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Topically Searching Theological Journals

I have received several e-mails recently asking various questions about the Theological Journal Library (TJL). So today I’ll pass along a couple tips on searching the journals.

Search Collections

First, when you install the TJL, Libronix collections are created for each journal as well as a complete collection of all the journals. To see these collections:

  • Open the Galaxie Software Home Page in Libronix by clicking the small black arrow next to the Home icon on your Libronix toolbar (opening this home page one time after installation is what creates the collections for you)
  • Open the Basic Search, Topic Browser or Reference Browser and click on the In drop down list to select which journals to search

Of course you can create your own search collections of journals at Tools | Define Collections.

Topic Search

There are several helpful ways to search the journals including by topic, Bible reference, phrase or author.

The journals are topically indexed so you can easily search them with the Topic Browser:

  • Open the Topic Browser from the Go menu
  • Set the In list to desired journals
  • Type a single word in the Find box like redemption or inerrancy
  • Click Search
  • All of the Topics containing your word are listed
  • Click a specific topic from the list to display all of the locations for that topic

Posted by on May 10, 2008 6:00 AM |

Comments

To access the various companies software, Nelson, BAR, Libronix/Logos am I required to used each company's start page? When I do a search in the Libronix start page, I am not getting all my resources.
Thanks

Posted by: Ivor Chester | May 11, 2008 9:04 PM

Hi, I have the Theological Journals (just got the updated version on one DVD). I do not have the black arrow at the home page. Also, never knew the SESB or WBC Nelson Pages existed! How can I get some help with this?

Thanks,
Dave

Posted by: Dave | May 17, 2008 7:32 AM

Hi, Usually your instructions work fine. However, this time, using my Journal collection, I did the search as outlined by you, but nothing comes up. When I do a basic search, then it works fine. I have no clue what caused this. Thanks for any help, Alfred

Posted by: Alfred Bouter | May 21, 2008 9:06 AM

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