Keeping up with reading, online

Finding books and articles online is getting easier. There are more titles available
and fewer places which need searching, thanks to huge aggregated indexes.
The best indexes are now available from the Tyndale Toolbar, so everything's in one place.

Online versions are better than paper because you can usually search them,
and take notes by copy and paste. Now all we need is time to read them.





1) Articles online and how to find them
2) Books online and how to find them
3) How to keep a searchable copy of online reading


1) Articles online and how to find them

Tyndale Periodicals lists 440 online & paper periodicals in Biblical Studies & Theology,
of which 225 have full text online, many of them free, without subscription,
and if it isn't online, you can ask Tyndale Library to scan it and email it to you.
Many thanks to those who send me new suggestions, especially Holger Szesnat.
On the Tyndale Toolbar under "Bible Links: Online Books & Periodicals"

Tubingen Library database (IxTheo) indexes 600 periodicals with full bibliographic detail
They cover all the important journals in ATLA plus many extra European ones
Use this to find the article, then look for an online copy on the Tyndale Periodicals page
On the Tyndale Toolbar under Bibliog.: Articles - search by Author and/or title word(s)

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) covers all other disciplines very well



2) Books online and how to find them

Google Books - aims to host millions of books, and now has better legal permission
Even books with "limited" viewing often omit only 10% scattered through the book
Searches also find books which cite the book you are looking for - very useful!
On the Tyndale Toolbar under Bibliog.: GoogleB- search by Author and/or title word(s)

Amazon via Tyncat - (in Tyncat searches, Amazon content is indicated by a picture icon of the book)
Amazon has almost full previews of a large proportion of books. Join for free to view them.
"Look inside" may mean anything from just the Contents page to the whole book is viewable
Hint: Read the permitted 3 pages, then search for a word on that page and continue reading.
On the Tyndale Toolbar under Bibliog.: Tyncat - search by Author and/or title word(s)

OAIster - searches lots of different sources (but isn't always working)
On the Tyndale Toolbar under Bibliog.: AIOster - search by Author and/or title word(s)


3) How to keep a searchable copy of online reading

Use Zotero to keep a copy of web pages and PDFs.
- Zotero is a bibliographic tool which keeps and organises copies of online material

Use Evernote to keep a copy of online books which can't be saved (eg Google Books & Amazon)
- Evernote keeps scans and screen grabs and converts them to searchable text.

See details on their use at a previous Tyndale Tech