1. Online Library Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students
Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library
Curt Le May: Library Director / Theological Librarian
The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity &
The University of St. Thomas Libraries

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5. Online Library Research Skills for Non-Traditional Students
Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library
Curt Le May: Library Director / Theological Librarian
The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity &
The University of St. Thomas Libraries

6. UST Libraries
UST has four libraries:
-O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
(Undergraduate library - includes Philosophy books)
-Charles J. Keffer Library
(Graduate Level - Education and Business)
-Schoenecker Law Library - AND…

7. The graduate theology library of
University of St. Thomas and
The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity

8. Staff
 Curt Le May, Library Director, Theological Librarian
& Reference
 Betsy Polakowski, Serials and Cataloging
(Reference Back-up)
 Conie Borchardt, Circulation Department Supervisor, is your
first point of contact

9. Facilities
 Reference Room:
-Quiet Study
-Wireless
-Outlets for laptops
-Scanner and Photocopiers
-Reference books
-Current Periodicals
 Stacks:
-Circulating book collection and periodical back files on five tiers
-Call number ranges are on signs near elevator and each stairwell

10. LOWER LEVEL
 Meeting Room
(meetings, lectures)
 Group Study
(sign out at desk or register online)
 Bathrooms

11. Second Floor
New: Quiet Study Room

12. Where do I start?
University of St. Thomas Home Page
http://www.stthomas.edu/

16. ***UST Libraries Have a New Web Page

19. Where do I start?
With a good Thesis Statement

20. What is a thesis statement?
Clearly expresses the central argument of your
paper
Usuallya single sentence in your first
paragraph
Must be concise and well-written
Tellsthe reader what to expect from the rest of
the paper

21. BRAINSTORMING:
Developing a thoughtful thesis statement
• TOPIC: Interfaith Marriage
• Focus: Jewish-Christian Marriage from the Jewish Viewpoint
• Brainstorming Questions:
• Can they have a religious wedding if the other spouse doesn’t convert?
• Are there rules about the religion in which they must raise their children?
• How many couples leave their religions altogether because they don’t
worship together?
• Can they have two different wedding ceremonies?
• What does Canon Law say about a Catholic party in this situation?

22. BRAINSTORMING:
The process for developing a thoughtful thesis
statement
Sample Persuasive Thesis Statement:
Interfaith marriage is not acceptable in several branches of
Judaism.
[For example it is forbidden in Orthodox Judaism and although Conservative
Judaism does not approve of intermarriage, it encourages acceptance of the non-
Jewish spouse within the family, hoping that such acceptance will lead to the
spouse's conversion to Judaism.]

23. BRAINSTORMING:
The process for developing a thoughtful thesis
statement
Sample Persuasive Thesis Statement:
Almost half of all American children must cope, at some
point in their lives, with the disintegration of their
parents' marriage.
(e.g., Some favor joint physical custody because they say it allows both
parents to remain involved in their children's lives. But others say that
forcing a child to live in two homes is disruptive and makes an already
difficult situation worse.”

24. Be Flexible!
 It is perfectly okay to change
your thesis.
 The evidence may lead you to a
conclusion you didn’t think you’d
reach.

25. Is it clear and
understandable?
UST Center for Writing
http://www.stthomas.edu/writing/

27. The Nitty Gritty: Where do I start?
• Think about your topic
• Focus your topic
• Develop a Research Strategy

28. Developing a Research Strategy
 You need to know
how to:
 Brainstorm Terms =
finding the right
keywords
 Build a Keyword Search
= stringing the right
words together to pull
out information (articles
and books)

29. Keyword Searching is, well, KEYYYYY

30. Advanced Keyword Searching Tips
 Skip insignificant words: e.g., "of” – „an”-- “to” –
”the”
 Phrase search: when two or more terms are
always used together, put them in quotes e.g.
“Family Planning“ or “Marriage Preparation”

31. Advanced Keyword Searching Tips
 BRAOADENDING YOUR SEARCH WITH KEYWORDS
 Very broad term = a single term, e.g. Marriage
 Truncation = Christ* or Christ? = Christ, Christian/s,
Christianity
 Broader yet = add the term "or" between synonyms,
e.g., Marriage or Wedding or Matrimony or Nuptials

33. Focus your topic using “and” / “not” searches.
Topic: Battered Spouses
Use an “and” or “not” search:
and:
domestic and violence and spousal and abuse
not:
spousal and abuse not emotional

34. Christian Marriage – Library Research Guide

35. Using the Summon
Search Feature
 One search: searches books, journals, articles, films, etc.
 Use the limits on the left side to narrow your search.

