Helps: Key, Acronyms, Permissions, Information for Librarians and Booksellers

Browsing with "Site Map" and using "Local Search"

Note: After selecting a link found in either a chapter contents section or the "Site Map" ("Combined Contents"), then the browser BACKSPACE key or (ALT+BACK ARROW) may be used to return the cursor to the last position of either section.

The Windows "Find" command (CTL+F) can be used to find any word, phrase, or verse on a webpage. If you are not using Windows, then check the help features of both your browser and your operating system.

"Local Search" in THE WEB EDITION (Google Advanced Search)
The Advanced Search feature of Google.com may be used to search one specific domain (website). THE WEB EDITION OF BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL is located in the domain "lettermen2.com."
For example, select "Local Search" from the topbar of any webpage in THE WEB EDITION. Then to search for "John 3:16" (or "Rutherford, Samuel" or "Child Abuse") in "lettermen2.com" enter the search terms on the search screen in "this exact word or phrase:" and "site or domain:".
Of course, a link to Google Advanced Search may also be added to the Internet Explorer toolbar.
https://www.google.com/advanced_search

A "Local Search" using general search terms may yield to many hits because the best citations appear in many topical listings. In that case begin by browsing the "Combined Interactive Contents for THE WEB EDITION OF BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL."

The following routine steps in research can be taken to increase the usefulness of this database. Begin by listing all Scripture relevant to the subject. Then refer to A GUIDE TO THE WESTMINSTER STANDARDS: CONFESSION OF FAITH AND LARGER CATECHISM, THE REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE, THE NEW NAVE'S TOPICAL BIBLE, THE THOMPSON CHAIN-REFERENCE BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, 5TH EDITION (1988 and later), and THE THOMPSON EXHAUSTIVE TOPICAL BIBLE: KING JAMES VERSION. Other works listed under "Topical Listings of Scripture Useful in Counseling" may also be helpful. Then refer to THE NEW TREASURY OF SCRIPTURE KNOWLEDGE and NELSON'S CROSS REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE BIBLE to learn what the Bible says about each verse listed by reading cross references for that verse. This step will also expand the listing of Scripture. Repeat the above steps again and again until the search is exhaustive.

Searching for videos and DVDs resources

Searching Online for PDF files

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC/WorldCat)

It is one of the best resources for finding a book. Notice that OCLC/WorldCat can be customized by entering the user's zip code. This enables a listing of locally available library copies.

"The OCLC Control Number is anticipated to reach one billion after July 1, 2013. At that point, OCLC will increase the length of the OCLC number to accommodate a variable length number string. If you use and/or store OCLC MARC bibliographic records and the OCLC Control Number, you will notice a change after July 1, 2013. You will need to check the systems at your institution that use OCLC MARC bibliographic records and the OCLC number. You may need to implement changes to ensure those systems will be able to successfully handle the longer OCLC number effective July 1, 2013.
"When this change takes place . . . the 'on' prefix will be used to identify OCLC Numbers that contain ten or more digits. Nine or eight digit OCLC Numbers will continue to use the 'ocn' or 'ocm' prefix as described above. The update to the OCLC Number is backwards compatible so that previously defined OCLC Numbers will not be impacted. Previously assigned OCLC Numbers will continue to work as before."

Broken links may be useful

Amazon.com "Books" as a resource

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

• records for most books-in-print and out-of-print books,
• the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) began in 1966. Books published before 1966 may not have an ISBN number unless they have been reprinted after 1966. Amazon.com uses either the ISBN or a 10-digit Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) to identify books. "The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) is a product identification number used by Amazon.com and its partners."
• author linked searches. Clicking on the author's name lists other works by the same author and also books in which the author is quoted or otherwise mentioned,
• full text searches of some titles,
• publisher's annotation,
• editorial reviews,
• reviews by Amazon.com staff and published book reviews,
• reader's comments,
• other titles bought by customers who bought the subject title,
• 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 e-mail notification when new titles are released or titles are reprinted,
• "Personal Favorites" features, and
• so forth, and so on.

Key to the Style used for fonts and hypertext in THE WEB EDITION

The style of scripture references varies greatly. For example Galatians 2:20 may appear as Gal. 2:20; Gal. 2. 20; Gal. ii. 20; Gal. ii.20, and so forth, and so on, including different combinations of abbreviations, punctuations, spacing, and Roman and Arabic numbering. In THE WEB EDITION scripture references are followed by a standard notation in brackets, for example, [Galatians 2:20]. Notice, this enables users to execute a "Local Search" (Google Advance Search), for a standardized scripture reference, and to find all references to that scripture in THE WEB EDITION.

