Finding Books

· How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.

· How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
Search in the OhioLINK Library Catalog, or start your search in the ODU Library Catalog and then click on the OhioLINK button at the top of the results screen to search statewide.

· To Help You Search in the Catalogs:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

Reference Books—A Selection

Reference books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the Top Floor of Spangler.

Almanacs

· Almanac of the Bible. R 220.0202 W661a

· Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. R 282.059 C363

Bible Atlases & Histories

· The Cambridge Companion to the Bible. R 220.9 C178, 1997

· The Cambridge History of the Bible. R 220.09 C178 3 vols.

· Eerdman’s Handbook of the Bible. R 220.02 E26h, 1973

· Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations. R 911.0901 H3362p, 2005

· Interdisciplinary Atlas of the Bible: Scripture, History, Geography, Archaeology and Theology.

R 220.9 P4131

· The Macmillan Bible Atlas. R 220.9 A285m, 1993

Bibles

· Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies. R 225.066 E153a, 2005

· Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible. R 2253066 E153a, 2005

· Complete Parallel Bible R 220.5 C737, 1993 [NRSV, REB, NAB, NJB]

· The Holy Bible. Revised Standard Version. R 220.52 R454c

· The Jerusalem Bible. R 220.52 J56

· New Catholic Edition of the Holy Bible. R 220.52 B4711n [Douay-Rheims]

· New American Bible. R 220.52 N532, 1974-75

· Synopsis of the Four Gospels. R 226.1 B47115s, 1982

Note: Many versions of the Bible are available in both the Main Stacks and Reference. Additional versions can be found by browsing the shelves under the call number "220.52."

Bibliographies

· A Critical Guide to Catholic Reference Books R 011.02 121c, 1980

· A Dominican Bibliography and Book of Reference, 1216 – 1992. R 016.271 A812d

· The Early Church: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature in English. R 016.23 R567e

· The Pauline Writings: An Annotated Bibliography. R 227.016 S428p, 2002

· Recent Reference Books in Religion. R 016.2 J649r, 1998

· The Synoptic Gospels: An Annotated Bibliography. R 016.226 M218s

· The Theology of the Church: A Bibliography, 1999. R 016.262 D883t

· Thomas Aquinas: International Bibliography, 1977-1990. R 016.23 I44t, 1993

Commentaries—Multivolume

· Anchor Bible Commentaries. R 220.5 A539. 40+ vols.

· Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament. R 225.7 An221o. 10+ vols.

· Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry series. R 221.7 B4549o. 12 vols.

· Collegeville Bible Commentary: Based on the New American Bible. R 220.7 C697, 1992. 2 vols.

· Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica. R 225.7 L626h. vols. 1-4

· International Critical Commentary series. R 220.7 I61. 40+ vols.

· Interpreting the New Testament. (New Testament Message series). R 225.7 N4207t. 20+ vols.

· An Introduction to the New Testament. R 225.6 B8146i

· New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT). R 225.7 N4203i. 10+ vols.

· New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT). R 221.7 N4203i. 10+ vols.

· New Interpreter's Bible. [Uses NIV, NRSV] R 220.7 A 149n. 12 vols.

· New Jerome Biblical Commentary. R 220.7 J55, 1990. 2 vols.

· Peake’s Commentary on the Bible. R 220.7 P357

· The Pillar New Testament Commentary. R 227.P644n 7 vols.

· Sacra Pagina series. R 225.7 Sa148p 15+ vols.

· The Twelve Prophets. R 221.7 B4549o vols. 8a and 8b

· The Zohar. R 396.162 Z74 2 vols.

Commentaries—Single Volume

· Harper Collins Bible Commentary. R 220.7 H234b, 2000

· The International Bible Commentary: A Catholic and Ecumenical Commentary for the 21^st Century. R 220.7 I61i, 1998

· Jewish New Testament Commentary. R 225 S456j, 1992

· Mercer Commentary on the Bible. R 220.7 M554, 1995

· A New Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture. R 220.7 O64, 1975

· Oxford Bible Commentary. R 220.7 O98b

· Oxford Bible Commentary on CD-ROM. R 220.7 O98b

Note: Many commentaries on single books of the Bible are in both the Main Stacks and Reference.

Concordances

· Eerdman's Analytical Concordance to the Rev. Standard Version of the Bible. R 220.52 W578e, 1988

· The New American Bible Concise Concordance. R 220.5 N4201a

· New World Dictionary-Concordance to the New American Bible. R 220.2 N532, 1970

· Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordance. R 220.5 G626z, 1999

· The Englishman’s Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old Testament: numerically coded to Strong’s exhaustive concordance. R 221.2 W662e, 1980

Dictionaries

Dictionaries of The Bible

· Anchor Bible Dictionary. R 220.3 A539, 1992 6 vols.

· Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM (with User Guide). R 220.3 A539b, 1997

· The Complete WordStudy Dictionary: New Testament. R 225.3 Z72c, 1994

· The Complete WordStudy Dictionary: Old Testament. R 221.3 B178c, 2003

· Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. R 220.3 D5614b, 1998

· A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels. R 220.3 H357d, 1908-1912 2 vols.

· Dictionary of New Testament Background. R 225.9503 D5646n, 2000

· Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible. R 220.3 E72d, 2000

· An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies. R 200.3 I894d, 2007

· Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. R 220.3 M554, 1990

· New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics. R 239.03 N4201d, 2006

· New Dictionary of Theology. R230.0321 N4201d, 1988

· The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary. R 220.3 U57n, 2005

· The SCM Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation. R 220.603 S94d, 1990

· Oxford Latin Dictionary. R 473.21 O27l

Dictionaries of Catholicism

· The A to Z of Catholicism. R 282.03 C6916a, 2001

· A Catholic Dictionary of Theology. R 203 C363th 3 vols

· Dictionary of Popes and the Papacy. R 262.13 L5914p, 2001

· Dictionary of Saints. R 282.0922 D3736s, 2005

· New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship. R 264.02 F499n, 1990

· New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. R 270.0922 W1686n, 2007

· The New Dictionary of Theology. R 282.03 K81n, 1987

· New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. R 248.03 N4207w, 2005

· New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. R 264.003 N4206s, 2002

Historical Dictionaries

· Backgrounds of Early Christianity. R 270.1 F3813b, 2003

· Concise Dictionary of Early Christianity. R 270.1 K29c, 1992

· Dictionary of Early Christian Literature. R 270.103 L5912d, 2000

· The Dictionary of the Reformation. R 270.603 L5914r

· Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism. R 284.103 G253h, 2001

· Historical Dictionary of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. R 270.6 H652d

· The Liturgical Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. R 264.015 D274I, 1993

Language Dictionaries and Lexicons

· Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Theological Dictionary. R 230.03 B7569c

· A Lexicon of St. Thomas Aquinas. R 189.4 T454De

· Thomas Aquinas Dictionary. R 230.203 S864

Directories

· Directory of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. R 282.7115 C364d, 2005

· National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States.

R262.1427 C2866n, 2005

· The Official Catholic Directory. R 282.058 O32, 2006

Encyclopedias

· Catholic Biblical Encyclopedia. R 220.3 S823c

· The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. R 297.03 G549c, 1991

· Eerdman’s Handbook to the History of Christianity. R 270 E26e, 1977

· Encyclopaedia Judaica. R 296.03 J92, 1973. 16 vols.

· The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History. R 282.7303 E56, 1997

· Encyclopedia of American Religious History. R 200.973 Q359, 2001 2 vols.

· Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature. R 809.933 E194c vols. 1—2

· Encyclopedia of Christianity. R 230 E56 1999

· Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. R 270.103 En194, 1998

· Encyclopedia of the Early Church. R 270.1 D619e, 1992. 2 vols.

· Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 2000. R 296.155 E5636d 2 vols.

· The Encyclopedia of Protestantism. R 280.403 E196p vols. 1-4

· The Encyclopedia of Religion. R 291.03 E42e, 1987

· Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics. R 322.1 En197r

· The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion. R 296.03 W484

· Encyclopedia of Theology: The Concise Sacramentum Mundi. R 201.1 R148e, 1975

· The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia. R 282.03 M7205c, 2004

· New Catholic Encyclopedia. R 282.03 N532c, 2003

· Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation. R 270.6 O98, 1996 4 vols.

· The Papacy: An Encyclopedia. R 282 D5618p 3 vols.

· Sacramentum Verdi: An Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology. R 220.3 B344 3 vols.

· Theotokos: A Theological Encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary. R 232.9103 O13m

Handbooks

· Almanac of the Bible. R 220.0202 W661a

· Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible.

