Resources for Research : Allison Library and UBC Campus

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Resources for Research Allison Library and
UBC Campus
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Everything is freely available on the Internet

• Most scholarly resources found
• In print or
• Through subscription and password protected
  databases

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Key Resources for a Good Paper

• Reference sources
• Includes subject encyclopedias (not Wikipedia),
  dictionaries, etc.
• Provide good overview of topic and useful
  terminology for further research
• Found in the Reference section of library
• Library catalogue(s) Allison / VST, UBC, St.
  Marks
• Search for books
• Subject headings
• Journals/ serials
• Articles
• Indexes, either print or electronic databases

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library.regent-college.edu
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Subject headings

• Best way to search
• Found in the record of an item on the catalogue
• Also in the Library of Congress Subject Headings
  (LCSH)
• Big red books by reference desk

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Subject Searching

• Click on a title to find the complete information
  and subjects
• Subjects can provide other terminology for
  further searching
• Each of the subjects is hyper-linked and will
  take you to titles with that particular subject
  heading

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Journal articles

• Print or electronic formats (full text)
• Found in indexesprint and/or computer databases
• Indexes
• provide information about the article (citation)
• may provide abstract
• may include full text

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Journal Databases

• Allison Library online databases requiring
  username password (available at circulation
  desk)
• Ebsco databases
• ATLAmain database for theology and religion
• Some full-text articles
• Scripture search function (also on NTA OTA)
• New Testament Abstracts (NTA)
• Old Testament Abstracts (OTA)
• Catholic Periodical Literature Index (CPLI)
• Christian Periodical Index

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Journal databases (Allison)

• Religious and Theological Abstracts (RTA)
• Some overlap with above sources
• For best results, search several databases
• ProQuest Religion database
• Mostly full text

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Journal databases (UBC)

• Useful databases through UBC library website
• www.library.ubc.ca
• must have a UBC card to access these
• Academic Search Complete
• multi-disciplinary database includes some
  religion and theology
• mostly full text
• JSTOR
• multi-disciplinary database, generally providing
  full runs of journals
• mostly full text

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Journal databases (cont.)

• Philosophers Index
• Provides abstracts from books and journals of
  philosophy and related fields
• Eric
• Citations and abstracts from education-related
  journals
• Think broadlyeducation covers a wide array of
  topics
• PsychINFO and 3 other Psych databases
• Citations and summaries from psychology-related
  journals
• MLA
• for literature, but no full-text
• Many more

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Subject Guides from UBC

• Useful for indicating which databases (and some
  print resources) to search
• Most subjects for Regent students will be in the
  Arts and Humanities
• But may be other possibilities
• E.g. Family studiesfor some APPL courses or
  subjects
• Business/ commercefor some INDS courses or
  subjects

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UBC databases

• You must set up your computer with VPN or proxy
  server before connecting to UBC databases
• Click on the Connecting from home link for
  instructions on how to do this

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VPN and CWL

• Regent students cannot register for CWL directly
  on UBC site
• Go to Regents Student Services reception on
  lower floor for CWL request form
• Once you have a CWL, follow the instructions to
  set up your computer with the VPN according to
  your computers operating system
• (See previous slide or UBC site)

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Proxy Server

• If you dont have a CWL you can still access the
  UBC databases via the proxy server
• More steps involved each time
• UBC recommends the VPN

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E.g. If you use Firefox, click the Text images
icon for instructions to set up the proxy server.
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Here it tells you and shows you exactly what to
do to set the proxy server.
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Proxy Server

• Once you have set the proxy server, go back to
  the database front page to connect
• A box will appear to enter your username and
  password

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Entire number from the back of your UBC card
Last 5 digits of your username number, until you
change it.
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Username and password

• If you are using the VPN,
• username and password is your CWL username and
  password
• If you are using the library proxy server,
• username is entire number on the back of your UBC
  card (beginning with 29424)
• Password is the last 5 digits of that same number
  until you change it

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You can search several databases simultaneously.
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See the guide for searching Ebsco databases on
the Allison Library website, under the How do I
tab, then Find journal articles
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J. R. Allison Library Website Resources

• www.allisonlibrary.regent-college.edu
• Provides info for many types of resources
• Info from this session available here

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Questions about your research? Need help with
databases, etc.?

• Please feel free to ask any of the other library
  staff, for help anytime. Were here to help!
• If you would like to have hands on experience
  searching the UBC databases, there is a workshop
  in the library
• Wednesday, Oct 8th from 1-2 pm.
• There is also a session for using a great program
  to help you quickly format footnotes and
  bibliographies.
• Wednesday, Oct. 1st from 1-2 pm.
• Please sign up at the circulation desk.