Site Index

Most but not all pages at the library website are listed here. If you don't find what you need, search the library webspace via Google:

• Abbreviations. Common abbreviations for journals, reference works, monographic series, and primary sources
• About Turpin Library. Facilities, policies, services, etc.
• Address of library. Address, phone, email information. Staff directory.
• Alumni/grads/former students. Services for DTS grads and former students.
• Alumni/grads/former students. Databases/electronic resources for DTS grads.
• Ancient World/ANE/Greco-Roman classics . Databases, bibliographies.
• Archives/Special Collections/Rare Books. Facilities and policies.
• Arts/Literature/Humanities/Law. Databases, bibliographies.
• ATLA/ATLAS database guide. Tips on searching ATLA via EBSCO.
• AV Production Aids to help you create AV presentations.
• Biblical studies. Databases, bibliographies.
• Books by mail for the general public. How the general public can obtain books and articles by mail, fax, etc.
• Books by mail for DTS students. How remote students may obtain books and articles by mail, fax, etc.
• Calendar for the Library. Days and hours library building is open. See also information about Emergency and Unscheduled Closings.
• Call numbers. Library of Congress classification numbers. Explanation. Tables/schedules.
• Christianity in general. Databases, bibliographies.
• Church history. Databases, bibliographies.
• Church libraries. How to start and maintain a church library.
• Citation management software. Bibliographic citation management software used to help you create footnotes and bibliographies.
• Collection development policy. What we attempt to collect.
• Collections and Facilities. Description.
• Computer and database connection problems FAQ. EZProxy. Firewalls. Database errors. Connection failure. JavaScript and Cookies. More.
• Contact the Library. Address, phone, email information. Staff directory.
• Copyright expiration. Copyright regulations and expiration tables.
• Counseling, social science, and science. Databases, bibliographies.
• Course reserves. Items placed on reserve by instructors for specific courses.
• Database Manuals and Tutorials. EBSCO, OCLC WorldCat, ProQuest, etc.
• Database connection procedures. How to connect to databases.
• Databases/Electronic resources by title.
• Databases/Electronic resources by topic/function.
• Dissertation indexes. Worldwide.
• Distance ed students in the US and International distance ed students. Services for remote students (extension, online, distance, non-resident).
• Doctoral Dissertation Consultation. What is covered in a DRC for PhD students. How to prepare.
• Document delivery for the general public. How the general public can obtain books and articles by mail, fax, etc. found in DTS databases.
• EBSCO. How to use EBSCO databases.
• Ebooks and ejournals.
• Economics, business and consumer resources. Databases, bibliographies.
• Education. Databases, bibliographies.
• Elenchus of ETL . How to use Elenchus of Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses. This is NOT Elenchus of Biblica.
• Email not received. Why you are not receiving email sent by the library to notify you about available holds, overdues, etc.
• Extension students in the US. Services for remote students (extension, online, distance, non-resident).
• FAQ on Computer and database connection problems. EZProxy. Firewalls. Database errors. Connection failure. JavaScript and Cookies. More.
• FAQ on Wireless Network. How to connect. Pointers to other pages.
• FAQ on library. FAQ on fines, renewals, noise, temperature, copiers, reserved carrels, closing time, missing books, group study rooms, and much more.
• Facilities and Collections. Description.
• Faculty. Services for DTS faculty.
• Glossary of library research jargon.
• Fonts for biblical studies. The problem of document portability. Links to recommended fonts.
• Footnote software. Bibliographic citation management software used to help you create footnotes and bibliographies.
• General public. Databases/Electronic resources for visitors & guests.
• General public. Services for visitors/guests/general public.
• Holidays. Calendar. Days and hours library is open. See also information about Emergency and Unscheduled Closings.
• House Rules. Library policies and rules.
• Humanities/Arts/Literature/Law. Databases, bibliographies.
• Impaired/handicaped library users. Services for ADA impaired.
• JSTOR via Google Scholar. How to Display Some Restricted-Access Resources (like JSTOR) When Using Internet Search Engines (like Google Scholar)
• Libraries in the DFW area.
• Libraries, church. How to start and maintain a church library.
• Library catalog. WorldCat.
• Library FAQ. FAQ on fines, renewals, noise, temperature, copiers, reserved carrels, closing time, missing books, group study rooms, and much more.
• Library news and events. What's happening in the library.
• Library staff directory. Address, phone, email information.
• Map/travel directions. How to reach DTS campus.
• InterLibrary Loan. DTS lending to other institutions. How the general public can obtain books and articles from DTS.
• InterLibrary Loan. DTS Borrowing from other institutions. How DTS students can obtain books and articles from other institutions.
• How to Access Journals. Is the article you want available online?
• Missions and World Religions. Databases, bibliographies.
• Network FAQ. Wireless network FAQ. How to connect.
• New Testament Abstracts. Introduction to searching NTA.
• [World] News. Newspapers, databases, bibliographies.
• [Library] News and events. What's happening in the library.
• Old Testament Abstracts. Introduction to searching OTA.
• Orientation for new library users
• Password for library/databases. Library ID and password.
• Password for wireless network. Not the same as your library password.
• Pastoral ministries/practical theology. Databases, bibliographies.
• Perseus website guide. How to search for Greco-Roman sources. Greek and Latin texts with English translation.
• Phone number of library. Address, phone, email information. Staff directory.
• Policies. Library policies and rules.
• Publishing. Breaking into print. Annotated bibliography on how to be published.
• RTA database guide. How to search Religious and Theological Abstracts.
• Rare Bibles. Photos and descriptions of some rare Bibles from the special collections.
• Rare Books/Special Collections/Archives. Facilities and policies.
• Religions (i.e., non-Christian) and missions. Databases, bibliographies.
• Religious web sites.
• Renewals. Renew borrowed items. View your account, including holds, fines, etc.
• Research Methods. Includes sections on database searching, research theory, academic writing, and miscellaneous helps.
• Research Resources. Databases, websites, bibliographies, reference works and other resources.
• Reserves. Items placed on reserve by instructors for specific courses.
• Rules. Library policies and rules.
• Science, social science, and counseling. Databases, bibliographies.
• Search Skills. Tips on searching databases.
• Services/Policies. For faculty, students, extension students, visitors, etc.
• Spanish language resources. Databases, bibliographies.
• Special Collections/Archives/Rare Books. Facilities and policies.
• Staff directory. Address, phone, email information. Staff directory.
• Systematic theology and church history. Databases, bibliographies.
• Theology, systematic and historical. Databases, bibliographies.
• Translation services. People and software who will translate documents.
• Turabian supplement. Explains which Turabian options to use and lists additional rules specific to DTS. Acrobat pdf file.
• Turabian templates for MS Word. Use these MS Word templates to format your papers or thesis. Download one, open it in MS Word, click Save As (under the File menu), then change the Save as Type to Document Template. It will then be accessible as one of your templates when your create a new Word document.
• Unicode fonts for biblical studies. The problem of document portability. Links to recommended fonts.
• Visitors/guests. Services for visitors/guests/general public.
• Wireless Network FAQ. And pointers to other pages.
• Wireless network password.
• Writing and composition. Annotated bibliography on scholarly writing and style guides.
• WorldCat. How to use WorldCat.
• WorldCat unavailable. Alternatives
• Zotero. Learn how to use Zotero to format footnotes and bibliographies and manage your personal citation database.