Places left on Library resources session

There are places left on the last Information Skills session for the Study of Religions, which is taking place this Thursday (17th November) between 3 and 4 p.m. in Room E17 (Library)

If you would like to attend, please email ms28@soas.ac.uk and also let me know if there are any topics you particularly want to discuss

If you cannot  make the 17th November and have any queries relating to Library resources, please do not hesitate to contact me

Welcome to SOAS

Follow the Study of Religions blog for updates on SOAS Library resources, book reviews, websites, news-stories and much more

You can go to the Information skills pages on the BLE for general research guides, guides to the various databases and subject specific research guides

You can also use the Subject Guide for Religions on the main Library website for internet resources selected by Library staff : http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/religions/

If you have any queries about the religions collections in SOAS Library, finding books and journals, or using any of the online resources, you can contact me:

Mary Seeley (Subject Librarian for History and Religions; Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica)
Room C3 (Library)
Email: ms28@soas.ac.uk
Tel.: 020-7898-4195

Updated research guide launched on the BLE

Just posted on the BLE - an updated in-depth guide to researching topics in the study of Religions, using bibliographic and full-text databases, and other electronic resources in SOAS and beyond. This also contains tips on internet research, managing your references and maintaining current awareness.
Go to the Library Information Skills pages of the BLE, look under Religions and the Research Guides tab

Resources for the study of religions: handout added to BLE

 A PDF guide "Resources for religions" has been added to the Library Information Skills section of the BLE. Go to Religions and look under Research Guides.
This is the handout from the demonstration given on 26th November. 


If you have any further queries, please contact me 
ms28@soas.ac.uk
Tel: 020-7898-4167

Study of Religions: Online resources demonstration (26th November)

Reminder: there will be a demonstration of online resources in SOAS Library for the study of religions taking place on Friday 26th November, between 1 and 2 p.m. in Room 379. This is suitable for all students. The classroom only accommodates about 12 people comfortably, so please let me know if you are planning to attend.

Mary Seeley - ms28@soas.ac.uk 

Updated research guide launched on the BLE

A fully updated version of the Study of Religions research guide (containing information on how to search full-text and bibliographic databases, internet resources in SOAS and beyond, and tips on how to keep up to date with your research and manage references and citations) has just been launched on the Information Skills: Religions site on the BLE - go to the Research Guides tab