Free access to the ATLA Religion Database? Book checkout privileges in the Divinity School library? Sound good? The Duke University Libraries and the Duke University Alumni Association have worked together to provide access to a set of online resources available to all registered Duke alumni, including the full ATLA Religion Database. Also, the Duke [...]
Continue Reading →Did you know that many of the books in the Divinity School library reference collection are also available online? To help you identify which reference works are available online, you will find little signs attached to the reference shelves with a “QR” code.
What’s a QR code? A “quick response” code is a barcode that can [...]
Continue Reading →Grab your lunch and your laptop and come spend 30 minutes learning about some of the best research tools around. Below you will find the dates, times, locations, and descriptions of these sessions. As if learning about research tools wasn’t enticing enough…the sessions will also feature a limited number of free cookies!
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Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation this month has put the Roman Catholic Church at the forefront of news media coverage. The Divinity School Library has a rich collection of research materials for study of the Catholic Church and the history of the papacy. Below you find a few selected resources available in the library or online.
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Continue Reading →Jim Barr will be leading a workshop on February 12th on BibleWorks 9. The session will take place in Westbrook 0016 from 12:20-1:30pm. Bring your lunch and learn about this exciting research tool!
What is BibleWorks? BibleWorks is a specialized software program for exegetical research and textual analysis of the Bible. The program contains 200+ translations of [...]
Continue Reading →University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO) has an impressive collection of ebook titles for research in religion, theology, and biblical studies. Through a partnership with the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and Oxford University Press, Duke researchers (including alumni!) will have access to all new e-content published in UPSO, as well as numerous titles already available [...]
Continue Reading →Over the winter break library staff were busy moving the reference collection to a new location on the main floor of the library. The collection is currently located where the current periodicals used to be on the main floor of the library (see map below). This move is in anticipation of the loss of the [...]
Continue Reading →Introducing: Ministry Matters
Access it here: Ministry Matters
The iPreach database has been revamped, respun, and renamed: Ministry Matters. Launched by the United Methodist Publishing House, Ministry Matters describes itself as a “magazine, a reference library, and a social network.” This is a welcome shift from the clunky, early-90’s-era iPreach database.
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Continue Reading →Whether you’re writing a major paper or exploring a new area of interest, the Divinity library’s research guides can help direct you to top resources on a wide range of topics relevant to the study of religion and theology. Use these guides as a jumping off point into the specialized resources (books, journals, e-resources, and [...]
Continue Reading →Did you know that your Duke card will allow you to check out DVDs from Lilly Library? Lilly Library has over 18,000 DVDs covering a phenomenal range of film, from the popular to the esoteric. Whether you enjoy a good Film Noir, Science Fiction, or Continue Reading →
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