refers to the vast repository of information that search engines and directories don't have direct access to.
Some terms to know
Open access - (OA) means unrestricted online access
to research.
All you need to access OA resources is an internet connection
INCLUDES peer-reviewed or scholarly journals
Wilder Library LibGuides
Wilder Library Catalog
WorldCat.org
ERIC
Open access
Embargoes (on journals and articles)
Proprietary databases and electronic journals
Databases that are bought and require authentication; must “log-in” as someone who has a right to these materials. So to access Wilder Library databases and electronic you must “sign-in” or “log-on.”
More terms
Index - “…open-end finding guide to the literature of
an academic field or discipline…”
Abstract - a summary of the content of a written text
Full text - the complete version of written material
Citation – a reference that identifies a source.
More terms
Wilder library LibGuides
Research Guides
Doctor of Ministry Dissertation Research
Research Guide for Theology and Religious Studies
Websites for Theology and Religious Studies
Open Access Resources in Religion & Theology
Guides in subject areas related to your topic.
Guides to consult
WALNET Our Online Catalog
To search for items in our collection, no need to sign
in, however….
To manage your library account, sign in with your student ID number and PIN (1234) in the boxes on the upper right.
At this time we do not put books on “hold” for students.
WALNET
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials
Academic Search Complete
ProQuest Research Library
JSTOR
Religion and Philosophy Collection
STVU databases: http://vuu.libguides.com/stvu
How to get to the databases if on campus
How to get to the databases if OFF campus
http://vuu.libguides.com/stvuoffcampus
Use OR for the broadest search. Teenagers OR
Adolescents OR “young adults”
AND includes additional terms to be included in the search. The records search must include both terms. Theology AND art.
NOT narrows or eliminates terms to be searched. Theology NOT doctrine NOT dogma
Boolean operators: AND, OR, & NOT
Best practices: database searching
Databases are literal.
Truncation: * For example, type comput* to find the words computer or computing.
Wildcard: ? (sometimes databases use #) when you don’t know the exact spelling. Sm?th for Smith and Smyth
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks to keep words together. “Croatian politics”
Off Campus access- same steps as for databases
Electronic Journals
Electronic Journals
Type the name of the journal in the search box
Or browse by subject.
Inter-library Loan (For print books Richmond area
students only. Articles will be sent by email, so no geographic restriction.)
Richmond Academic Library Consortium
Washington Theological Consortium
VIVA Cooperative Borrowing Program
If we don’t have it…
Inter-library loan email address: [email protected]
Electronic submission only works with Internet Explorer browser.
For Chrome and Mozilla, download and save the form to your computer. Then send it via email as an attachment.
Inter-library loan
Richmond Academic Library Consortium
Show your student ID and pass (available at service desks)
Limited borrowing privileges
Participating Schools: Reynolds Community College, John Tyler Community College, VCU, Randolph-Macon College, University of Richmond, Richard Bland College, Library of Virginia, & Virginia State University
RALC
Passes are a good for a year.
Must have a pass and student ID to borrow materials. Privileges vary from school to school.
We can fax a pass to another WTC library during regular business hours. (8-5)
Washington Theological Consortium
WTC schools
Catholic University of America Libraries Howard University School of Divinity Library John Leland Center Library Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg Library Pontifical Faculty at the Dominican House Library Reformed Theological Seminary Library Virginia Theological Seminary Library Virginia Union University, Wilder Library Wesley Theological Seminary Library Al-Alwani Library in Islamic Studies Woodstock Theological Library (Georgetown)
The Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) is the
consortium of nonprofit academic libraries within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
For participating libraries: http://www.vivalib.org/borrowing/
Must bring your student ID and proof of current enrollment, i.e. your current schedule from MyVUU*
VIVA
Out of state students
Public library - ILL@ your local library
Annual membership @ local private college/university/seminary?
Public colleges or universities. Check and see what the policy is for your state. Open to public or community users? Allow you to check books out?
Your state library.
And remember that Wilder library can send ILL electronic articles anywhere.
WorldCat.org - a union catalog
Open access sources of materials
Google Scholar
RIM or the ATLA Research in Ministry index http://rim.atla.com/star/rimonline_login.htm
Archives
Online Finding Aid on the Archives page
Blog: https://vuuarchives.wordpress.com/
Must make an appointment to use
materials from the Archives and
Special Collections (this includes D. Min. Projects!)
Selicia Allen: University Archivist Jessica Bennett: Special Collections Librarian
Useful Tools
Creating Alerts in EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Google Scholar
EBSCOhost App for Mobile devices
EBSCO
ProQuest
Use the drop down menu to find ‘Create alert’ and click on it.
EBSCO mobile app
From the VUU Library website, get on any EBSCO database (Academic Search Complete for example) and scroll to the bottom of the page. If you are off-campus, follow the directions for off-campus access and then scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click on the link for iPhone and Android apps.
Enter your email address.
