Catalog and databases downtime Feb 2-3

On the evening of Saturday, 2 Feb 2013, power will be shut down on the Richmond campus for electrical repairs.  We've been told that the work should be finished during the weekend so we can open as usual on Monday.

While the power is off for this electrical work, our catalog and databases will be inaccessible.  Please make plans in advance to obtain the materials you need.

Paula

OPEN AS SCHEDULED FOR ORDS

The William Smith Morton Library in Richmond will be open as scheduled this weekend for PC(USA) Ordination Exams, regardless of any announced weather closings affecting the rest of campus.

If you are engaged in the exams, please rely upon the schedule given to you by Eniko Ferenczy.

Many thanks to the intrepid Circulation staff who are going to make sure you have all of the hours you are expecting for access to the Library!!

Paula

Scheduled catalog maintenance

Our monthly full backup of the UPSem Libraries catalog will take place this weekend.  It's scheduled to run from 11:00 pm on Saturday, Jan 19th, through 7:00 am Sunday, Jan 20th.

During this period, the Library catalog will be offline.  The Library website, databases, e-journals and other electronic resources should still be operational.

Paula

New edition of the Women's Bible Commentary

Happy to say that we have received our copy of the new Women's Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (Westminster John Knox, 2012). 

This is the third revised edition of this useful and popular resource.  It's heavily used by Bible and preaching classes in particular.

You'll find our copy in the Reference Room, at Ref. CH 5 W872 2012.

Paula

Catalog and databases downtime scheduled Feb 3rd

On Sunday, 3 Feb 2013, power will be shut down on the Richmond campus for electrical repairs.  We've been told that the work should be finished during the weekend so we can open as usual on Monday.

While the power is off for this electrical work, our catalog and databases will be inaccessible.  Please make plans in advance to obtain the materials you need.

Paula

Welcome, ECP students!

Our Extended Campus Program students are here for a week of on-campus study just now, and the Library is happy to welcome them!

Please note that we have added late hours on Friday this week to help.  On Friday evening the Library will be open until 10:00 pm, instead of the usual 8:00 pm.

Paula

Major reference finally complete !

Today we received Volume 13 of the massive Religion Past and Present, TOL-ZYG.  Finally!  We've been waiting for this for a while!

RPP is the English translation and adaptation of the fourth edition of the authoritative Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG), which for more than a century has been an extremely influential scholarly resource in the German language.  The four editions constitute a documentary history of theology and religious studies in the 19th and 20th centuries, and RPP "strives to be both international and contemporary, providing the reader with a summary of the state of each discipline at the dawn of the 21st century."  Christianity and Judaism are extensively covered, and non-Christian world religions are included at a less comprehensive level.

RPP/RGG aims to "offer a coherent theological vision rooted in the tradition of modern Protestantism [though Catholic scholarship is well represented] without being bound to any particular theological school" ... covering "not only all of the major theological disciplines (biblical studies, church history, systematic theology, ethics, church law and practical theology) but also allied fields such as history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, science, law and economics ... literature, music and the arts."  Every volume provides condensed, meticulously written articles with very precise technical content and selective bibliographic references.  It's especially good for identifying persons, places, movements or religious orders that are otherwise very hard to find.  The major analytical articles are landmarks of scholarship written by key authorities in their disciplines.

Don't fail to take advantage of this amazing resource!

Paula