BOOKS:  QUEST, our computerized catalog, provides access to the materials in our library.  Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings to identify the best subject headings for your topic.  Some relevant topics include:

PERIODICALS:

Periodical indexes provide the most efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.  Following are some indexes you might want to use for this project:

ATLA, (via PLU Library Home page)
Electronic version of Religion Index

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index,  (1967/68+ Index Area refAI3.C33)
Indexes journals and newspapers from the Catholic press.

EBSCOhost Academic Search FullTEXT Elite   (via PLU Library home page)
The first place to search, this comprehensive index covers over 3,100 scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including  religion.  Coverage  prior to 1990 is sparse. Some full text for 1,000+ publications.

Humanities Index, (1974-1999 Index Area, refAI3.R51)(via PLU Library Home page)
Indexes sources from all areas of the humanities including philosophy, religion, history, and literature.

Religion Index One:  Periodicals, (1949+ Index Area ref Z7753.A52 & via ATLA)
Provides subject and author indexing to journal articles from 400 major publications in religion, theology, and biblical studies.  Author index provides abstracts.  Included book reviews until 1987.

Religion Index Two:  Multi-Author Works, (1977+ Index Area, ref Z7753.A522 & via ATLA)
Indexes books that are collections of essays or chapters written by several authors.

Index to Book Reviews in Religion, (Index area, ref Z7753.I5 & via ATLA)
Provides access to book reviews.  Prior to 1987 book reviews were included in “Religion Index One”.
 

LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Periodicals are arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system.  Use QUEST to identify the call number of the journal you need.  Current issues of journals are shelved on the first floor.  Older issues (bound volumes and microfilm) are interfiled with the books in the main collection on the second and third floors.
 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Translations Of The Writings Of The Fathers Down To A.D. 325 (ref.BR60.A62S39)
Atlas of the Bible (ref BS620.R6 1985)
Atlas of the Biblical World (ref BS630.B337 1971)
Atlas of the early Christian World  (ref.G1046.E4M6 1959)
The Concise Dictionary Of Early Christianity (ref.BR95.K395 1992)
Coptic encyclopedia (ref.BX130.5.C66 1991)
A Dictionary of Christian biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines (ref.BR95.D5 1974)
Dictionary of Christian theology (ref.BR95.A54 1985)
Dictionary of Christianity in America (ref.BR515.D53 1990)
Encyclopedia of American religions (ref.BL2525.M449)
Encyclopedia of Christianity (ref.BR95.E8913 1999)
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity (ref.BR162.2.E53 1997)
Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church (ref.BR95.O8 1997) {older copies are in the same call number area on the third floor}
Religions of the world (ref.BL80.2.H66 1991)
 

OTHER INTERESTING SOURCES

From Jesus to Christ the first Christians (VIDEO BR162.2.F76x 1998)
A Peculiar people (VIDEO BR165.P4)
The Dead Sea Scrolls (VIDEO BM487.D57x 1993)
 

INTERNET

Nate Wilson's Early Church History Timeline 100-600 A.D. (http://www.ris.net/~nwilson/chhistry.htm)
Bibliography Of The History Of Christian Thought: Early Church to Scholasticism with Special Emphasis on the Patristic Era (http://www.bethel.edu/~rakrob/files/PATRISTC.htm)
Augustine of Hippo (http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html)
Scrolls From The Dead Sea (http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html)
Guide to Early Church Documents (http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html)
The Ecole Glossary(http://cedar.evansville.edu/~ecoleweb/glossary.html)
 

BEYOND PLU

PLU's library may not own all of the materials you want to use.  You may either order them from Interlibrary Loan or go to a local library personally.  We are part of a consortium of libraries that includes:  Northwest College, St. Martin's College, University of Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific University, and Seattle University.  You may use your PLU ID card to check out materials from these libraries.  If you wish to order from Interlibrary Loan, be sure to allow sufficient time for the materials to arrive.

If you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an appointment with me for personal research assistance.

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