From The Jonathan Edwards Center

Alyson Thomas

The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University just announced that, in partnership with William Eerdmans Publishing Company, it will be producing A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia. The volume, to be published in print and online, will consist of some 450 entries, ranging in length, according to the following categories:Long: up to 2,000 words; Medium: up to 1,000 words; Short: up to 500 words; Bio: up to 250 words.

They are invited registered users of the Edwards Center’s website, subscribers to our online journal, Jonathan Edwards Studies, and other interested and qualified members of the reading public to participate in this community non-profit project.

For more information, please visit the Encyclopedia website at: http://edwards.yale.edu/education/encyclopedia/

Help us evaluate Oxford’s Social Explorer!

Alyson Thomas

ImageSocial Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information.  The site currently includes the entire US Census history from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000. The library is currently considering the possibility of replacing its current Global Warrior subscription with Social Explorer.  Please send your comments and suggestions to: dmatei@fuller.edu

Recently added books: January 2012

Alyson Thomas

You can now explore recent additions to our library collections by visiting our January 2012 new books list.

While we will publish the monthly lists on our blog,  you can also subscribe to the latest addition feeds by visit our library profile.

Simply click on the RSS feed to subscribe.

Just a reminder that the monthly lists reflect not only purchased items but also gift books which might not be recently published.

To search for specific items or articles in most databases, visit our library catalog at: http://fuller.worldcat.org

New E-Book Collections in a new discovery and delivery interface from EBSCO!

Alyson Thomas

We are pleased to announce that the library recently added 700 eBooks to its growing electronic books collection.

You can now search most of our e-Books in a new interface powered by EBSCO Host. Search the entire E-Book collection to read or to download the online content (check-out).

Just a reminder that you can now use the interfaces’ permalink feature to create direct links (including RSS) to keywords or subject-level titles searches.  See the result set of Religion-Biblical Studies-Old Testament search.

Counseling and Therapy in Video: new trial database

Alyson Thomas

Counseling and Therapy in Video database is available on trial basis until December 17, 2010. The database provides the largest and richest online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. The collection’s wealth of video and multiplicity of perspectives allow students and scholars to see, experience, and study counseling in ways never before possible. This current release includes 331 videos totaling roughly 371 hours. Please take some time to explore and give us your feedback here or email us at: dmatei@fuller.edu.

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works: new trial database

Alyson Thomas

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works is also available on trial basis until December 17, 2010. The database is a searchable collection containing real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material. New material is added on a regular basis and, when complete, the database will contain more than 2,000 session transcripts, 40,000 pages of client narratives, and 25,000 pages of secondary reference material. The database currently includes approximately 78,200 pages of material, including more than 20,000 pages of session transcripts, more than 32,000 pages of client narratives, and more than 25,000 pages of secondary reference material. Please give us your feedback on this blog or via email to: dmatei@fuller.edu

Turnitin@Fuller

Alyson Thomas

In an effort to encourage students in maintaining academic integrity, the Academic Leadership Council at Fuller Theological Seminary has mandated a subscription to Turnitin, a web-based originality checking and plagiarisms prevention service provided by iPardigms, LLC. For details regarding account setup, training, support, and suggested best practices for both faculty and students, please visit our Turnitin pages or contact the account administrator.

Interpretation Commentaries and iPreach alert!

Alyson Thomas

Unfortunately, Westminster/John Knox Press made the decision to withdraw the electronic versions of Interpretation Commentaries series out of the IPreach database.  We no longer have online access to these 35 commentaries, although IPreach still lists the titles as current content. Meanwhile, in consultation with some faculty members, the library is trying to replace this online series with similar content.  Your suggestions are welcome. Other eBook Bible commentaries can be found in our local library catalog, by searching for the specific subject and commentary keyword (i.e. Galatians commentar*) and selecting the limit eBooks.