Doctor of Ministry Research Guide

Introduction to Research/Research Help

• Research 101: An interactive, online tutorial covering research basics
• Ask a Reference Librarian
• Research Tips
• Library Tutorials
• Citing Your Sources

Reference Resources

Electronic Refernce Resources

• Oxford Reference Online [Oxford]: Includes Religion and Philosophy collection
• Luther's Works: Electronic version of the 55-volume set is available on the library's computer terminal (across from the reference and circulation desks) only.  Look for the "Libronix Digital Library System" icon.  A reference librarian will be happy to assist you.
• Encyclopedia of Religion [Macmillan Reference, 2005]
• New Catholic Encyclopedia [Gale, 2003]

Periodicals/Databases/Indexes (Finding articles and citations)

Selected Databases/Indexes

• ATLA: ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals.
• ProQuest Religion: Full-text access to over 100 academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers that address religious issues.
• Academic Search Premier: Most areas of academic study including religion.
• Ethnic Newswatch: Interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) full-text database of ethnic, minority, and native press publications.
• JSTOR: Full-text as a digital image in a range of disciplines including religion. (Coverage: Begins with first issue.  Most recent available issue will be 3-5 years old depending on publisher contract.)
• Additional Religion Databases: Take a look at our Religion Databases page for more options.

Journal Finder/Article Linker: Use this tool to search for journal titles by title or ISSN or browse for journals by title or subject area.

BearHunt: Use this tool to search multiple databases and CLICnet at one time.

Finding Books

Catalogs

• CLICnet: The shared catalog of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium
• OCLC: World Catalog, identifies books and journals owned by Concordia and other libraries
• Google Book Search

eBook Collections

• NetLibrary

Dewey Decimal System

• DeweyBrowser: OCLC's prototype, provides a visual interface for the Dewey Decimal System.  Use this tool to find a Dewey number for a topic and then browse our library's shelves or catalog. 

Supplementary Web Resources

• Google Scholar
• Book of Concord
• Global & Urban Ministries Database
• Missiological Research
• Missions
• Statistical Information
• Theology Websites