The librarians at the School of Theology Library have prepared the following research guides to highlight the major reference works, journals, literature, electronic resources, and more within given subject areas. All this is meant to assist the STH community in their research!
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Doctoral-Level Courses:
Library staff is frequently creating and sharing new guides, videos, and tutorials to our website for the benefit of our users, both at the point of need and here!
Getting Started at the Theology Library
• Introduction to the Theology Library Brochure
• Library Floor Plan Guide
• Research Guides
• Guide to MyPrint
• Using Databases and Finding Articles
• Setting Up EBSCO Journal Alerts
• Doctoral Colloquium
• Guide to Finding Biblical Commentaries
• Guide for Local Area Clergy
• How to Read Workshop Slides
Avoiding Plagiarism
• Plagiarism and Citing Sources Brochure
Interlibrary Loan
• Interlibrary Loan Handout
• Requesting Resources Not at BU: Using ILLiad to Place ILL Requests
• Borrow In-Person at Other Libraries in Boston
Archival Research
• Records Management at Local Churches and accompanying handout.
• Conducting Archival Research
Dissertation Information
• Thesis Formatting Requirements
• Guide for Theses and Dissertations
Non-English Resources
• Multi-Lingual Glossary of Library Terms
Faculty and TF-RF Guides
• Borrowing Privileges for TFs and RFs
• Leganto and Course Reserves
The School of Theology Library hosts a weekly workshop series Wednesdays at 1pm in the Library Instruction Room (209). Our Workshops home page is here.These workshops, hosted by several of our library staff, are designed to assist our users with locating and accessing resources vital for their research, mastering use of software like Bibleworks, and properly citing sources and avoiding instances of plagiarism.
