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It is never too soon to start planning for your next Sunday School, Small Group, or Bible study. The earlier your request, the more likely the study you want will be available. Here are some options for getting ideas about which study you would like to start next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pathfinders<\/a> | New Resources<\/a> | Advanced Search<\/a> | Librarian Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Pathfinders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Media Center’s online catalog, OPALS<\/a>, uses pathfinders<\/a> to list the top resources on a particular subject. These are curated lists by your librarian on a large variety of topics. From the OPALS Homepage<\/a>, you can find the pathfinders here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hover your mouse over the\u00a0Home<\/strong> tab and click on\u00a0Pathfinders\u00a0<\/strong>in the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pathfinders can also be accessed from the Media Center website by clicking the site menu (red circle with three lines in the upper right) and choosing Resources by Topic<\/strong> and then More Resources by Topic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


On the Pathfinders<\/a> web page, you will see two options for viewing the list: Browse Pathfinders by Title Alphabetically and Browse Pathfinders by Subject. You may choose either option. You may also browse the subjects in the drop-down menu. One subject can have multiple pathfinders, and one pathfinder can have multiple subjects. Scroll down the page to see all of the pathfinders.
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You can click on the pathfinder for a\u00a0specific subject that your group is interested in studying, or you can browse\u00a0the more general pathfinder categories such as Bible, Christian Living, Methodism, Missions, Movies, Spiritual Growth, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>New Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another source of study ideas is our listing of new resources. You can access this list from the OPALS homepage<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0the same drop-down menu you used to access the pathfinders or by clicking on the words “New Items” in the widget in the center of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The list is automatically sorted with the most recently added items first, but you can change how the list is sorted by using the drop-down menu on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The New Items<\/a> list can be narrowed by refining your search using the Refine Search<\/strong>\u00a0options on the right side of the page. These include limiting the list by format, age-level, Dewey Decimal number, subject, author, and genre. You may want to try clicking on DVD, and then “adults,” and then “Educational films” (under Genre) to see a list of all of the DVD-based studies for adults recently added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Advanced Search<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use the Advanced Search<\/a> in OPALS<\/a> to find all of our studies listed by format. You can access the Advanced Search two ways. You can hover your mouse over the\u00a0Search<\/strong> tab and click\u00a0Advanced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Or you can click the word Advanced<\/strong> next to the search bar in the center of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the Advanced Search bar, you can check the boxes next to the formats you are interested in using. For a DVD study, select DVD<\/strong> and Library Kit<\/strong>. For a book study, select Book<\/strong>. Enter an asterisk (*) into the search bar at the top to get a full list of the format you have chosen. Or you can enter keywords related to the type of study you are looking for, such as subject, author, or number of sessions. You could even include phrases such as “discussion questions,” “study,” or “curriculum.” Be sure the drop-down menu next to the keywords says Anywhere<\/strong>. Be aware that the more information you enter, the less results you will see. Also be aware that the Refine Search<\/strong> options on the right side of your search results do not apply to the entire collection, but we are working on it.
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\"OPALS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Librarian Recommendations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Always feel free to contact<\/a> the Media Center for a customized list of recommendations to meet the needs of your group.
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