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 The College of Biblical Studies' library collection is located in the Houck Academic building on the main campus. There are more than 40,000 volumes and 180 different journals and periodicals available for use to support the academic programs of the college and to meet its educational objectives and additional research. The library is for CBS students, faculty and employees. Students should follow the instructions of the library staff and posted procedures for usage. (832) 252-4618 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The College of Biblical Studies and the University of St. Thomas have entered into an Inter-Library Loan Agreement whereby CBS students may use their prestigious Doherty library collection. The student should check with the CBS library staff as to location and procedures for utilizing the UST library.
In addition, interlibrary research and computer network databases and resources, such as internet, are also available to each student. Semester Break CHECK OUT POLICIES Between semesters, materials will be checked out to CBS Bachelor program students only (Associate program not included), CBS Faculty and workers, Grace School of Theology (GSOT) students and Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) students. CBS Associate and certificates students resume check out privileges during regular semesters. Search the Library's Catalog
Other Databases LinksNote: All Links and Databases below are free public access and do not require name and password.
Directory of Open Access Journals Free Full Text scientific and scholarly journals. Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. They aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 4026 journals in the directory. Currently 1448 journals are searchable at article level. As of today (April 14, 2009) 271243 articles are included in the DOAJ service. Research in Ministry (RIM) - Online indexes and abstracts projects and theses from over 100 D Min and D Miss Programs. CDRI: Digital Resources for the Study of Religion The Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative of the American Theological Library Association and Association of Theological Schools is a repository of digital resources contributed by member libraries. The creation of CDRI was made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation; it is now an ongoing ATLA program. The CDRI database provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography. The collections included in the database are described below. Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) A Library of over 10,000 Theological thesis/dissertations titles representing 70 different institutions The Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) is a library of over 10,000 theological thesis/dissertation titles representing research from as many as 70 different institutions. Titles may be ordered online through our search and order system. TREN also makes available conference papers presented at annual meetings of several academic societies. Here are a few of our conference paper sources: Evangelical Theological Society (1,129 papers), American Society of Church History (150 papers),Society for Pentecostal Studies (75 papers), North American Patristic Society (20 papers), American Catholic Historical Association (14 papers), You can obtain documents from TREN in three media formats: Digital, downloadable e-docs (NEW!), Paper copies are available at 15 cents per page. Low cost microfiche between $3.00 and $5.00 per title. Shipping and handling is $6.50 per shipment. Writing HelpsBibMe (Bibliographic Maker) - Free automatic bibliographic maker for downloading into your paper, Turabian, MLA, APA, Chicago styles EasyBib.com - Citation guides, bibliographic guides for MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian Examples of Citations
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) Research Writing - Guidelines and Citing Library Catalogs – Home PagesDallas Theological Seminary - Turpin Library Harris County Public Library-Home Page Houston Public Library-Home Page Houston Baptist University - Moody Library- Home Page WorldCat Library Catalog - A library catalog system that cross searches 1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide University of St. Thomas - Doherty Library
Web Search EnginesAsk.Com Search Engine - The Ask.com search engine allows users to find online information by asking a question, entering a phrase, or giving a key word. Formerly Ask Jeeves Dogpile Search Engine - Searches using the top 3 search engines combined (Yahoo, Google, Bing) Scholar Google - Searches only peer-reviewed sites and journals; also legal and patent searches on multiple subjects Bible Web SitesBible.Org - Biblical Studies Foundation - Home of Net Bible Bible Gateway- Bible translations, concordance, topical) Blue Letter Bible - Bibles, audio, commentaries Bible Maps - Satellite maps of Middle East linked to Bible passages Complete Bible Genealogies - Bible Genealogies People in the Bible, Kings of Israel and Judah and Jesus Early Christian Writings - Writings of the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers, Jewish and Pagan writings, etc. Barna Group - Religious research data, survey findings and stats, etc Student AidsF.A.F.S.A. (Federal Student Aid) - Free application for Federal Student Aid Sonis Web - College of Biblical Studies - Access to CBS Student accounts, courses taken Christian Book Distributors- C.B.D. - Christian Books, Music, Videos, at discounts
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