R 230 C537b, 1993

· The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology. R 230.090 C1442r

· The Catechism of the Catholic Church. R 238.2 C357, 1994

· The Christian Faith. R230.2 C4625f

· Code of Canon Law, Latin-English edition. R 262.92 C363c, 1983

· Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition. R 238 C8613c 4 vols. + CD-ROM

· The Deaths of the Popes: Comprehensive Accounts, Including Funerals, Burial Places and Epitaphs. R 264.0209 R235d

· Decrees of Ecumenical Councils. R 262.52 D359e, 1990

· Foundations of Theological Study: A Sourcebook. R 230 V695f, 1991

· Guide to Religious Ministries: For Catholic Men and Women. R 254.5 G9416r, 2008

· Handbook of Biblical Criticism. R 220.6014 S83h, 2001

· Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters. R 220.60922 H6294h, 1998

· History of Theology: The Patristic Period. R 230 S744h

· Jesus in Context: Background Readings for Gospel Study. R 226.095 J4998c, 2005

· New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law. R 262.94 N42018c

· The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings. R 270.1 E33n, 2004

· The Prophetic Literature. R 220.6 I887b

· Readings in Christian Thought. R 230.08 K41r, 1990

· A Religious History of the American People. R 277.3 A285

· Theology: A Basic Synthesis for the College. Vol. 2: God and His Creation. R 230 C9173c, v.2

Reference Resources Online

Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM

Full-Text. Available at the Top Floor Service Center only (Reserve 220.4 A21b). Includes all entries in the six-volume Anchor Bible Dictionary as well as photos, drawings and bibliographies, and the King James and the New Revised Standard Versions of the Bible. May be checked out and loaded on any PC in Spangler.

Oxford Reference Online

Full-text. Brings together 100 dictionaries and other reference books in various subjects into one searchable database. Includes under Religion and Philosophy the following resources: dictionaries of the Bible, the Christian church, popes, and saints; dictionaries of Buddhism, Islam, and world religions; a companion to the Jewish religion; and a guide to people and places in the Bible.

Library Quick Reference
Links to several online resources for primary literature, including The Complete Works of Shakespeare. To access: Library homepage > Quick Reference > Etexts—Theology

Finding Articles

· Use an online research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.

· To access the databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Theology category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.

· To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print
by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.

Recommended Databases

ATLA Religion Database

Citations only. Features bibliographic information to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology, spanning 50 years. Updated semiannually.

Catholic Periodicals and Literature Index

Features articles in Roman Catholic periodicals, church promulgations, papal documents, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.

Index Theologicus

Citations only. Contains more than 163,000 bibliographical references from articles in more than 600 international theological journals, as well as Festschriften and conference publications. Available directly at http://www.ixtheo.de.

New Testament Abstracts
A product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to New Testament studies. Coverage: 1978 – present.

Old Testament Abstracts
A product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Coverage: 1978 – present.

Oxford Scholarship Online

Oxford Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library of the full text of over 1,350 Oxford books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Coverage includes the following areas: Biblical Studies; Theology; World Religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism; Church History; Early Christian Studies, and History of Christianity; Philosophy of Religion; Religion and Literature; Religion and Society; and Religion in the Ancient World.

Proquest Religion
Contains millions of articles originally published in magazines, newspapers, and journals.
To search the Religious Periodicals collection follow these three steps, 1) select the 'Collections' icon,
2) check the box next to 'Religious Periodicals', and 3) click 'Continue.'

Religion and Philosophy Collection
Covers such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

How Do You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library?

· Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find. Choose a TITLE search and type in the title of the journal or newspaper you desire.

· The library's journals and magazines are located:

(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section

A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at: http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp

· If you are looking for a specific article in a periodical, be sure to match issue number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine you need.

Finding Web Sites

A portal to Internet search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page.

In addition, listed below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information search.

Minimum recommended criteria for evaluating websites:

· Accuracy of the information

· Authority of the person or group responsible for the information

· When the information was created and last updated

For more information, view Evaluating Internet Sources & Search Tools on the Internet Search page.

Select Web Sites

Archeology, Atlases, and the Dead Sea Scrolls

· Bible Atlas Online http://www.anova.org/sev/atlas

· Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship
(Library of Congress) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/scrolls/toc.html

· Internet Archeology Resources http://www.cyberpursuits.com/archeo

· The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il

· PACE: Project on Ancient Cultural Engagement. http://pace.cns.yorku.ca/York/york/index.htm

The Bible Online

· All-in-One Biblical Resources Search: Bible Verses and Translations http://ntgateway.com/multibib/bible.htm

· Gutenberg Bible http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html

· New American Bible http://www.vatican.va/archive/bible/index.htm

· Navigating the Bible II [Hebrew Bible] http://bible.ort.org

· Online Bibles, Catholic Information Network http://www.cin.org/bible.html

Church Documents Online

· Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) http://www.ccel.org/

· Early Church Fathers, full text from CCEL http://www.ccel.org/fathers2

· Electronic New Testament Educational Resources http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/

