How To: Get help with the Library
Assistance in the Library:
Please go to the circulation desk or reference desk and discuss your research topic with one of the librarians; they will provide helpful guidelines. Click here to schedule a reference appointment with a librarian.
Telephone Assistance
Please call to find out if the library has a particular book, magazine, journal, or newspaper, or for answers to simple reference questions.
- Saint Paul: 651-635-2337
- San Diego: 619-582-8188, ext. 120
- Seminary of the East: 612-812-4142
Online Assistance
Bethel Seminary librarians can assist with some research questions by email. Use the Schedule a Reference Appointment form and a librarian will contact you. He/she will provide you with an answer or with strategies for finding the answer to your question. You may also want to check the Research Help page
Librarians
Please feel free to contact the following librarians directly:
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How To: Ask a librarian a question
St. Paul: 651-635-2337 or 800-255-8706, ext. 2337
San Diego: 619-582-8188 ext. 120 or or 800-255-8706, ext. 2337 (St. Paul reference desk)
Seminary of the East: 612-812-4142 or or 800-255-8706, ext. 2337 (St. Paul reference desk)
By email: Ask the Librarian
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How To: Find an article
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How To: Find a periodical or journal
Journals/periodicals owned by the Seminary Library:
- To find out if the library owns a specific journal title: check the journal list.
- If the title is found in the print holdings, please pay attention to location and dates.
Journals/periodicals not available in your Bethel Seminary Library location:
- Please use ILLiad to request the item needed.
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How To: Find a book
Books owned by the Seminary Library:
- To find out if the library owns a specific book, search CLICnet, the library catalog. The catalog allows you to search by author, title, subject, keyword, series, publisher, call number, ISBN/ISSN, etc.
- After finding a book in CLICnet, please pay attention to location, call # and status.
Books owned by another CLIC library:
If a book is available in another CLIC library, you may request it by clicking on the red REQUEST button found at the top of the record. You must enter your name and 14-digit library barcode number. You will be notified when the item is available.
Books not available in a CLIC library:
Please use ILLiad to request the item needed.
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How To: Access an ebook
See the netLibrary Quick Start Guide.
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How To: Access an electronic journal
See the journal list.
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How To: Find Websites
Subject Directories
These sites are mostly human-generated databases of Web sites, arranged by subject; they cover fewer resources than search engines but provide more focus and guidance for the topics they cover. They will usually refer you to the most reliable Web sites. Use these to start searching or browsing for broad topics
About.com
INFOMINE
Librarian's Index to the Internet
The WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo
Search Engines
These sites are mostly computer generated databases of Web sites; they may vary according to size, content, searching capabilities, and results ranking. Use these to search for unique keywords and limiting searches, especially if you know exactly what you are looking for. Different search engines will give you different results.
AltaVista
Excite
Google
HotBot
Northern Light
Meta-Search Engines
These sites let you search several different search engines simultaneously AND integrate the results from these search engines. Meta-search engines should be used primarily for simple searches: use them as supplements to search engines.
Ask Jeeves
Ixquick
MetaCrawler
Metaeureka
Search.com
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How To: Renew materials online
Library material from CLIC libraries can be renewed online using the CLICnet catalog:
- Choose the "My Account" function from the Clicnet catalog
- Enter your name and 14-digit barcode number (do not enter the "A" at either the beginning or the end)
- Click the Submit button
- Scroll down to see all items that you currently have checked out
- Put a check in the renew box next to each title you want to renew and click the RENEW SELECTED button
- If you have books due on more than one due date, we recommend choosing the RENEW ALL option
- For each successful renewal, you will see the message RENEWED now due mmddyy
You may see these messages while viewing your circulation record
You can also renew by phone; please provide your ID and barcode numbers of all books you want renewed
- St Paul: 651-638-6184
- San Diego: 619-582-8188, ext. 120.
- Seminary of the East 612-812-4142
Library material requested through interlibrary loan (ILLiad) may be renewed. The renewal policy is determined by the lending library. Please ask for renewals before the due date.
- Logon to ILLiad
- Select the "Checked Out Items" option under the View section of the main menu.
- Select the item you wish to renew and click on the "Renew Request" link.
- You will be notified by email if the item has been renewed.
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How To: Write a research paper
- Analyze the research problem: Understand your assignment, determine what you know and what you need to know; get an overview of the subject; consider questions and ideas about possible topics. Encyclopedias and dictionaries are good places to start.
- Narrow your topic: Develop possible one sentence research questions, choose one of the questions
- Gather information: Collect and record information on your topic; locate books and audiovisual material owned by Bethel by searching CLICnet; decide which databases will be most appropriate for your topic. Record your sources in the bibliographic format required by Bethel Seminary (Turabian or APA)
- Prepare to write: Analyze, critically interpret, evaluate, organize and synthesize your information, construct a thesis statement, weed out irrelevant information
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Write: Think about the assignment, prepare an outline, write a rough draft, know your source and cite it, revise and proofread the work.
See General Research and Writing Resources for more information.
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How to: Access restricted resources online
When you try to access a database from off-campus, you will get a message that you need to login with your Bethel Community Account username and password. You only need to do it once during a session no matter how many databases you use.
Set up a Bethel computer account
- Open your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer)
- Type in http://www.bethel.edu/its/
- Click on Students
- Click on Accounts
- Click on My Account Page
- Click on Sign up for New Account
- Put in your 6 digit Bethel ID #
- Put in your Pin # (last four digits of your Social Security #)
- Press Begin
- Follow instructions
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How to: Contact the Baptist General Conference History Center
To request information, please fill out the appropriate request form: on campus request or off campus request. For more information, visit the Baptist General Conference History Center website.
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When is the library open?
Click on the "Hours" link on the side menu. This information is displayed there for St. Paul, San Diego, and Seminary of the East.
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