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Three Methods to Search For Biblical Scripture Citations
This video covers three different ways to search in the Atla Religion Database for journal articles based on a Scripture reference/citation, using Atla’s Scripture Search function, the Bible Citation Index, and the Scripture Citation search field.
How to Request Books through MOBIUS
Get books from other libraries around Missouri and beyond in just a few days with MOBIUS. This video shows you how to quickly and easily request books using the MOBIUS catalog.
How to Browse the Library Stacks—Virtually
Browsing the stacks can be a great way to discover more books on a particular topic. Even when you’re not at the Library, you can still browse virtually using the library catalog. This video demonstrates the library catalog’s shelf browsing features.
Spring 2021
Library Resources for Alumni
Whether you are graduating in a couple weeks, or graduated long ago, come learn what Library resources are available to alumni and how to access them from wherever you are.
Building Better Bibliographies with Zotero
Zotero is a free software tool that tracks your research and automates the construction of citations and bibliographies. Come learn how to build a Zotero library, manage your sources, insert citations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Writing as Ministry: A Scribe Conversation with Sarah Viggiano Wright
The Scribe Conversation Series
Join The Scribe Writing Center for an online conversation with CTS alumna Sarah Viggiano Wright. Teacher, speaker, counselor, and writer, Sarah recently published A Living Hope: A Study of 1 Peter and contributed to Co-Laborers, Co-Heirs: A Family Conversation, Christ in the Time of Corona, and Beneath the Cross of Jesus: Lenten Reflections. We’ll be talking with her about how writing became part of her ministry and how she has been challenged and grown by the experience. Do you expect writing and communication to be part of your ministry? Then this conversation is for you! The hour-long event will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Online Reference Tools
Getting started on a new research topic isn’t always easy. A good reference tool can jump-start your work. Come learn about the online reference tools provided by the Library that you can access from anywhere at any time, and how they can help your research and writing.
Basics of Biblical Research
Sermons, Bible lessons, exegetical papers, devotions… The Bible is central to seminary and to ministry, so let’s explore how to find great resources for studying God’s Word. How do I pick the best biblical commentaries? How do I find journal articles on a passage? This workshop will equip you to use the key resources.
Spring 2020
Investment Strategies: How to Study for Long-term Learning
Join The Scribe Writing Center for a 15-minute webinar on study strategies designed to promote long-term retention and nuanced understanding.
How Do I Write Stronger Sentences?
You may have heard about avoiding passive sentences. But, do you know why? Trade in your tired adjectives, your over-worked adverbs, and your boring “to be” verbs for sentences that say more with less. Join The Scribe Writing Center for this 15 workshop on revising your sentences for clarity and precision.
Resourcing Your Counseling Training & Practice
Enhance your training and inform your practice with high-quality resources provided by the library. This workshop will introduce you to some research tools, materials, and strategies for the study of counseling and psychology.
Basics of Biblical Research
Ministry Lunch
Sermons, Bible lessons, exegetical papers, devotions… The Bible is central to seminary and to ministry, so let’s explore how to find great resources for studying God’s Word. How do I pick the best biblical commentaries? How do I find journal articles on a passage? This workshop will equip you to use the key resources.
Writing and Imposter Syndrome: Writing When You Feel You Don’t Belong
The Scribe Conversation Series
Join The Scribe Writing Center for a faculty panel discussion of insecurity and academic performance. This will be an opportunity to talk about how students may experience the challenges of seminary. Some may struggle with a lack of mentors and models of how a person like them approaches training for ministry, some may struggle with shame and feelings of inadequacy, and some may fear criticism as they pursue their studies. If this sounds familiar, this conversation is for you. Come to learn how to encourage one another and to be equipped to respond with wisdom when feelings of not belonging occur.
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Reading for Argument
Learn practical strategies for reading to understand and respond to an argument. Tackle your next reading assignments equipped to identify primary claims and evaluate evidence.
Fall 2019
Reading and Writing During and After Seminary
The Scribe Conversation Series
Dr. David Chapman, Dr. Robbie Griggs, and Professor Jessie Swigart engage in a conversation moderated by Dr. Katie Kinney about the bread and butter of seminary education: reading and writing. What books have affected their lives? How does reading form us? What do you do when writing is difficult? What does reading and writing look like during and after seminary?
Planning Your Research and Writing Process
Start your next writing project off on the right foot! Join Scribe consultant Stephanie Marx for a 15-minute webinar on planning your research and writing process. Stephanie will be offering tips and guidance for approaching assigned versus open-ended prompts, brainstorming topics, and building a writing outline.
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Discerning Misinformation, Disinformation, & Fake News
Social media is rife with questionable claims, click-bait headlines, outright lies, and vile deceptions. As followers of a God who values truth, how do we navigate a minefield of half-truths and falsehoods and avoid being manipulated? Before your next like, share, or retweet, join the library staff as we discuss the SIFT strategy for discerning what’s reliable and what’s not.
Research Conversations in Church History
The research process is an ongoing conversation. Come discover some basic methods for finding relevant research for your church history project, and learn how you can join the conversation. This workshop is designed especially for students in Ancient & Medieval Church History (CH310), but the content will be relevant to most courses with a research assignment.
Building Better Bibliographies with Zotero
Zotero is a free software tool that tracks your research and automates the construction of citations and bibliographies. Come learn how to build a Zotero library, manage your sources, insert citations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Basics of Biblical Research
Sermons, Bible lessons, exegetical papers, devotions… The Bible is central to seminary and to ministry, so let’s explore how to find great resources for studying God’s Word. How do I pick the best biblical commentaries? How do I find journal articles on a passage? This workshop will equip you to use the key resources.
Organizing Research Notes
How do you organize your research notes? In this 15-minute webinar, join The Scribe Writing Center for a conversation about developing a system for your note-taking that will help you clarify your thoughts, find what you need from your notes quickly, and maintain an accurate record of sources referenced. We will introduce three systems—one on paper and two on a computer—that you can adapt to suit your needs and preferences.
Spring 2019
Order, Argument, and Elegance: How to Revise a Paper
Join The Scribe Writing Center for a 15-minute online workshop on how to revise a paper.
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E-journals in a Flash
This quick workshop will show you how to quickly access e-journal articles from library databases and publisher websites.
E-books in a Flash
This quick workshop will introduce you to the library’s e-book collections and show you how to get setup to download e-books to your computer.
Resourcing Your Counseling Training & Practice
Enhance your training and inform your practice with high-quality resources provided by the library. This workshop will introduce you to some research tools, materials, and strategies for the study of counseling and psychology.
Basics of Biblical Research
Sermons, Bible lessons, exegetical papers, devotions… The Bible is central to seminary and to ministry, so let’s explore how to find great resources for studying God’s Word. How do I pick the best biblical commentaries? How do I find journal articles on a passage? This workshop will equip you to use the key resources.
Fall 2018
Building Better Bibliographies with Zotero
Zotero is a free software tool that tracks your research and automates the construction of citations and bibliographies. Come learn how to build a Zotero library, manage your sources, insert citations, and avoid common pitfalls.
Turabian Bootcamp
You’ve done the research and now it’s time to add a footnote. What info do you need to include and where? Italics or quotation marks… comma, period, or colon… title case? Who or what is “Turabian” anyway? Come learn the fundamentals of building citations for your papers, so you can cite your sources properly and avoid plagiarism.
Research Conversations in Ancient & Medieval Church History
The research process is an ongoing conversation. Learn some basic research methods for finding sources relevant to Ancient & Medieval Church History, and learn how you can join the conversation.
Becoming a Research Pro
Don’t waste time and settle for less when it comes to research. Come explore some simple tools and strategies that can help you become a more efficient and robust researcher, and make the most of your research time. Work smarter, not harder.
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E-books and E-journals, Oh My!
Anyone can walk into the library and get a sense of its physical collections, but it’s harder to “see” what’s available online. This workshop will introduce you to the e-books and e-journals available through the library, where to find them, and how to access them.
Basics of Biblical Research
Sermons, Bible lessons, exegetical papers, devotions… The Bible is central to seminary and to ministry, so let’s explore how to find great resources for studying God’s Word. How do I pick the best biblical commentaries? How do I find journal articles on a passage? This workshop will equip you to use the key resources.
7 Tips for Academic Success
Feeling overwhelmed? Anxious about your course workload? Haven’t written a paper in a while? The staff of Covenant Seminary’s The Scribe Writing Center share tools and tips for getting organized, understanding seminary assignments, juggling expectations, and staying afloat.