From the monthly archives: April 2009

Upgrades! Blackboard May 7-10

On April 13, 2009 By

Blackboard will be upgraded and unavailable May 7-10 while all courses are migrated to the new version. In addition to some basic improvements, Blackboard 8 will have completely redesigned grade and assessment tools.

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Holy Week Hours

On April 9, 2009 By

The Divinity School Library will close at 5pm on Thursday and Friday (April 9 and 10), be open regular hours Saturday (10am to 6pm), and be closed on Easter Sunday. We will resume regular hours on Monday, April 13 which will continue through the end of the semester.

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Problems with Photocopiers in the Library

On April 7, 2009 By

The four photocopiers in the Divinity School Library are provided and serviced by Office Products, a Duke University store. They are not owned by the library. The library staff (like you, our library’s users) spends considerable time daily trying to unjam or otherwise fix the copiers. We call Office Products regularly for service, and recently [...]

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Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S.

On April 2, 2009 By

We are proud to announce the launch of the Protestant Family digital collection which includes digitized article and advertising images of Protestant children and families in the U.S., within Protestant-supported or targeted magazines. This project follows two strains. First, we note the depiction of family size and health, article-related images and advertisements on scientific [...]

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The Fine Print for Today

On April 1, 2009 By

Use of the Divinity School Library may result in disorientation, drowsiness, or dry mouth. In addition, prolonged use of ePrint in the Divinity School Library may lead to addiction. Less commonly, sensitivity to light may briefly occur when emerging from the Quarto/Folios. In the rare event of research lasting more than 4 hours, seek immediate [...]

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