· Fathers of the Church—Writings, Catholic Information Network http://www.cin.org/fathers.html

· Scripture Resources on the Web, from Pontifical College Josephinum http://www.pcj.edu/pcjlibrary/scriptur.htm

Church History

· Early Church Fathers, full text from CCEL http://www.ccel.org/fathers2

· The Ecole Initiative: Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World Wide Web http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb

Dictionaries, Concordances, Statistics, and other Reference Resources

· Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

· Christian Classics Etheral Library Reference Titles http://www.ccel.org/index/reference.html

· Electronic New Testament Educational Resources http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/

· Index Theologicus, Tübingen http://www.ixtheo.de/cgi-bin/ixtheo/maskeeng.pl?db=ixtheo

· Theological Webography – Encyclopedias and Other Reference Works http://www.ctsfw.edu/library/other-webography-encyclopedias.php

· Finding God in Cyberspace: E-texts, Online Reference Works http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents.htm

· Pocket Catholic Dictionary (Abridged version of the Modern Catholic Dictionary) http://www.therealpresence.org/dictionary/adict.htm

Gateways to Information in Theology on the Web

· Biblical Studies on the Web http://www.bsw.org

· Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents.htm

· The New Testament Gateway http://www.ntgateway.com

· Religious Studies Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~lipton

· Virtual Religion Index http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/index.html

· Wabash Center: Biblical Studies http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/internet/bible2.htm

Judaism

· Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory http://www.jewishstudies.virtualave.net/index.shtml

· Internet Resources for Jewish Studies http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/jew/internet.htm

· Jewish Encyclopedia [contents of 12-vol. encyclopedia originally published 1901-1906] http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com

· Jewish Virtual Library http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource

· Judaism 101 http://www.jewfaq.org

· Web Sites for Jewish Studies http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/jewsub.htm

· A Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica, by John Lightfoot (1602-1675) http://philologos.org/__eb-jl/

Periodicals Web Sites

· Biblical Archaeology Review http://www.bib-arch.org/bswb_BAR/indexBAR.html

· Bible Review http://www.bib-arch.org/bswb_BR/indexBR.html

· Journals, from the New Testament Gateway http://www.ntgateway.com/journals.htm

· Theology Today http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/

Protestantism

· Baptist Church http://www.baptist.org

· Christian Church Disciples of Christ http://www.disciples.org/

· Church of God International http://www.cgi.org/

· Lutheran Church http://www.lutheranworld.org

· Presbyterian Church (USA) http://www.pcusa.org/

· Religious Studies Web Guide: Christian Resources (by denomination) http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/christian1.html

· United Church of Christ http://www.ucc.org/index.php

Roman Catholicism

· All Catholic Church Ecumenical Councils http://www.piar.hu/councils

· The Catholic Church, from Pontifical College Josephinum http://www.pcj.edu/pcjlibrary/catholicresources.htm

· Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

· A Catholic Guide to Biblical Interpretation http://www.kenrickparish.com/gresham/contents.htm

· Catholic Information Network http://www.cin.org

· Catholic Resources on the Net http://www.zpub.com/un/pope/unpope-r.html

· Ex Corde Ecclesia http://www.cin.org/jp2/excorde.html

· The Mary Page, at the University of Dayton http://www.udayton.edu/mary/

· Order of Preachers (Dominican) Homepage http://www.op.org/international/english/index.html

· Papal Encyclicals and Announcements http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Indices/subs/encyclicals.html

· Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus http://www.colsdioc.org/

· Theology Library, at Spring Hill College http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/

· Vatican Web Page http://www.vatican.va/

Finding Videos

· How to find Videos in the ODU Library:

From the library homepage, click on Audiovisuals & Media, select ODU Library Catalog, and
search the catalog:

· By KEYWORD and limit your search to MATERIAL TYPE: Audiovisuals

· By AUTHOR or TITLE if you are looking for a specific actor, director, or title.

Or from the library homepage, click on Audiovisuals & Media, select List of DVDs and Videos, and browse through the listing.

§ How to find Online Videos:

From the library homepage, click on Audiovisuals & Media, select Digital Media Center Databases, select DMC Databases, then scroll down until you see Digital Video Collection and click on OhioLINK Access only. Search by keyword or browse by subject.

Select Videos

All videos are located in the Library’s Audiovisual (A/V) Materials collection on the top floor of Spangler.

Christianity

· Church History series. 282.73 C561, 1987 5 video cassettes