Course Number: GC204 Subject: Global Citizenship Choosing a topicBackground materialVery Short Introductions (Oxford University Press)Scholarly introductions to topics, such as:AugustineCatholicismEvangelicalismNew TestamentOld TestamentProtestantismReformationTheologyThomas AquinasCambridge Histories (Cambridge University Press)Scholarly, in-depth histories on topics, such as:History of the BibleHistory of Early Christian LiteratureThe Cambridge History of ChristianityVolume 1, Origins to ConstantineVolume 2, Constantine to c.600Volume 3, Early Medieval Christianities, c.600–c.1100Volume 4, Christianity in Western Europe, c.1100–c.1500Volume 5, Eastern ChristianityVolume 6, Reform and Expansion 1500–1660Volume 7, Enlightenment, Reawakening and Revolution 1660–1815Volume 8, World Christianities c.1815–c.1914Volume 9, World Christianities c.1914–c.2000Encyclopedia of Christian Theology. (3 volumes online)The Bible via BibleGateway.comFinding booksUse the Omni to identify books at Laurier.limit to "Books and eBooks" on the left side of search resultsremember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phraseslimit publication year if applicableTutorialsFinding books in OmniHow to find scholarly booksLocate books: availability and location informationRequesting books from other libraries in OmniRenewing books in OmniFinding and using ebooksFinding articlesUse the Omni to identify articles at Laurier.on the results page, limit to "Articles" and "Peer-reviewed."While Omni can be helpful in finding a lot of material, it often happens that the number of results is overwhelming. If this is the case, consider using a specialized database to find articles in a narrower field. Some examples include:Atla Religion DatabaseHistorical AbstractsITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and RenaissanceTutorialsFinding scholarly articles on a topicHow to find and limit to scholarly articles in OmniWhat is a peer-reviewed journalIdentifying peer-reviewed journalsCiting SourcesChicago Manual of Style (full ebook)OWL Purdue Chicago Style