rph150

Library Orientation, Mabee-Simpson Library, Lyon College

RPH150: World Religions, January 12, 2007

Camille Beary at 698-4267, beary@lyon.edu

Must find sources to use in writing a paper on non-Christian religion.
not covered in class. Examples from your syllabus are: Jainism, Sikhism, a native American religion, an African religion, Wicca, etc.
(Not "Hinduism", "Buddhism" "Taoism" "Confucianism" "Shinto" "Judaism" "Christianity" or "Islam" )
There must be a minimum of 2 books and 1 printed article, or three print sources.

Paper and Electronic Books Here At This Library

http://library.lyon.edu

Books, Videos, and DVDs

Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog, Lyon College

For Example: Jainism or Sikhism/ word or phrase/ stacks and [computer files]

For Example: Native American Religion/ word or phrase/Indians of North America Religion

For Example: African religion/

For Example: Wicca/witchcraft/

Paper Books You Can Order Through InterLibrary Loan, Kathy Whittenton 793-1744, Books=.50 cents, articles= .05 cents a page, she’ll email or call you when it comes in.

http://library.lyon.edu

Books, Videos, DVDs

WorldCat

For Example: Africa Religion

Use the "subject phrase" search: "Africa" and "Religion"
Use the links
Use the Lyon College Icon

Electronic Reference

Reference

Oxford Reference Collection

Africa Religion

Paper and Electronic Articles

http://library.lyon.edu

journal articles

Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, Project Muse, Research Library, LexisNexis.

html- printable full-text file of article
PDF- printable full-text file of article

2. http://library.lyon.edu

journal articles

Full-Text Electronic and Paper Journals / search by title of journal or key word/American Indian/ Follow the links or see what paper copy we have.

3. http://library.lyon.edu

Interlibrary Loan Forms

Use cite information to fill in form and submit

It takes 3 to 10 days to arrive, Kathy Whittenton 793-1744, Books=.50 cents, articles= .05 cents a page, she’ll email or call you when it comes in.

Print Reference

The Encyclopedia of American Religions, REF BL 2525.M449 1978 V. 2
(Psychic, New Age, Magick) Look in table of contents.
Dictionary of Comparative Religion REF BL 31.D54 1988b
(Sikhism, index in back)
Longman Guide to Living Religions REF BL 31.L66 1994
(African traditional religions)
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience REF BL 2525.E53 1988 V.1
(Native American Religions, Shamanism)
Encyclopedia of Religion REF BL 31.E46 1987
(North American Indian V. 10)
Africa: South of the Sahara REF DT 351.E53
(African religions)
Encyclopedia of North American Indians REF E 76.2.E53
(Religions)
Native America in the Twentieth Century REF 76.2.N36
(Has a section on religion before Christiantiy, etc.)

Tour of Library: Reference and BL section, and history section E

Contact The Mabee-Simpson Library, Lyon College
2300 Highland Road, Batesville, AR 72501
Front desk (870) 698-4205, Interlibrary Loan (870) 793-1744
Last Maintenance: Jan 10, 2007

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