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Theology & Religion Library Research Resources

Recommended research resources for writing theology and religion term papers, MA synthesis papers, and MA Theses (including the Modern Language Association (MLA) and Turabian Style Guides). Please report all broken links and suggest new sites to Professor Tan: tan@xavier.edu

Step #1: Begin your research here

Step #2: Search XU Online Library Catalogs

Step #3: Search Online Catalogs of Other Research Libraries in Cincinnati

Step #4: Search Major Research Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)

Step #5: Request books/articles/dissertations through XU Library's InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Service

Step #6: Search specialized Google Search Engines for Academic Research

Step #7: Search for fulltext articles in Online Theology & Religion Databases

Step #8: Search using specialized Theology & Religion Databases accessible within XU Library only

Step #9: Search Fulltext Theology & Religion Electronic Journals

Step #10: Visit Online MLA/Turabian Style Guides for Term Papers, Syntheses Papers & MA Theses

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  2. XU Online Library Catalogs:


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  3. Online Catalogs of Other Research Libraries in Cincinnati:


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  4. Major Research Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)
    (NB: To access from an off-campus computer, you will need to login with your name and university ID)


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  5. XU Library's InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Service

    Once you have found the titles (books, journals, theses, dissertations, etc.) that you are looking for, you may borrow these titles by filling the appropriate online forms at Xavier University's InterLibrary Loan service. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.

    All undergraduate and graduate students are entitled to use the InterLibrary Loan service to borrow books, journals, theses, or dissertations. Please ensure that these titles are not found in XPLORE or OhioLink before you use the InterLibrary Loan service. Titles that are found in the OhioLink catalog should be requested using OhioLink directly.

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  6. Specialized Google Search Engines for Academic Research:

    Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.

    Google Scholar


    Google Book Search enables you to search for contents in books and view portions that are relevant to your research.

    Google Book Search


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  7. Online Theology & Religion Databases:
    (NB: To access links marked ** from an off-campus computer, you will need to login with your name and university ID)


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  8. Theology & Religion Databases accessible within XU Library only

    • Bible Works 7 (accessible from computer workstations 27, 28 & 29 only)
    • Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia

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  9. Fulltext Theology & Religion Electronic Journals


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  10. Online MLA & Turabian Style Guides for Term Papers, Synthesis Papers and MA Theses

    Modern Language Association (MLA) Style (Parentethical Citations):

    • MLA Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries) (read this first)

    • MLA Formatting & Style Guide (Purdue University's OWL) (another useful overview of the MLA citation system with detailed instructions)

    • MLA Parenthetical Documentation (St. Cloud State University) (read this for instructions on how to cite parentetical references in your paper)

    • MLA Style Guide (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries) (read this for instructions on how to format your bibliography/works cited page)

    Turabian Style (Footnote Citations):

    • Turabian Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison) (read this first)

    • Turabian Citation Guide (Concordia University Libraries) (read this for instructions on how to cite footnotes in your paper)

    • Turabian Style Guide (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries) (read this for instructions on how to format your bibliography/works cited page)

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Revision 2.0003. Originally created: 28 May 2007. Last updated: 15 January 2010.
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