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Religious Sects

Search Terms and Approaches to Researching Religion

BOOLEAN LOGIC
Use AND

Southern Baptists AND Taoism

USE TRUNCATION
Use *

Theolog*=
theology, theologies, theologian, theological

Phase Searching
Use Quotation Marks

"Southern Baptists"
"Muslim Converts"

KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER:

"RELIGION & law"

"RELIGIOUS symbols"

RELIGION & politics

SECULARIZATION

THEOLOG*

"RELIGIOUS literature"

PRAYER*

AFTERLIFE

ESCHATOLOGY

Salvation

Good & evil

Marriage

Famil*

Rites

GENDER

Feminism

VIdeo: Demonstration of Four Databases for REL 201 Project

Research Instruction: Religion

00:00 Introduction Rhonda Kitchens Academic Librarian rhondak@bigbend.edu
00:42 Discussion of research and tips
01:43 Keywords to consider
01:58 Demo: Religion & Philosophy Collection EBSCO
05:32 Demo: Homework Central Proquest USE Culturegrams
07:45 Demo: Proquest Research Library
10:13 Demo: eBooks EBSCO

DATABASES A-Z

While you have many databases to choose from, these might be a good place to start looking for the kinds of articles that you need.

Remember that from off-campus, you will need to enter your BBCC username and password without the @bigbend.edu

Religion and Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research. It includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy and philosophy of language.
Culturegrams This link opens in a new window Primary source cultural & statistical country reports World, kids, states and Canadian provinces Native recipes, interviews, photos and video. CultureGrams Online Database links users to all CultureGrams editions, including World, Kids, Provinces, and States material, in an engaging interface that can be accessed anywhere, anytime. It includes unlimited printing rights, along with exclusive online features: worldwide photo gallery, slideshows, video clips, famous people collection, Faces of the World interviews and a unique recipe collection that offers five homegrown recipes from all countries in the database. Plus, sortable (create-your-own) data tables help put dozens of facts into perspective. World Edition contains reports on more than 200 countries and cultures, focusing on twenty-five categories including history, personal appearance, gestures, family, economy, and more. Statistical tables and an extensive glossary make the World Edition perfect for student projects, research, and more.
Proquest Research Library This link opens in a new window A big collection of databases that you can search all at once. Use your keywords and make sure to select the "full text" button. You can also try using the "publications" option at the top right side of the search page to look in only those publications that have religion in the title. This is a different way of refining your search.
eBook EBSCO Collection This link opens in a new window Our collection of online titles, available electronically. Click on the link to search.
Religion & Philosophy: Gale OneFile This link opens in a new window Provides magazines and academic journal articles covering religion and the related areas of philosophy and anthropology. Use to study theological approaches to social issues, but also to learn about the impact that religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Full text coverage begins in 1983 for periodicals.
Humanities Abstracts This link opens in a new window Covers topics including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion and much more. Content includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and reviews.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources. Biology Chemistry Engineering Physics Psychology Religion and philosophy Science and technology Veterinary science Pythagorean theorem face masks COVID-19

Internet Links

Encyclopedia of Religion and Philosophy
From the Hartford Institute of Religion Research
Pew Research: Religion and Public Life

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Religious Sects

Search Terms and Approaches to Researching Religion

BOOLEAN LOGIC
Use AND

USE TRUNCATION
Use *

Phase Searching
Use Quotation Marks

KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER:

VIdeo: Demonstration of Four Databases for REL 201 Project

Research Instruction: Religion

DATABASES A-Z

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Quick Links

Religious Sects

Search Terms and Approaches to Researching Religion

BOOLEAN LOGIC Use AND

USE TRUNCATION Use *

Phase Searching Use Quotation Marks

KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER:

VIdeo: Demonstration of Four Databases for REL 201 Project

Research Instruction: Religion

DATABASES A-Z

Internet Links

Mission

Contact

509-793-2350 Toll Free: 877-745-1212 x2350

librarymail@bigbend.edu Building: 1800/Library & GCATEC Physical Address: 7611 Bolling St. Mailing Address: William C. Bonaudi Library, 7662 Chanute St. Moses Lake, WA 98837

Reserve Computer Lab 1801 or 1802

Our Team

BOOLEAN LOGIC
Use AND

USE TRUNCATION
Use *

Phase Searching
Use Quotation Marks

509-793-2350

Toll Free: 877-745-1212 x2350

librarymail@bigbend.edu

Building:
1800/Library & GCATEC

Physical Address:
7611 Bolling St.

Mailing Address:
William C. Bonaudi Library,
7662 Chanute St.
Moses Lake, WA 98837