Also notice that Logos' web tool, Reftagger, is used throughout THE WEB EDITION. Reftagger highlights bible verses and converts them into links. Move the cursor onto the verse, and a preview of the entire verse will pop up, with additional options for further study.
Logos Reftagger
https://www.logos.com/reftagger

Acronyms, 1993 print edition

     "*" --   Indicates a citation or weblink of special interest
     ATLA --  American Theological Library Association,
                Evanston, IL
     CBD --   Christian Book Distributors, Peabody, Massachusetts
     CCEL --  Christian Classics Ethereal Library
     CRM --   Coral Ridge Ministries, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
     CVBBS -- Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service, Carlisle,
                Pennsylvania
     EEB-1 -- Early English Books, 1475-1640, Pollard and
                Redgrave, microforms
     EEB-2 -- Early English Books, 1641-1700, Wing, microforms
     EEBO  -- Early English Books Online
     FSP --   Footstool Publications, Memphis, TN
     FGB --   Free Grace Broadcaster, chapellibrary.org,
     GCB --   Great Christian Books, Elkton, Maryland
                No longer in operation.
     GMC --   Gospel Mission Catalog, Choteau, MT
     ISBN --  International Standard Book Number
     KJV --   THE HOLY BIBLE, 1769 AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION
     LAC --   Library of American Civilization
     MGTP --  A Guide to the Puritans, Robert P. Martin
     OCLC --  OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.,
                (WorldCat.org) Dublin, OH
     OCoLC -- The accession number used by WorldCat/OCLC to 
                identify online digital text
     PHD --   The Puritan Hard Drive, Edmonton, Alberta,
              Canada
     PRF --   Plymouth Rock Foundation, Marlborough, NH
     SWRB --  Still Waters Revival Books, Edmonton, Alberta,
              Canada
     (sic) -- See in copy (suggesting an error in the original)
     TCRB5 -- THOMPSON CHAIN REFERENCE BIBLE, 5th edition
              (the 5th edition of 1988 was the last edition of
              the TCRB. Any copy printed in 1988 or later is the
              5th edition).
     TETB --  THOMPSON EXHAUSTIVE TOPICAL BIBLE
     TTF  --  The Trinity Foundation, Unicoi, TN
     UMI --   University Microfilms International
     Wing --  Wing STC (Short Title Catalog), microforms
     Wing-2   Wing STC (2nd edition), microforms
     YLTHB -- YOUNG'S LITERAL TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE

Listing of some alternate spellings of author names and other confusing situations

Related Weblinks

Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1993, Index of Scripture
http://www.lettermen2.com/scrind.html

Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1993, Index of Subjects
http://www.lettermen2.com/subjind.html

Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1997 edition CD-ROM in Logos Library System (LLS) format.
http://www.logos.com/product/543/biblical-counsel-resources-for-renewal

Book Flyer for Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/flyer.html

Book Reviews of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/reviews.html

Books Considered to be Among the ten Greatest in the English Language
http://www.lettermen2.com/tengreat.html

Combined Interactive Contents for The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/combtoc.html

Contemporary Biblical Counseling: With 1995 Additions, an annotated bibliography by David Powlison (1949-2019, compiler and annotator)
David Powlison is editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling, current director of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, Glenside, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Harvard University in 1972.
http://www.lettermen2.com/powlison.html

Google Advanced Search
This feature may be used to search one specific domain/website. For example, to search for "John 3:16" in "lettermen2.com," (THE WEB EDITION OF BIBLICAL COUNSEL: RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL), enter the search terms on the search screen in "this exact word or phrase:" and "site or domain:".
A link to Google Advanced Search may be added to the Internet Explorer toolbar, so that any favorite website may be conveniently searched.
https://www.google.com/advanced_search

Google Books full view of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal, 1993 edition
http://books.google.com/books?id=j4vzqat_dqEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=biblical+counsel+resources+for+renewal&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=za1LKCaUEI0l8xo_IV3tEropuFw

How to Find a Book
http://www.lettermen2.com/findbook.html

How to Find Things in the Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/browse.html

Library: UP [University of Pennsylvania] WorldCat Searching Tips
http://library.up.edu/default.aspx?cid=9616&pid=53

Preface to the 1997 CD-ROM Edition
http://www.lettermen2.com/preface.html

Preface to The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/prefacew.html

Reformed Publishers and Booksellers Online
http://www.lettermen2.com/refpub.html

Some Complementary Works [complementary to Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal]
http://www.lettermen2.com/somecomp.html

User Information About The Web Edition of Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal
http://www.lettermen2.com/about.html

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

WorldCat Guide
http://www.bsu.edu/library/media/pdf/instworldcatguide.pdf

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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."