37. keywords
Caveat: To broaden your search, sometimes you don‟t want to
click FT Only as there may be journals in the stacks that aren‟t
indexed in some databases)

38. Finding Books

39. Use CLICnet to find books and AV materials

40. Example Keyword Search
Possible Keywords
Add to keyword “marriage”
Canon Law
Sacrament Church Wedding
Church
Church Commitment
Theology Civil Marriage
Preparation
Civil Ceremony
Laws
Secular Civil Union
Secular
Court House

41. Sample keyword search

42. Keyword Search

43. Author Search in CLICnet
Blue hyperlinks are LC Subject Headings
Click on them for more books like this one.

44. Subject Search in CLICnet
Subject: see blue hyperlink above Click on it

45. Subject Search in CLICnet
Reference Books don‟t leave library

46. Oops – and this one is not housed at Ireland Library …
Request from another library – comes in 48 hours
SCU Circ Collection

47. Where do you want to pick it up?

48. Articles, Databases and
E-Resources

49. Magazines vs. Journals
 Current.
 Scholarly Journals vs. Magazines.

 Scholarly Journals are for scholars and
researchers = you….
 Newspapers /News Magazines: NYT; WSJ

50. Refereed Journals
 Scholarly peer review (also known as
refereeing)

51. Finding articles using our library.
We use databases for this.

52. To find articles you use databases

53. Databases for Theological Study
 Academic Search Premier Good Starting Place
Multidisciplinary. full-text articles.
 ATLA Religion Database
Theology articles, essays, reviews / Scripture Search
 Catholic Periodical Index
Catholic articles, book reviews, documents
 JSTOR
Full text articles from over 30 religious studies periodicals
 Family Studies Abstracts
On Families and Family Studies
CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Two sides of an issue

54. Using Databases Off-campus via Ezproxy

55. Top Theological Database
ATLA Religion Database
Theology articles, essays, reviews / Scripture Search

56. Keyword Search in Academic Search Premier
Topic:
Single parent family

57. Obtaining Periodical Articles
from other Libraries
 Articles can be obtained by visiting the
library in person and making copies
(periodicals cannot be checked out.)
 Articles NOT available through the UST
libraries can be requested through
interlibrary loan.
 Do not pay for any articles you find
on the Internet

58. Obtaining books in person from other libraries
CLIC Consortium Libraries:
Present your UST I.D. to check out books.

59. Interlibrary Loan
 Books:
○ Check CLICnet before submitting.
○ CLICnet requests are faster.
 Journal articles:
○ No charge.
○ Again do not pay for articles you find on the Internet.
○ Come as a pdf file in your email.
 ILLiad System – use this for Interlibrary Loans:
○ Electronic delivery of journal articles.
○ Get an email your book is in.
○ Don’t pay for articles on the internet – get citation and get
○ them free through ILL.

60. Use WorldCat to search beyond our area and
to initiate an Interlibrary Loan

63. To find course reserves…

65. Style Manuals & Citation Guides
There are several different "styles" to use to write a citation for
your bibliographies. Here are some examples:
 MLA Style, Turabian Style, APA Style

68. CYBERSPACE
Be careful what you quote…

69. Better Google Searches…..

70. Google Books…..

71. Search in Google Books

72. Google Scholar (for Journal Articles,
Academic Papers, etc.

73. So, what can I take home?

74. Borrowing Information
Periodicals and reference materials
cannot be checked out.
Borrow books with a valid UST ID.
Books are checked out for six weeks;
they can be renewed twice.

75. Research Guides by Subject
Theology
And
Religion
Guides

78. Library Research Guides:
Theology and Religion

79. Scroll down
even more..
Filed by course number Guide for your class

82. Reference Service
 Help with papers and
research projects
 Help with Electronic
Resources
 Teach library skills on an
individual basis
 Consultations by
appointment
 Telephone and email