Learning

• To locate material in hard copy, go to the catalogue FindIt@Flinders.
• Type in the title for e.g. Earth, faith and mission or the author Clive Ayre
• You can limit the search to items only available at the Adelaide Theological Library by selecting Theology on the right hand side under Library and then click Apply Filters. 
• Check if the item is available and make note of the location (for e.g. Main Collection). Write down the call number to locate the item (e.g. 261.88 A984e)
• For more information on how to search FindIt-help@Flinders, click here.

The ATL subscribes to two eBook collections and the Oxford Religion Collections. Books are easy to find and download for offline use.

• Proquest eBook Collection – Help Guide
• EBSCO eBook Collection – Help Guide 
• Oxford Religion Handbooks Online: is a collection of 113 peer reviewed electronic handbooks on Religious issues. The collection contains in-depth research and high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Oxford Handbooks is one of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing. Click here for the complete list of titles. For more information: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/page/about 
• Oxford Very Short Introductions – Religion Collection: offers short original introductions to a wide range of religious subjects. Each eBook is written by experts in a given field to provide key points, facts, analysis and insights on topics. The books are an excellent resource to develop your core understanding on a given subject. The Religion subject area offers access to 70 key eBook introductions from ‘Abrahamic Religions’ to ‘Zionism’. Click here for the complete list of titles. For more information: https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/page/about

To access electronic resources you will be required to ‘authenticate’ using

• your ACD student number (eg ACD12345) and leave the password blank
• or for Flinders students, your FAN and password

Journal articles are very useful if you want to access most recent and relevant material on your research topic.

• If you have a citation click on our Journal list to see if we subscribe to it
• If you know your search terms for e.g. “Theology” and “Barth” search FindIt@Flinders and limit your search on the right hand side to Peer-reviewed Journals and Full Text Online under Availability and click Apply Filters. Make sure the article you’re trying to access has this prompt: Access only available to Theology students and Adelaide Theological Library patrons
• If you know your search terms you can also go straight to our theology Databases

To access journals online you will be required to ‘authenticate’ using

• your ACD student number (eg ACD12345) and leave the password blank
• or for Flinders students, your FAN and password

The library holds copies of higher degree theses which could be a valuable resource when you are looking for background information on a topic for your assignment.

• Go to FindIt@Flinders;
• Select Advanced Search on the right hand side
• Type in the title for e.g. “Uniting church” or “Adelaide College of Divinity” and “thesis”
• Select Material Type and click on Flinders Thesis

Papers researchers have produced for a conference are sometimes tricky to find but worth looking for as they give good background information on a subject area of interest.

• Go to FindIt@Flinders
• Type in your search terms
• Select “Conference proceedings” on the right hand side under Resource Type then click on Apply Filters
• You could also search our Databases or Google or Trove

Still confused? To see what resources we recommend for your subject area, try our Subject Guides.

List of useful websites:

• www.e-sword.net
• www.biblestudytools.com
• www.biblehub.com

Evaluating Websites

Useful links:

• University of Otago
• RMIT