RPH150 WORLD RELIGIONS
LIBRARY ORIENTATION
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Camille Beary (870)307-7444 [shhh] [email protected] (contact me for individual consultions)
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Front Desk (870)307-7205
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Hours: Sun 2-Midnight, Mon thru Thur 8 a.m. to Mid, Fri 8-6, Sat noon-6
FINDING THE LIBRARY WEB PAGE
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On campus: library.lyon.edu
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Off-campus: Get to a browser, choose Citrix, go to: <http://library.lyon.edu>
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The Tutorial link for learning about how to use the library are located on the left sidebar.
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The Library Services link offers the hours and services provided by the library and are also in the left side bar.
THE CARD CATALOG AND ONLINE BOOKS
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Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog
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WorldCat / Interlibrary Loan: If the library does not own a book you need, you can order the books from interlibrary loan
while in WorldCat. There is a .50 cent fee and Ms. Whittenton will email or call you when they come in so you can pick
them up. Articles can also be ordered and they cost .05 cents per page. For more information click the link “Interlibrary
Loan” in the left column at: <http://library.lyon.edu>
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EBooks: These books are completely online. You can find them in the “Books, Videos, and Dvds” linkScroll down through
the list and click on “Netlibrary” and you can view them. These books are also listed in the Mabee Simpson Library Catalog.
When you see one listed it will have [computer file] next to the title. Click on the URL and follow the links into the book.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings- This link, under “Books, Videos, and Dvds” will show you the call number to specific
topics in your area. For example: World Religions = BL 74-99
BOOK REVIEWS
In about any of the databases, there is usually a box where you can select: book review. To find reviews about your book, type in
the title of the book and select the review option. For most searches, Atla is a good place to start.
DISSERTATIONS
To read summaries of dissertations use Dissertation Abstracts. You can use the same Inter-library Loan link to order them. You can
also specify thesis/dissertations in WorldCat in one of the subtype limits box.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
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You may find material listed under the link: Journal Articles, located on the main page: library.lyon.edu. These are multisubject databases. They are: Academic Search Premier, Research Libraries, LexisNexis, Project Muse, and JSTOR
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A subject list of religion journals in print and electronically can be found in the link: Full-Text electronic or print journals.
Use the Subject box, select Philosophy and Religion, and follow the links.
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The citation linker is also very helpful if you know the citation and want to use it to find the online article. It’s in the
“Journals” link.
THE FOLLOWING ARE HELPFUL HINTS TO GET Y OU STARTED IN THE JOURNAL DATABASES.
http This is full text. Click on this icon and you should get the entire article.
PDF This is also a full text file. Click on it to get a full text article. Beware, they take time to load, what may appear as
a “frozen” monitor, may actually be a loading PDF file.
Search for Article Follow this link to get to the full text article that is in another database that we
own. Sometimes we may have the article in another database that you can get to.
Fill out an ILL form for this article This is a link to a form that you fill out to get an interlibrary loan article.
Sign in to My Ebscohost: In Atla, create an account so you can save your searches for later. If you don’t create an
account, your folder will be lost the minute you exit any Ebsco database.
FULL TEXT BOX: used when searching for any articles.
ELECTRONIC SUBJECT GUIDES AND REFERENCE
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Reference: Oxford Reference Collection
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Topic Searches: If you know your topic and want only materials specific to your topic go here for World Religions.
Chief among the databases listed is Atla, a database of scholarly works (articles and books) on religious topics. It
provides full-text or citations of the articles it lists. If you find a citation in its listings that you'd like to read, it can
lead you to full text in our other databases by using the 360 icon. Click on the 360 icon and drill into the links. If you
come up with nothing, then use the interlibrary loan link to fill out a loan form. Submit it and Kathy Whittenton will
be in touch with you. Articles cost five cents per sheet. She’ll call or email you when they are ready to pick up.
PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Ref B41.C35 1995
The Concise Dictionary of World Religions BL 31.O842 2000 (in the stacks and online)
The Encyclopedia of Religion (1987) REF BL31 .E46 1986 (16 volumes)
New Catholic Encyclopedia REF BX841 .N44 1981 (19 volumes)
"An international work on the teachings, history, organization, and activities of the Catholic Church and on all the institutions,
religions, philosophies, and scientific and cultural developments affecting the Catholic Church from its beginnings to the present".
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions / edited by John Bowker In Stacks BL31 .O842 2000
Concise but detailed entries on all aspects of the world's religions, past and present.
Encyclopedia of African American Religions BR563.N4 E53 1993
Scholarly biographical and organizational entries surveying African-American religious experience - past and present.
Encyclopedia of American Religions REF BL2525 .M449 1978
Historical overviews of all "families" of U.S. and Canadian religions, with directory listings of representative organizations
Dictionary of Comparative Religion REF BL 31.D54 1988b (Sikhism, index in back)
Longman Guide to Living Religions REF BL 31.L66 1994 (African traditional religions)
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience REF BL 2525.E53 1988 V.1 (Native American Religions, Shamanism)
Africa: South of the Sahara REF DT 351.E53 (African religions)
Encyclopedia of North American Indians REF E 76.2.E53 (Religions)
Native America in the Twentieth Century REF 76.2.N36 (Has a section on religion before Christianity, etc.)
MAPS & STATISTICS
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NEW HISTORICAL ATLAS OF RELIGION IN AMERICA REF G1201 .E4 N4 2001
Maps, charts, graphs, tables with interpretive text; this book visually outlines the growth and change of religion in the
United States, 1790 - 1990.
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RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES 2000 REF BL2525 .R4689 2002 An enumeration
by region, state and county, based on data reported for 149 religious bodies. Includes map and CD-ROM.
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WORLD CHRISTIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA: A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF CHURCHES AND RELIGIONS IN THE MODERN
WORLD REF BR157 .W67 1982 Arranged geographically and also by segment, topic, etc.