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ACCESSING CHURCH HISTORY RESOURCES

Internet

Stuff you can check out (circulating)

Reference works

Journals and periodicals

THIS PRESENTATION IS ACCESSIBLE ON THE LIBRARY COMPUTERS

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Internet Sites you might like:

Theology from A Bunch of Dead Guys™ Ante-Nicene Fathers - The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325 Guide to Early Church Documents NOBTS Church History Resourcesreligion-online.org

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Stuff you can check out (circulating resources)

Favorite places to look for church history in the MEADE MEMORIAL LIBRARY:

270 Christian church history

271 Religious orders in church history

272 Persecutions in church history

273 Heresies in church history

The 900’s

To help you find your way around: Dewey Decimal System of library classification

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Stuff you can check out (Interlibrary Loan)

Where to look for books in other libraries

First SearchAuthorization: 100-151-550

Password: xnner2hxp

Select “World Cat”

When you select a book we don’t have, ask a librarian to place an Interlibrary Loan request

Remember to allow time for the book to arrive

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Reference Works: REF 270’SStart looking in:

Schaff, Philip: History of the Christian Church REF 270 SCH (also available for checking out: 270 SCH )Latourette, Kenneth Scott: A History of the Expansion of Christianity REF 270 LAT (also available for checking out: 270 LAT)Church History Dictionaries: Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church REF 270.03 CROChurch History Encyclopedias: Encyclopedia of Early Christianity REF 270.1 FER

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Reference Works: Atlases

It always helps to have maps and pictures:

The Times Atlas of World History REF 911 TIM

Atlas of the Christian Church REF 912.12 CHA

New Bible Atlas REF 912.33

Atlas of the World’s Religions REF 912 SMA

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Journals & PeriodicalsSome journals & periodicals we hold in the

library:Church HistoryChristian HistoryChristian CenturyJournal of Ecclesiastical HistoryJETS (Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society)Bib Sac (Bibliotheca Sacra)

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Finding Articles in the Library

Check the print journal indexes Religion Index One

Christian Periodical Index

When you find an article you like, check the Meade Memorial Library Holdings List

Some journals have their own indexes

Browse in a particular journal title section

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Finding Articles in the LibraryGo online:

First SearchAuthorization: 100-151-550Password: xnner2hxp Select “Article First”

When you find an article you like, check the Meade Memorial Library Holdings List

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Journals & PeriodicalsWhen you want full-text journal articles online:

First SearchAuthorization: 100-151-550Password: xnner2hxp Select “Article First”$.05 per page you print

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Ask for Help

Access is our most important mission!

The Director and Staff of the Meade Memorial Library encourage you to ask for assistance

So, please take a moment and ask

In addition, you may email questions to cullman@christianlifecollege.edu