Library Catalog
Library Databases
2. Borrowing/Accessing Books
- The Congregational Library
- Online Books
- Ebrary
- Oxford Scholarship Online
- Ministry Matters
- DMin Dissertations
via Dissertations and Theses database
- via Drew catalog (in simple search enter: (D.Min) and (Drew)
- Accessing online books through the Drew catalog
- Accessing online books through Summon
- Accessing (parts of) books through Google Books [example]
- Requesting scans of essays in print books
3. Library Catalogs
- Drew Library's catalog
- Searching for author and/or title
- Searching for subject matter (LCSH)
- Worldcat and Worldcat.org
4. Subject Encyclopedias
- Databases
- Individual Online Titles (most also in print form)
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- New Catholic Encyclopedia (see under Religion)
- Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- Encyclopedia of World Methodism, vol 1 and vol 2
- Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling
- New Interpreter's Handbook of Preaching
- Encyclopedia of Postmodernism
- Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
- Encyclopedia of Social Work
- Leading Forward: Successful Public Leadership amidst Complexity, Chaos and Change
- Doing Qualitative Community Research
- Qualitative Research in Action
- Research Interviewing: The Range of Techniques
- Some useful titles in print form
- New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship, 2002 (Ref. BV173 .N49)
- New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, 2005 (Ref. BV4488 .N49)
- Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching, 1995 (Ref. BV4211.2 .C583)
- Encyclopedia of Leadership, 2004 (Ref. HD57.7 .E53)
- Finding reference sources on your own
- Through the library catalog (select Advanced Search, and under "Materials" select Reference Books)
- Through Summon (after your search, from the limiters on the left select Reference)
- Through a library shortcut: Reference Works
- Through a librarian
5. Bibliography
6. Periodical Databases
- ATLA (see under A here) [a guide, & another guide]
- OT and NT Abstracts (see under O or N here)
- PsycInfo (see under P here) (for pastoral psychology and leadership studies)
- SocIndex (see under S here)
- Academic Search Premier (see under A here)
- Business Source Elite (see under B here) (for leadership studies)
- ERIC (under E here) (for leadership studies in education)
- Ethnic Newswatch
- Summon, to find journal articles
- Google Scholar (set to Drew under Library Links)
7. Some Individual Journal titles
8. Recommended Public Websites
- Research in Ministry [index to DMin dissertations]
- Theological Research Exchange Network
- Text This Week
- Unbound Bible
- Strong's Concordance
- Graffiti for DMin Students on the Fly
- for a great classified list of websites in religious studies: Wabash Center
- for a classified list of Drew-recommended websites check under Religion and Theology here
9. Bibliographic Style
- Chicago Manual of Style
- A Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- A Guide from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
- A handy print guide
- Converting from library style to Chicago style
- Endnote citation manager
10. Some Guides to Writing