How to Find Things in the Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal

How to find things in the Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal

NOTICE: As of October 31, 2008 America Online (AOL) shut down all member web pages. No warning or explanation was given by AOL, other than the message

"We're sorry to inform you that on Oct. 31, 2008, AOL Hometown has been shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

This will affect about 56 unique sites totally about 500 links in BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL, THE WEB EDITION. These links begin with "http://members.aol.com/...." If you are interested in visiting one, then search in Google for a relocated site. We will make updates when the new sites are known.

Browse the combined contents

The "Combined Interactive Contents for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal" is now found on the homepage and may be used to browse the database. This allows the visitor to jump immediately to any topical listings in the database.

Note: The browser BACK (or ALT+BACK ARROW) feature will return the cursor to "Contents." Any web page may be searched using the Windows SEARCH feature, CTL+F.

The Windows "Find" command may be used to find any word or phrase on a web page. If you are not using Windows, then check the help features of both the browser and the operating system.

Browse the indexes

The print edition included indexes to authors and titles, to scripture, and to subjects. Because THE WEB EDITION is constantly changing, the published indexes are obsolete. THE WEB EDITION includes substantially more information that is not found in the 1997 index, however, they may still be helpful in browsing. Google also offers a single-site search features explained below.

Index of Authors and Titles, 1997 CDROM edition
http://www.lettermen2.com/authors.html

Author's names appearing in all caps indicates the title is available from Still Waters Revival Books.

Index of Scripture, 1993 print edition
http://www.lettermen2.com/scrind.html

Appendix A: Words of Christ Appearing in The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/bcrrappa.html

Index of Subjects, 1997 CDROM edition
http://www.lettermen2.com/subjind.html

The 1997 CDROM edition may be searched with Logos Library System (LLS) program.

Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1997 edition CD-ROM in Logos Library System (LLS) format.
http://www.logos.com/search/biblical+counsel%3a+resources+for+renewal

The "See also" entries from the Index of Subjects for the 1997 CD-ROM edition have been added to the end of topical listings in the WEB EDITION (incomplete as of 8/2/07). "See also" entries have been created for many of the new topical listings (incomplete as of 8/2/07).

Chapter 3 contains a topical listing, "Christian Classics Short Title Listing" that should include the approximately 270 citations to Christian classics in this database. They are identified in the annotation with the sentence "A Christian classic."

See the Preface for further comments on the problem of indexing.

Browse websites of outside resources

Notice that links to resources outside THE WEB EDITION often link only to the most relevant webpage. Readers may use one link to an outside resource to explore the entire website, or sometimes find a new URL for a broken link, by moving the cursor to the URL (web address) on the browser tool bar. Delete the end of the URL up to, but not including "com/," "org/," "net/," (or, for example, "com.index" "com.sitemap" "com.list") and so forth. The abbreviated URL will often take you to the homepage of the website. Indexes will be found there.

Amazon.com as a research tool

We are associated with Amazon.com because of the size of the database. It is an easy way to find a new or used book. It also is an additional source of information for researchers.

The Amazon.com database provides, among other things, the following information:

records for most books-in-print,
the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Books published before 1966 may not have an ISBN number unless they have been reprinted after 1966. The Amazon.com 10-digit ASIN number may be either the International Standard Book Number or the Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN). If the book has a 10-digit ISBN, then Amazon uses it as their ASIN number. If the book does not have a 10-digit ISBN then Amazon.com assigns a 10-digit, all-caps, alpha-numeric ASIN. "The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) is a product identification number used by Amazon.com and its partners. Despite the name, it is not a 'standard' outside of Amazon.com, but is used consistently for referencing products within the Amazon network of sites. The words 'Amazon Standard' should therefore be read as 'standard internal to Amazon,' rather than 'external standard initiated by Amazon'."
listings of other works by the same author (click on the author's name,)
other titles bought by customers who bought the subject title,
publisher's annotation,
editorial reviews,
reviews by Amazon.com staff and published book reviews,
reader's comments,
the opportunity to buy or sell a used copy of the book on the Amazon.com page for the new book
used books and out-of-print search service,
automatic email notification when new titles are released or titles are reprinted,
links to auctions offering the book,
"Listmania" topical listings by readers,
"Personal Favorites" features, and
so forth, and so on.

Google Single-site Searches

The advanced search feature of Google.com may be used to search just one domain. THE WEB EDITION OF BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL is located in the domain "www.lettermen2.com"

Single-site searches using general search terms may yield to many hits because of the extensive cross referencing in this database. In that case browse the "Combined Interactive Contents for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal" and the indexes to the print edition.

Google.com allows the user to narrow a search to PDF files only by adding the phrase "inurl:pdf." For example, if "Christian classic inurl:pdf" is searched, then Google.com will provided links to only PDF files of Christian classics.

Google Watch by Steve Bryant
http://googlewatch.eweek.com/

America Online (AOL) Service

AOL has been shedding services without warning and recent news (November 2008) is that they may sell out or merge and probably will spin-off their dial-up service.

NOTICE: As of October 31, 2008 America Online (AOL) shut down all member web pages. No warning or explanation was given by AOL, other than the message

"We're sorry to inform you that on Oct. 31, 2008, AOL Hometown has been shut down permanently. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

AOL Watch
http://www.aolwatch.org/aolwatch10b.htm

A note on copying THE WEB EDITION

To copy THE WEB EDITION, save pages in HTML format to CD, DVD, or to a hard drive. Copied HTML files can then be viewed off-line by calling them up in an Internet browser. They will appear formatted exactly as they do online. Click on a link in an off-line file and most browsers will automatically connect to the web.

Topical listings of annotated bibliography may be copied, printed, or downloaded freely for ministry and educational uses. If topical listings are quoted, then, in all cases, we request that the source be credited.

Disclaimer: Weblinks and related resources listed are given only for purposes of research.
Views and opinion expressed at other web sites do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of this webmaster.
Arrangement of weblinks does not in any way indicate that independent authors or webmasters hold similar views and opinions.
Researchers are urged to exercise the utmost discernment in navigating the World Wide Web. See the topical listing "Spiritual Discernment."

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