TEC 6550 - Applied Research Methods

Key Bibliographies, Literature Review Journals and Databases

• Religion Compass

  Key peer-reviewed journal that publishes  surveys of current research from across the  study of religion and theology

• Oxford Bibliographies 

  Online resource offering authoritative surveys of the literature across a variety of subject areas. 

  Oxford Bibliographies in African Studies

Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies

Oxford Bibliographies in Buddhist Studies

Oxford Bibliographies in Islamic Studies

Oxford Bibliographies in Jewish Studies

Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies

Key Book Review Journals & Websites

• Conversations in Religion and Theology (2004-2011)

Publishes substantial reviews of the best writing in theology & religious studies, immediately followed by the author's reply.

• H-Net Review

H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences is an online scholarly review resource.

• Homiletic: A Review of Publications in Religious Communication

A freely accessible, scholarly forum in homiletics and a review of publications in religious communication sponsored by the Academy of Homiletics.

• New Books Network 

The New Books Network is a consortium of author-interview podcasts that features dedicated channels covering biblical studies, Buddhist studies, Catholic studies, Christian studies, Indian studies, Islamic studies, Jewish studies, religion studies, secularism studies, world Christianity studies, and spiritual practice and mindfulness.

Reading Religion

Reading Religion (RR) is an open book review website published by the American Academy of Religion (AAR). 

• Review of Biblical Literature

Now only available to members of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL).

• Reviews in Religion and Theology

Peer reviewed coverage of reviews of contemporary developments and publishing in religion and theology.

Finding book reviews in the Learning Commons

1. Enter your book title in the search box using the "Everything" option in the drop-down menu.

OR

Using Advanced Search, you can alternatively search by author name OR book title AND author name

2. On the left-hand side of the page, scroll to the Resource Type limiter. 
3. Select "Reviews"
4. Search results will yield book reviews available in our databases for any given title.

Chasing Citations in OneSearch

The OneSearch platform in the Learning Commons allows you to chase citations for journal articles. 

Article records in OneSearch can offer multiple tools to expand your search.

1. Related Reading

Some articles in OneSearch will feature a Related Reading column on the right-hand side. Here you will find recommendations for similar articles available in One Search.

2. Citation Chasing

Scroll to the bottom of the article record. Some records will have a section marked Citations. Here you will one or two options:

1. Citing this:  clicking on this option will lead you to a listing of articles that cite this particular article.
2. Cited in this: clicking on this option will lead you to a list of articles that were cited in the article.

Keep in mind that citation chasing in OneSearch will be limited to sources that the Learning Commons currently owns or subscribes to. There may be other citations in the article not available in the Learning Commons. If this is the case, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan request, and Learning Commons staff will obtain the article or book on your behalf.

Litmaps creates interactive literature maps: collections of articles that make up your different research topics. Create maps for your research by searching the Litmaps literature database; linking your reference manager; or through automatic generation from seed articles.