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Using the ATLAReligion Database
Mitzi J. Budde, Virginia Theological Seminary
for Alfred Street Baptist Church Raquel Von Cogell, Library Director
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The ATLAReligion Database
• The premier collection for religion/theology research: – Full-text journal articles
– Full-text published book reviews
– Index to collections of essays within books
– 1.9 million records: 622,900+ journal records
• Coverage: 19th century – present (-6 mo.)
• Updated quarterly (Feb., May, Aug., Nov)
• Coverage: Bible, church history, theology, ethics, spirituality, missions, pastoral ministry, Christian education, world religions, etc.
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Ways to Focus Your Search
• Be specific in your choice search terms
• Use “ ” to group words that go together (i.e. “fruits of the spirit”, “Lord’s Prayer”)
• Time period: limit by date
• Language: limit to English
• Coverage: limit to full-text available
• Type of material: article, essay, book review
• Type of search: keyword, subject, Scripture
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Wildcards & Truncation
• The ? wildcard: question mark ? = 1 letter
– wom?n finds all citations with woman or women.
• The # wildcard: pound sign # = extra characters
– colo#r finds all citations with color or colour.
• The asterisk (*) finds all forms of that word.
– preach* finds preach, preacher or preaching.
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Boolean Operators
Boolean searching: built-in options in advanced search (pull-down windows)
• And - combines search terms together. More precise search.
– moses and promised land finds 13 articles that contain both terms.
• Or - contains one or the other term. Useful for synonyms. Bigger search.
– “Red Sea” or “Reed Sea” finds results that contain either term.
• Not - excludes unwanted terms. Focuses the search.
– For example, Episcopal not Methodist helps me locate results for the Episcopal Church but excludes the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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ATLA Database Alerts
Purpose: to have the system automatically notify you when new entries come into the database on a particular topic or by a particular author:
1) Create a personal account (see “Sign in” “Create a new account”)
2) Set up your login name & password
3) Set up the search you want (keyword, author, subject)
4) Click on “Alert/Save/Share”
5) Enter your email address, select frequency to receive notices, select date range
6) Click on “save alert”
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Want To Learn More?
• Explore ATLA’s on-line video tutorials,
2-6 minutes each: https://www.atla.com/products/support/pages/producttutorials.aspx
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