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Religion Research Guides: Catholic Church History


USEFUL LINKS

RESEARCH TEMPLATES

Research is a process with many steps, and is rarely linear. A good researcher uses multiple sources and continually goes back and reviews their question and keeps  adding new vocabulary and  learning to their search. This Libguide has been created to provide support for your research tasks in this subject area.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

The following PREMIUM DIGITAL RESOURCES may be useful for research in this subject. However, they are password protected and when you click on any of the icons below you will be re-directed to the search page that requires authentication. You can then click on the database you need. The following databases are recommended for this topic

 

 

REFERENCING

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The Referencing Libguide has resources on how to cite/reference sources in research.

The  SLASA Online Reference Generator allows you to create citations and bibliographies using the Harvard Referencing Style for a comprehensive list of resources including Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

       

Zotero  is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. You can paste in a DOI, ISBN or add a URL from the browser and have the fields populate automatically.  Instructions on how to use Zotero are on the Referencing Libguide

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

DEWEY DECIMAL

You can use Oliver to find books in the library however sometimes it is helpful to know the Dewey numbers for a subject. In doing so you will be able to find books on that subject in most libraries. It will also be useful at those times when you know the topic but don't know where to start looking.
 

For this topic a trolley of books has been prepared for you. Click HERE to see a list of the books included

200 Religion
230 Christianity
262 Christian organization, social  work and  worship
270 History of Christianity
274 Christianity in Europe
280 Christian Denominations
282 Roman Catholic Church
940 History of Europe
941 History of British Isles

 

SEARCH STRATEGY TIPS

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Before starting your research, it is good practice to think about and create a list of keywords that you can use to search for information on your topic.  Google is very intuitive however databases  usually require a search string. Here are a few tips to help you.

Many search engines and databases use Boolean logic to construct a search term. The asterisk is known as a wild card. The use of AND, OR and NOT can also be helpful.

Sometimes it is useful to use other words that mean similar or the same thing (synonyms)

Use quotation marks when you are searching for a phrase.

Using keywords that relate to the topic will focus the search

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