Dr. D. Moody Smith speaks in the York Room, Oct 29th, 12:30pm October 23, 2009
Posted by Luba Zakharov in : Uncategorized , add a commentPlease join us for a special event in the York Room on October 29 at 12:30pm to hear Dr. D. Moody Smith talk about working in the library as a student, ‘back in the day.’ Dr. Smith is the George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Duke University Divinity School and is a recipient of the “Library Student Library Worker Hall of Fame” which is an honor bestowed on some graduates of Duke who, as students, worked in the Divinity School Library. This list also includes the Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune, founder of the Faith Trust Institute and an ordained pastor of the United Church of Christ, and Dr. Jerry Campbell, President and Professor of Theological Bibliography at Claremont School of Theology and an ordained elder of The United Methodist Church. This final event will close this year’s Theological Libraries Month celebration. The winner of the 2009 ‘Why I Should Come to the Divinity School Library’ contest will also be announced. A light lunch will be served.
Contest: “Top Ten Reasons Why” (Deadline, Sunday, Oct 25th) October 22, 2009
Posted by Luba Zakharov in : Uncategorized , add a commentWhat is your favorite reason to come to the Divinity School Library? Let us know by entering our contest here. Winners and prizes will be announced after Dr. D. Moody Smith’s remarks at the Library Workers Hall of Fame event on October 29th at 12:30pm.
Here are some entries from years gone by to get your creative juices flowing:
“Someone told me that there’s a hundred dollar bill hidden in one of the books.”
“Studying in the York Room will let you get to live out your fantasy of being one of the Harry Potter characters and attending Hogwarts!”
“Stanley Hauerwas said so.”
“I’ve always liked mazes.”
Enter as many times as you like.
Good luck!
Theological Library Month Reception October 22, 2009
Posted by Andy Keck in : Library event , add a commentJoin us for a special event in the Divinity School Library on October 29 at 12:30pm to hear Dr. D. Moody Smith talk about working in the library as a student, ‘back in the day.’ We will close the month long celebration by announcing the winners of the 2009, ‘Why I should come to the Divinity School Library’ contest.
Theological Library Month – Top Ten Contest October 1, 2009
Posted by Andy Keck in : Theological libraries , add a commentDuring Theological Library Month (October), we ask you to submit your favorite reason to come to the Divinity School Library. Deadline is October 25th. Entries will be read and winners announced at the TLM reception on Thursday, October 29 at 12:30pm and used in the library’s 2010 Fall Orientation for New Divinity Students.
Below is the list used at the 2009 Fall Orientation (with last year’s winner at number #4).
#10. Of the stellar collection: over 380,000 books, 700 periodicals, 100 electronic databases — and still growing!!
#9. There is excellent reference service — available in person, by phone, by e-mail, or by instant message.
#8. Printing from our computers is not 10 cents a page, not 5 cents a page, but free for your first 3600 copies. Please help us keep this free through being good stewards of the paper and the trees the paper came from. We have several copies of the Bible that you may check out of the library — there is no need to print out the whole thing.
#7 It’s the greatest place on campus to work — see Melissa or Anne Marie at the Circulation Desk for an application form.
#6. We’re open for the best 85 hours a week – Monday to Thursday 8 am to 11 pm, Friday 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 2 to 10 pm—See the website for our shorter hours for the first week of classes.
#5. We have computers. On the main level we have 12 public computers with access to the library catalog, databases and the network. The library also has a private computer classroom with 10 PCs hidden on Level D. If you bring your own laptop we have wireless available throughout the library and in the Duke Gardens.
#4. As Top Ten contest-winner from last year Ismael Ruiz-Millan said “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 spirit of learning.”
#3. You get to see the world while studying the Book of Discipline – check out the view from the Baker Methodist Research Center!
#2. We’re better than Google – we’re warm-blooded! Doing theological research by using the internet alone is really dumb. Remember: if it’s not there, you can’t find it!
#1. THE STAFF!
October is Theological Libraries Month September 30, 2009
Posted by Luba Zakharov in : Theological libraries , add a commentEstablished by the American Theological Library Association, Theological Libraries Month (TLM) highlights the vital role libraries and librarians play in theological education. Now an annual October event, this year we have planned a number of events to celebrate the month:
Debra Band, acclaimed Hebrew manuscript artist, is exhibiting her collection, “I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms,” in the Divinity School Library and the Freeman Center for Jewish Life through October 18, 2009. The reception in the Divinity School Library on September 30th was an early kick off to the 2009 Theological Libraries Month.
October 1st: The “Top Ten Reasons Why” (I should come to the Divinity School Library) contest begins. Enter the contest from the library website. Winners and prizes will be announced after Dr. D. Moody Smith’s remarks at the Library Workers Hall of Fame event on October 29th (see below).
October 21st, 5pm, Westbrook 0014: Come to the screening of Pavel Lungin’s 2006 film, The Island (Ostrov), winner of 5 Nika awards – the Russian Oscars – including, Best Film. It is a story of reconciliation and self forgiveness. Cosponsored by Duke University Libraries and the New Creation Arts Group. A panel discussion will follow. “I cannot believe such a wondrous thing exists. It was like watching (the book), The Way of the Pilgrim.” (Lil Copan). Popcorn will be served.
The Divinity School Library “Student Worker Hall of Fame” is an honor bestowed on graduates of Duke who, as students, worked in the Divinity School Library. This list includes the Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune, founder of the Faith Trust Institute and an ordained pastor of the United Church of Christ, Dr. Jerry Campbell, President and Professor of Theological Bibliography at Claremont School of Theology and an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church, and Dr. D. Moody Smith, George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Duke University Divinity School. Join us for a special event in the library on October 29 at 12:30pm to hear Dr. D. Moody Smith talk about working in the library as a student, ‘back in the day.’ We will close the month long celebration by announcing the winners of the 2009, ‘Why I should come to the Divinity School Library.’ contest.
