SearchTRLN searches Duke, UNC-CH, NCSU, and NCCU June 19, 2008
Posted by Andy Keck in : Library resources , add a commentSearchTRLN (see the new link on our webpage) offers a single search of the collections of the four libraries, all members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN). The search interface provides new tools for keyword browsing that both searches and displays enhanced tables of contents, summaries, and cover images. As a Duke student, staff, or faculty member, you may also request items held at another library directly from the search results page.
The Color Purple: A New Story for a Familiar Reader June 18, 2008
Posted by Andy Keck in : Divinity alumni , add a comment“As an adolescent, I understood The Color Purple to be a story about pain and, ultimately, triumph. But as an adult who has gone through her own process of healing and who is nearing mid-life (God willing), this becomes a new story.” Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Divinity ‘07 in an article written for the Duke University Libraries Magazine.
Divinity School Library Summer Hours June 18, 2008
Posted by Andy Keck in : Library services , add a commentWith the exception of Independence Day (July 4), the Divinity School Library will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm during the summer. Fall Semester hours begin August 25.
What do librarians do in the summer? June 9, 2008
Posted by Luba Zakharov in : Theological librarians , 3commentsWe take the ‘comfortable shoe’ stereotype to task by wearing sandals with sweaters to offset the air conditioned temperature in the stacks and the triple digit heat index outside.
We put away books.
We work on projects whose end seems nowhere in sight, remembering the words our mentors told us: “library work is like emptying the ocean with a teaspoon.”
We wonder why we’ve decided to do this for a living.
We prepare for the summer heat with linen and hemp clothes using wrinkled as an excuse to stay cool.
We find the books you’ve lost.
We stay current, learning new tools that will give you better access to our collections.
We wear our hair differently.
We prepare to teach workshops in the Fall and Spring.
We walk the stacks.
We creatively team together on projects like shifting books to make room for new ones, checking to see that the online record, the LC classification system and the barcodes match.
We work with patrons who come to us in smaller groups.
We bend our brains around theology by reading new ways of knowing faith. This keeps us sharp and ready to tackle the kinds of questions we hear from you.
We vote in the primary elections.
We eat lunch.
We go to summer conferences.
We take vacations, leave the country, inhale salty ocean breezes and wait for you to come and study in the library.
