From the monthly archives: October 2008
The winner of our 2008 “I should come to the Divinity School Library because…” contest is Ismael Ruiz-Millan for his entry, “In addition to Goodson Chapel, it is the place where I can be in one spirit with my other fellow students—in the first in the spirit of worship and in the second in the [...]
Continue Reading →One of the greatest German scholars and theologians was also a librarian. Adolf von Harnack, a man of unquestionable scholarship, was chosen to be director-general of the Prussian State Library in Berlin because of his commitment to scholarship, preferring this post over offers (extended twice) to teach at Harvard. While director-general, he was also a [...]
Continue Reading →St. Lawrence of Rome (c.225 – 258) was one of the seven deacons of the early Catholic Church. He was given charge over the archives and library and because of this, he was thought to have had the records of the members of the early church, as well as knowledge of the treasures of the [...]
Continue Reading →Like Jerome, St. Catherine of Alexandria (ca. 287 – 305) loved the literary world and knew the works of poets Homer and Vigil. In the Christian Orthodox tradition she is known for her fearlessness, beauty and noble birth. She was hailed as an intellectual who pursued all forms of knowledge, confounding scholars with her eloquent [...]
Continue Reading →Theological librarians historically held the keys to the documents of our faith. Theological Libraries Month gives us an opportunity to pause and remember these librarians who both inspire and secure the tradition of librarianship in which we now stand.
Continue Reading →RefWorks is a personal online database and bibliography center. Use RefWorks to create a web-based database of references that can be imported, organized, managed, and shared with others. Similar to Endnote, RefWorks can also be used to insert properly formatted citations into bibliographies and manuscripts.
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Continue Reading →The World Christian Database includes detailed information on 9,000 Christian denominations and on religions in every country of the world. Extensive data are available on 238 countries and 13,000 ethnolinguistic peoples, as well as on 5,000 cities and 3,000 provinces. Based on World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends, information is readily [...]
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