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Help
Here are a few tips on using the BAS Library.
Main Menu
Each page in the BAS Library has the same menu bar at the top.
Home Page
If you're ever lost, or just want to start over, you can return to the BAS Library home page by clicking on the book logo at upper left or by clicking the Home link on the top right.
Browsing
To read the current issue or any other select issue, or to browse through back issues chronologically, simply click on Browse by Publication.
Then use Quick Browse at the top right to go immediately to your selected issue of BAR or book.
Use the Table of Contents at the right of the article to navigate within the issue of BAR or books and book chapters.
Browse By Topic
To view articles according to their subject matter, click the Browse By Topic button in the menu. Click on the name of the topic that you are interested in to view articles on that subject.
To refine your search, you can modify the search parameters in the Search form that is part of the result list.
Searching
Clicking on Advanced Search will bring you to the main Search page, which includes a description of the many functions of the BAS Library's powerful search engine.
Any Word
An Any Word search finds every occurrence of a word or phrase throughout all of the BAS Library.
If you enter two or more words, Any Word will find every occurrence of the first word in combination with the second word. If you type "or" between words, Any Word will find every occurrence of either word.
If you place quotation marks around a phrase, Any Word will find every occurrence of the exact phrase throughout all of the BAS Library.
Title
Use the Title field to search for a word or phrase in the title of an article.
Author
Use the Author field to search for articles by a particular author. To view a complete list of authors (or to be sure of the correct spelling), click on Author List on the left. Click on your desired author and then click on Submit Search at the top of the Author List box. After the Author List box closes, click on Search at the bottom of the search tools on the left.
Subject
Use the Subject field to search for articles according to their subject matter. To view a complete list of subjects (or to be sure of the correct spelling), click Subject List on the left. Click on your desired subject and then click on Submit Search at the top of the Subject List box. After the Subject List box closes, click on Search at the bottom of the search page.
Magazine or Book
You can restrict your search to specific magazines or books but selecting the magazine or book that you would like to search within.
When you select a magazine, you can use Limit Search by Date to select a date range through which the search will be performed.
Note
Do not put accents or diacriticals in search fields. For instance, if you would like to search for André Lemaire in the Author field, simply type “Andre Lemaire.”
Quick Search
You can quickly search for any word in an article by using the Quick Search feature found in the menu bar on every page.
Just enter the word or phrases that you would like to search for and click the arrow to be take to the Search Results page where you can see you can refine your search.
Search Results
When you enter a search term into the BAS Library search engine at left and click Search at the bottom, a results list will appear in the contents area on the right. Remember that the BAS Library search engine still appears at the left so that you can immediately search for something else without having to hit your browser's Back button.
When you click on the title of an article in the results list, the article that you selected will appear in the contents area on the right, replacing the results list.
At the top right of the contents area, you will find three buttons. Previous takes you to the previous article in the results list. Next takes you to the next article in the results list. Back to Results takes you back to the results list.
Reading Articles
Articles in the BAS Library are fully illustrated and annotated.
Here's a list of helpful items on the article page:
- Print Page. Use this to bring up a printer-friendly format.
- Article Title
- Article Author
- Sidebar Articles
- Clickable Image
- Article Text
- Issue Table of Contents
Clicking on any image will enlarge the picture and display the caption and credit.
Links to the Bible
Biblical citations in the BAS Library are linked to the Revised Standard Version, even if this is not the translation quoted by the author in the article itself. The numbering of verses and chapters in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament differ in places. If the author cites the Hebrew Bible, there is a chance our link will take you to the incorrect verse. Usually the proper verse will be located within a few lines.
How to Document Materials from the BAS Library in Research Papers
Just as the print versions of Biblical Archaeology Review and other BAS publications, articles and books from members.bib-arch.org may be cited in research papers according to the models below.
Article from Biblical Archaeology Review:
Barkay, Gabriel. "Mounds of Mystery: Where the Kings of Judah Were Lamented." Biblical Archaeology Review 29.3 (2003). members.bib-arch.org. August 21, 2003 <http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=29&Issue=3&ArticleID=7&UserId=47>.
Chapter from Ancient Israel:
McCarter, Jr., P. Kyle. "The Patriarchal Age: Abraham, Issac and Jacob." Revised by Ronald S. Hendel. Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple. Edited by Hershel Shanks. members.bib-arch.org. August 21, 2003. <http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBKAI&Volume=0&Issue=0&ArticleID=1&UserID=47>.
The sixth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2003) explains in detail how to document online sources. For a summary of the MLA guidelines, visit http://www.mla.org. See also MLA Style Electronic Formats (http://www.westwords.com/guffey/mla.html) by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey.