Q. Do you have any books on theodicy?

Yes. To narrow the books:

1. Go directly to the catalog.
2. On the light gray menu bar, click "Catalog Searches."
3. Click Advanced Search.
4. Type THEODICY in the search box and change the dropdown to SUBJECT.
5. Look for the LOCATION section and click the dropdown. Change to 2ND FLOOR STACKS.

That will limit your results to only theodicy books that are physical. This is a great example of how the library databases excel over Google. When you type a search, any database will only look for the search terms you enter (a.k.a. global keyword search). It does not mean the article is actually about that term. Library databases can have more specific searching which greatly helps narrow possible results when you narrow it to SUBJECT searching.  This kid of specific search gets you 44 hits (as of this writing-- that number might change in the future).

To find articles:

• Click Advanced search in the white "OneSearch" search box on the library's home page.
• Type theodicy. Click the dropdown menu beside and change it to Subject and run the search.
• The results will be too many. Use the limiting facets on the left. Limit to "peer-reviewed." You should probably limit the language to English as well.
• As you understand the topic better, you can add more terms to search to help reduce the numbers.

I also recommend using Credo Reference. It contains a majority of our reference E-books and includes dictionaries and encyclopedias. The entries can be short or maybe go up to 1000-2000 words on the longer entries. My understanding is that this assignment is to do an annotated bibliography. Reviewing resources in Credo Reference may, in fact, strengthen your understanding to write better annotations. You can also break out of OneSearch and go to Credo Reference. Look for a link at the top of result list.

Please let us know how it goes. You can always call us at 281-649-3410 or stop by for a personal visit during the following hours:

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• Sundays. A librarian is here from 8:00 PM until midnight. Every other week, he is here from 2:00 PM until midnight.