Recorded Events

Join this webinar to learn about the thousands of e-books and audiobooks available to you through the Jerry Falwell Library. From Bible commentaries to recreational reads, this webinar will equip you to locate, access, and download items from these collections.

How do you research music at the Jerry Falwell Library? In this webinar we will cover basics like finding a score, finding an analysis of music pieces, conducting a biographical composer search, and researching musical movements.

Feeling stuck in your literature review? This webinar will show you how to move from a broad topic to a focused search strategy using keywords, Boolean logic, citation chaining, and database selection. You will leave this webinar with practical steps for finding quality sources and organizing your research more effectively.

This webinar will discuss helpful databases and search strategies for developing a strong research project in the arts. High-quality art often relies on historical, contextual, and theoretical knowledge, and this webinar will address how to use sources such as literary criticism, scripts, visual media, and theoretical works to create your own well-researched art.

Applied research focuses upon solving specific problems within real-world settings. This webinar will introduce applied doctoral research for programs requiring an Applied Doctoral Research Project (ADRP), capstone, dissertation-in-practice, or similar projects. You will learn how to identify scholarly literature, connect theory to professional practice, and use library resources to support the literature review process.

In this webinar, you will learn the process of finding exegetical commentaries through the JFL website, including effective ways to locate digital commentaries and how to navigate to a key verse or passage. You will also learn how to evaluate the commentaries for their content and scholarly value and how to assess the academic level and scope of detail found in popular commentary series.

Join this webinar to learn about resources you may not realize the library provides, including video content, feature films, Bible study materials, and more! We will explore some of these lesser-known resources and demonstrate how they can be accessed and used.

Join us for a live webinar and Q&A session demonstrating how to navigate the Jerry Falwell Library website and search the vast array of resources available to support you in your assignments.

Learn how effective prompt generation can help you focus or broaden your academic research. You will also learn about new AI tools that have been integrated into several academic databases to help make your research time more efficient and effective.

Need help determining if your sources are biased? Curious if you are unintentionally including bias within your own work? Attend this session to learn about common biases in scholarly literature and how to assess the objective quality of your research.