1	Overton Memorial Library Heritage Christian University WWW.HCU.EDU
2	Information Literacy Helps for Researching
3	The Topic Choose a topic, text, person or term. Check in a general dictionary or an encyclopedia to determine the meaning of the term and to get a broad overview of the subject. Examples: Webster’s Dictionary World Book Encyclopedia
4	"Look for a variety of..." Look for a variety of possible terms or meanings. Examples: Flood, Deluge This could be done by using a thesaurus such as: Roget’s International Thesaurus Webster’s New World Thesaurus Once a term is defined, then begin to narrow the focus. Refer to a subject encyclopedia or dictionary. Examples: Zondervan’s Pictorial Bible Dictionary Baker’s Dictionary of Theology
5	"Use the bibliographies from the..." Use the bibliographies from the encyclopedia articles. Once the term is defined by a specialty dictionary or encyclopedia, then look for the term, topic, text, or person in general survey or introduction books on the subject. Examples: Jensen’s New Testament Survey General introduction to the Old Testament Then, look for books, such as commentaries, on the specific topic.
6	Books Books on the same topic are cataloged in the same area. Find one book on the topic and look at the books on either side for additional information. Use the index of a book to determine if the term or topic is in the book. More scholarly books include multiple indexes (I.E. author index, subject index, scripture index).
7	Books Essential things you need for bibliographical data Author Title Place Publisher Year Pages if quoted Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publishers Name, Date of Publication. Pages used for paper. Chapman, Gary. Five signs of a functional family. Chicago, IL: Northfield Publishing, 1997. 144-151 p.
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11	Keywords Keywords are identified from the title, author, subject and note fields of a record.
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15	Authors Last names of authors are always used first, then followed by a comma and the author’s first name. Searching can be done by using only the last name of the author.
16	Call Numbers Call numbers are placed on the spine or front cover of the book which are to be used to locate the book on the shelf. The numbers identify the subject of the book. The letter and numbers identify the author of the book.
17	Dewey Decimal Classification There are two classification systems used. One is the Library of Congress classification system and the other is the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Overton Memorial Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Books are arranged on the shelved in numerical order according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System, which divides all books into ten classifications with numbers as follows:
18	"000-099" 000-099 GENERALITIES: encyclopedias, bibliographies 100-199 PHILOSOPHY: psychology, logic, ethics 200-299 RELIGION: Bible, church, theology 210 Natural religion 220 Bible 230 Christian doctrinal theology 240 Christianity, moral and devotional theology 250 Christianity, pastoral, parochial, etc. 260 Christianity, social and ecclesiastical theology 270 History and geography of the Christian church 280 Christian denominations and sects 290 Other religions and comparative religion 300-399 SOCIAL SCIENCE: sociology, family, economics, law, education, criminal justice, political science 400-499 LANGUAGE: dictionaries, grammars, readers in all languages 500-599 PURE SCIENCE: mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology 600-699 TECHNOLOGY: human physiology, agriculture, business 700-799 THE ARTS: architecture, sculpture, painting, music 800-899 LITERATURE: poetry, drama, and essays in all languages 900-999 HISTORY: general geography, travel, histories of all countries and ages, biographies
19	Journal Indexes Once the term is manageable, look in journal indexes for article citations of the latest research on the topic, term, text, or person. Journal a collection of scholarly articles on one subject geared to the serious student. Magazine a collection of popular-level articles geared to the general audience. Periodical is a newspaper, magazine, journal or other publication that is published at regular intervals (weekly, monthly, or quarterly).
20	Passwords for Databases User Name and Passwords for the databases that Overton Memorial Library subscribes to are available from the circulation desk for current HCU students. Current HCU students can also obtain the user names and passwords from the DE Librarian.
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25	ATLAS ATLA Religion Database with ATLASERIALS An index of religious periodicals dating back to 1949 or when the journal started, as well as over 80 full-text journals in religion.
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32	Journal Indexes Academic Search Elite via EBSCOHOST Full text for more than 2,000 serials, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed journals. Indexing and abstracts are provided for all 3,466 journals in the collection. Catholic Periodical and Literature Index An index covering Catholic periodicals and literature. Old Testament Abstracts A collection of abstracts covering topics in the Old Testament. New Testament Abstracts A collection of abstracts covering topics in the New Testament. Religion and Philosophy Collection A database covering 300 full text journals in the areas of religion and philosophy.
33	"EBSCO e-journals online" EBSCO e-journals online Full text of journals that the Overton Memorial Library subscribes to in print form. Guide to Social Science and Religion in Periodical Literature An index of social science and religious periodicals with coverage beginning in 1970. Religion and Theological Abstracts A database covering abstracts of religion and theology for 50 years.
34	Christian Periodical Index Christian Periodical Index An index of Evangelical Christian periodicals covering over 30 years.
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40	Southern Baptist Periodical Index Southern Baptist Periodical Index An index covering Southern Baptist periodicals.
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44	Restoration Serials Index Restoration Serials Index An index to churches of Christ periodicals and lectureships
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49	Journal Bibliographical Data Essential things you need for bibliographical data: Author Title Title of Journal (Source) Volume number Date Year Pages Last Name, First Name. “Title of the Article.” Title of Journal. Volume of journal, number or date of issue. Page number of article. Johnson, Samuel. “The Date of the Exodus.” Journal of Biblical Literature. 114, 4 (October 2002), 157-169.
50	Anatomy of a Citation The result of an ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials or similar article index/database search is usually a list of citations. These citations serve as pointers to where the searcher may locate the actual article. Citations list the author(s), title, source/journal, year and other information useful to finding or identifying the full text of the article. Below is an example of a citation.
51	"“No Son-of-God Christology in..." “No Son-of-God Christology in Matthew 1.18-25. By: Nolland, John Source: Journal for the Study of the New Testament, no 62 Je 1996, p 3-12. Publication Type: Article Full Text from ATLA: Click here for electronic resource” Parts of a Citation Author or Authors Nolland, John Title of the Article No Son-of-God Christology in Matthew 1.18-25 Type of Publication Article Journal Title (Source) Journal for the Study of the New Testament Volume and issue 62 Pages 3-12 Year Month 1996 Je [June]
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53	Internet Resources Look for reliable Internet resources. A full-text journal article read from the web is simply a journal article. The form in which it was read is irrelevant. Reliable Internet resources include postings by government agencies, articles by recognized scholars in a given field of study, and information gained from academic sites (IE, a professor's class notes). Anonymous articles are always treated as unreliable resources. Full text journal articles found on a database are NOT considered an Internet source.
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55	Plagiarism The following material was obtained from www.plagiarism.org from the research resources. The materials are printable handouts for educators. Simply put, plagiarism is the use of another's original words or ideas as though they were your own. Any time you borrow from an original source and do not give proper credit, you have committed plagiarism and violated U.S. copyright laws.
56	Why should I cite sources? Giving credit to the original author by citing sources is the only way to use other people’s work without plagiarizing. But there are a number of other reasons to cite sources: Citations are extremely helpful to anyone who wants to find out more about your ideas and where they came from. Not all sources are good or right – your own ideas may often be more accurate or interesting than those of your sources. Proper citation will keep you from taking the rap for someone else’s bad ideas. Citing sources shows the amount of research you’ve done. Citing sources strengthens your work by lending outside support to your ideas.
57	Preventing Plagiarism In a research paper, you have to come up with your own original ideas while at the same time making reference to work that’s already been done by others. Consult with your instructor Plan your paper Take effective notes When in doubt, cite sources Make it clear who said what Know how to paraphrase Evaluate your sources Not all sources on the web are worth citing
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