Digital/Electronic Resources: ATLA

Along the top bar, ATLA offers several features, one that is most beneficial is the Scripture search feature in the upper left corner.

Clicking on the Scriptures link will take you to a list of the books of the Bible

You can then pursue all of the items relating to a specific book or Expand the selection to look at chapters

Chapters can again be selected or expanded to specific verses

Selecting a verse will retrieve the results for all items that relate to this specific passage

This feature reduces the need for standard formatting of citations and allows scholars and pastors to focus on key passages.

Searching in ATLA can be done as a keyword in a basic search box format much like Google:

While this method is fine for starting a search it will often provide far too many results to be effective.  Instead, most researchers find using the advanced search is much more effective

This structure creates a Boolean search that allows you to refine more effectively. 

How can I find articles in a specific journal?

You can check a journal title in the Publications area at the top of your screen:

Then, simply search via alphabetical list or type in your title to see what the holdings are for that publication.  For example, below, you can see that Concordia Journal is indexed and full-text 1975-present, but Concurrence is only indexed since 1969.

Clicking on the title will take you to a record for the specific title with publication information and holding years for you to drill down or you can use the search within this publication feature.