Important search terms help focus your search results.
Basic Search can include a word or a phrase enclosed in quotation marks. It searches keywords. If you use a phrase without quotation marks the results will include any of the words.
Advanced Search can include words or phrases combined with AND, OR, or NOT.
Search by Keyword, Author, Journal Source, Subject, or Title using the operators above to connect terms.
Keyword returns results with that word in the author's name, the title, or the descriptors of the article or book.
Subject returns results with that word or phrase as the main topic of the book or article.
Journal Source is the title of a journal
Full Text is important if you need immediate access to the article. If you can wait a day or a few days for access, you can request an ILL for an article that is not available in full text.
Scholarly or Peer Reviewed indicates the article has been reviewed by people who are considered experts in the topic of the article. Denver Seminary research papers required scholarly or peer reviewed articles. Only articles will be labeled as scholarly or peer reviewed.
Publication Year is important when you need the most recent scholarship. However, sometimes you need to trace the scholarship on a topic over a number of years.
Search for journal articles by typing your term in the basic search box, or opening the advanced search and typing there.
Limit the Format to Article, Peer Reviewed, and if you want to read immediately, Full Text. If the time-frame of research is important, limit the Publication Year. See Limiting Search Results on this page for detailed descriptions of search terms.