LIBRARY: EBSCOhost Database
EBSCOhost
Through EBSCOhost HUGSR students have access to the following indexes: Christian Periodical Index, Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, and Index to Jewish Periodicals. The URL is http://search.ebscohost.com/Login.aspx?lp=login.asp&ref=&authtype=ip,uid.
The user ID is the same as the authorization number for OCLC FirstSearch, and the password is the same as the OCLC FirstSearch password.
Click on EBSCOhost Research Databases and choose database you would like to search. You may search from all 3 simultaneously, but each database has its own idiosyncrasies.
Click on continue.
All search fields are “phrase” search fields; a title must be searched exactly or by a phrase within the title not by keywords from the title and in searching more than one subject simultaneously the subject headings must be entered in separate search fields or connected by the Boolean “and” in one search field. The All Text field allows searches of all parts of the entries: titles, abstracts, etc. In Advanced Search there are search options. These vary in each database.
Christian Periodical Index.
Provides subject, author, and book review indexing to about 112 conservative and/or evangelical periodicals. Indexing of material from 1982 (and some earlier) to present and retrospective indexing for some volumes not indexed in the print version are available through this database.
Subject headings in entries cannot be hot linked if separated by dashes. Hold cursor on subject to see what will be searched. Note the subject heading and manually enter it in a search field. In Advanced Search can limit search by journal, date, or document type.
Search Scripture in subject field; enter title of biblical book and chapter in Roman numerals. Enter books of the Bible with more than one book as follows: Corinthians, 2nd.
Index to Jewish Periodicals.
Provides subject, author, and book review indexing to “220 English language journals of general and scholarly interest” (according to the 2007 volume). Most of these are Jewish periodicals, but also includes several others such as Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal for the Study of the O.T., Religion and American Culture, and Religious Studies. Indexing of material from 1988 to present is available through this database.
In Advanced Search can limit search by journal and date.
Search Scripture in subject field by entering Bible, N.T. or O.T., and book of Bible, e.g. Bible. O.T. Ruth or Bible. N.T. Philemon. For books of the Bible with more than one book do not indicate 1st, 2nd, etc. There is no way to search by chapter and verse.
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index.
Provides subject, author, and book review indexing to about 150 Catholic journals and to some multi-author works. Indexing of material from 1981 to present is available through this database.
In Advanced Search can limit search by publication, date, publication type, and language.
Can browse search fields by clicking on “indexes” above the EBSCOhost icon in the upper left-hand corner of screen.
Scripture can be searched in the “Scripture Citation” field beginning with vol. 37 (2002). Scripture searches for material published earlier must be searched in the subject field. Enter title of biblical book; cannot search these years by chapter and verse. In subject and Scripture citation search enter books of Bible with more than one book as follows: Corinthians, 2nd.
