STH: Library Workshops and Instruction

Instructor(s): 

Stacey Duran, Instruction & Collection Development Librarian, Boston University School of Theology Library.

Summary:

This workshop presents the STH Library's E-Resources page, its carefully curated list of religion and theology related databases, and the ATLA Religion database with ATLASerials PLUS.

Outcomes:

Participants will learn to:

• Navigate to the BU STH Library E-Resources page, and
• Choose appropriate databases for their research needs.

In the ATLA Religion database with ATLASerials PLUS, participants will learn to:

• search for and discover articles, book reviews, and book chapter citations,
• download, save, and email full-text articles,
• save citations, search results, and searches,
• search for articles related to specific Biblical scripture citations and pericopes (passages) using the ATLA Hierarchical Scripture Authority,
• and to broaden the search scope to search across other relevant EBSCO databases simultaneously.

Slides, Handouts, and Videos:

• The School of Theology Library's e-resources page.
• Tutorial: Choosing and Using Keywords

ACRL Information Literacy Framework: Searching as Strategic Exploration.

Fall 2020 Workshops took place remotely via Zoom and were recorded for the benefit of those unable to attend.