Transcript Bible as Literature - American University in Bulgaria

The Bible as Literature
AUBG Library Resources
Gergana Georgieva
Information Literacy Librarian
2010
Overview
• Basic Steps of Library Research
• Resources and services available
• How to get help?
The 7 Steps of Research
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Identify and develop your topic
Find background information
Use the online catalog to find books
Find periodicals articles (print and electronic)
Find Internet resources
Evaluate what you have found
Cite what you find using a standard format for
your bibliography
Identify and develop your topic
• State your topic as a question.
• Find keywords that describe your topic
• Test the keywords
Keywords
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Bible
Biblical
Interpreter
Interpretation
Criticism
History
Commentaries
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Literature
Language
Style
Narration
Bible as literature
Background information
• Common background sources
• Why background sources?
• How to use background sources
effectively?
• Bibliographies
Step 2: Print
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The new Westminster dictionary of the Bible
Ref BS440 .G4 1970
The Interpreter's dictionary of the Bible : an illustrated encyclopedia
identifying and explaining all proper names and significant terms and
subjects in the Holy Scriptures, including the Apocrypha, with attention to
archaeological discoveries and researches into the life and faith of ancient
times
Ref BS440 .I63 1991
The Oxford guide to people & places of the Bible
Ref BS570 .O94 2001
Harper's encyclopedia of Bible life
Ref BS440 .M5 1978
Step 2: Electronic
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Oxford Reference Online
– A Dictionary of the Bible
– The Oxford Companion to the Bible
– The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the
Bible
Books
• Why do we consult books?
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Authorship
Analysis
Multiple viewpoints
Additional resources
Step 3: Print Books
• On-line catalog
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Subclass BS – Bible
Bible as literature -- Textbooks.
BIBLE AS LITERATURE.
Bible -- Commentaries.
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. English -- Versions.
Bible -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
– Bible -- Language, style.
Step 3: Electronic books
• Ebrary
– Dialogues of the Word : The Bible as Literature
According to Bakhtin
– History of the English Bible as Literature
– Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God : Fantasy
and Ideology in the Bible
– John's Gospel
– The Biography of Ancient Israel: National Narratives
in the Bible
Step 4: Find periodicals articles
• Electronic Periodicals
– Electronic Journals Portal
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Journal of Bible and religion
Biblical interpretation
Journal of Biblical literature
Journal of the Society of Biblical
Literature and Exegesis
• Review of biblical literature
Step 4: Find periodicals articles
• Databases:
– CEEOL
– DOAJ
– EBSCO
– JSTOR
– ProQuest Central
Find Internet resources
• Search engines
– http://www.biblegateway.com/
– http://www.olivetree.com/bible/
• Directories
– http://www.bible-researcher.com/links02.html
– Google Directory
• Discipline Specific Resources
Evaluate
• S – Scope – are all aspects of the topic covered
• T – Treatment – is the information free from bias
• A – Authority – are the authors qualified to
provide this information
• R – Relevance – does it address your topic
• T – Timeliness – Is the information current for
your purpose
Cite
• Most common styles of citing
– Modern Language Association (MLA)
– American Psychological Association (APA)
Searching: How to be Effective?
• Narrow your search
– Be more specific
– Use phrases
– Add a discriminating or qualifying word or
phrase
• Broaden your search
– Use lower case
– Use truncation
Ask a Librarian
• At Reference/Circulation desk
• Virtual Reference
Monday-Friday 9.00-17.00
• By e-mail:
[email protected]
• By phone:
888 341/354
• And more …
Thank you!
Contact us:
Tel.: (73) 888 341/354
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