Libraries
Frequently Asked Questions
Responses to questions often asked by Bethany and ESR folks about- Doing research
- Getting the materials
- Creating and managing citations
- Technical problems in library research
Doing research
- Where do I begin?
- Can I search these databases from off-campus?
- How do I find books?
- How do I find electronic books?
- How do I search for articles?
- How do I choose a database?
- I only want to see what is online
- How do I find a Bible commentary?
- How do I search for articles on particular scripture passages?
- Are there encyclopedias and dictionaries online?
- I can't find anything on my topic!
- Why should I use library databases instead of Google?
- How can I tell if a website is any good?
Getting materials
- The article I want won't display, or isn't online
- What is SFX?
- How can I find out if a particular magazine or journal is online somewhere?
- How do I get my hands on a book or article that isn't online?
- Can you mail me a book?
- How do I renew books online?
- How long does Document Delivery take?
- How do I do Interlibrary Loan?
- Can I get the books and articles I need at a library local to me?
- Can you help me get privileges at a library near my home?
Citations
- How do I format endnotes and bibliographies?
- How do I format the bibliography for the item I have in hand?
- Is Turabian available online?
- Do you have citation management software?
Technical problems
- I can't get into the online databases
- The article/database is requesting a password I don't have
- The online article won't display properly
- The online article won't print properly
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