In ATLA Religion Database, How Do I . . . ?

Find An Article When I Know Its Title?

1. In the first search box, type in the title, omitting all punctuation.
2. Select "TI Title" from the dropdown list next to the search box in which you've typed the title.
3. Select the "Search" button.

 

Search For Works by a Specific Author?

Browse Indexes

1. Click on the "Indexes" link in the blue bar at the top of the page.
2. In the "Browse an Index" dropdown list, select "Author."
3. Type in the last name of the author in the "Browse for" box and select the "Browse" button.
4. Browse the list to find the author's name and check the appropriate boxes. Note: there may be multiple variations on an author's name (i.e., last name, first name; last name, first initial, etc.)
5. Once you've made your selections, click on the "Add" button to put the selections into the search box.
6. Select the "Search" button.

Advanced Search

1. From the main Advanced Search page, type in the author's first and last names and select "AU Author" from the dropdown list.
2. In the "Search Options" section below the search fields, select "Find all my search terms."
3. Select the "Search" button.

Note: this approach may give you results that include reviews and items about the author's work.

 

Find An Article About Someone?

1. Click on the "Indexes" link in the blue bar at the top of the page.
2. In the "Browse an Index" dropdown list, select "Name as Subject."
3. Type in the last name of the author in the "Browse for" box and select the "Browse" button.
4. Browse the list to find the author's name and check the appropriate boxes. Note: there may be multiple variations on an author's name (i.e., last name, first name; last name, first initial, etc.)
5. Once you've made your selections, click on the "Add" button to put the selections into the search box.
6. Select the "Search" button.

 

Find An Article on a Single Topic?

Browse Indexes

1. Click on the "Indexes" link in the blue bar at the top of the page.
2. In the "Browse an Index" dropdown list, select "Subjects All."
3. Type in the first letters of your subject term in the "Browse for" box and select the "Browse" button.
4. Browse the list to find the appropriate subject terms. You may need to check off more than one box.
5. Once you've made your selections, click on the "Add" button to put the selections into the search box.
6. Select the "Search" button.

Advanced Search

1. From the main Advanced Search page, type in your subject term and choose "SU Subjects" from the dropdown list.
2. In the "Search Options" section below the search fields, select "Apply related words."
3. Select the "Search" button.

 

Find Book Reviews?

Searching by Title of the Book

1. In Advanced Search, type in the title of the book and select BT Book Title from the dropdown list.
2. In the "Search Options" section below the search fields, in the "Limit your results" subsection, choose "Review" in the "Publication Type" scroll box.
3. Select the "Search" button.

Searching by Author of the Book

1. In Advanced Search, type in the author's first and last names and select "AU Author" from the dropdown list.
2. In the "Search Options" section below the search fields, select "Find all my search terms."
3. In the "Search Options" section below the search fields, in the "Limit your results" subsection, choose "Review" in the "Publication Type" scroll box.
4. Select the "Search" button.

Note: this method will also retrieve book reviews written by your selected author of other author's works.