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The Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition is now available online and in print at Z253 .C57 in the Ready Reference shelves near the Reference Desk in the Divinity School Library. The 16th edition provides additional guidance in formatting citations of electronic publications. Since many continue to work on projects that require use of [...]

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Fall 2010 Newsletter

On August 24, 2010 By

Welcome to the Divinity School Library, and best wishes to you for fall 2010! We thought you should know about some changes we’ve made to improve the library and to make it easier for you to use. Please read on!

1. Research help @ the Divinity School Library

2. York Room changes

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A grant-funded project will help digitize and make available histories and other documents of local religious bodies as well as publications of larger denominations.
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The Divinity School Library has three Kindles now available for two-week loan to all members of the Duke community. Titles licensed for these Kindles include a number of standard textbooks used in the Divinity School, Divinity School faculty publications, and some reference works. Through a special grant from the International Collaboration Committee of the American [...]

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By patron request, we have divided our Loeb collection into Greek and Latin sets which are organized by author and located near the stairs leading to the Reference Room. The Loeb Classical Library has become a standard source for scholarly editions of important Greek and Latin works with English translation. The editors of each volume [...]

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York Room Closed for Repair

On September 28, 2009 By

Starting Tuesday, September 29, the York Room will be closed until further notice for plaster repairs to the walls. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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“Methodist Review: A Journal of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies”
was launched May 1 as an open access, peer-reviewed electronic academic
journal at http://www.methodistreview.org/index.php/mr. Methodist
Review publishes scholarly articles in all areas and eras of Wesleyan
and Methodist studies, including biblical, theological, ethical,
philosophical, practical, historical, biographical, and
social-scientific [...]

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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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Loeb Classical Library

On March 3, 2009 By

At the request of faculty and students, the Loeb Classical Library has been collected into a single location near the stairs leading to the Reference Room. The Loeb Classical Library has become a standard source for scholarly editions of important Greek and Latin works with English translation. The editors of each volume provide introductions, critical [...]

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As a result of our partnership with UNC-CH Libraries, the following volumes have been digitized and are available for searching, viewing, and downloading:

Duke School of Religion Bulletin (1936-1942)
Duke Divinity School Bulletin (1942-1963)
Duke Divinity School Review (1963-1980)

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