Author: Sean G Smith

Library CLOSED December 19 – January 18

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Theology Library will be closed to the public beginning 4pm on Friday, December 18th through January 18th. The library will re-open on Tuesday, January 19th. If you have an item due back to the Theology Library during that time, it should automatically renew with no additional action needed […]

Updated Borrowing Policies and Elimination of Fees/Fines

As of November 30, 2020, the School of Theology Library has updated its borrowing policies, and we no longer charge fees or fines for any overdue material! We are the first library at Boston University to completely eliminate fees and fines for library materials. We have found fees and fines to not be an effective […]

Library CLOSED November 25-29 for Thanksgiving

The School of Theology Library will be closed Wednesday, November 25th through Sunday, November 29th in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open at 8am on Monday, November 30th. Please plan ahead! If you need items from our library (for example, via scan-on-demand, or contactless pickup) please place those requests as soon as possible, […]

New Page with our Fall 2020 Workshops

The School of Theology Library has launched a new page (Fall 2020 Workshop Recordings) with recordings of all the instructional portions of workshops in our Library Essentials series during Fall 2020! If you are unable to attend our live Fall 2020 workshops at 1pm on Fridays via Zoom (view our schedule and register for workshops […]

Library Re-Opens Monday, August 24th; Fall 2020 Hours

The School of Theology Library will re-open on Monday, August 24th. From August 24-September 1st, our hours will be: Monday-Friday, 12:00pm-4:00pm Closed Weekends and Holidays Beginning on September 2nd, 2020, the Theology Library’s hours will be: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-8:00pm; Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am-4:00pm Closed Sundays and Holidays For more information about library services during the upcoming […]

E-Resource Trial: Ministry Matters’ Research Library Collection

The Theology Library has acquired trial access to Ministry Matters’ Research Library collection.  To access, go to https://ezproxy.bu.edu/login?url=https://www.ministrymatters.com/library, log in with your BU ID and Kerberos password, and then click on the link for the Research Library.  The collection includes numerous works in the areas of Biblical studies, theology, ethics, and liturgy, including the following […]

Zoom Workshop: Writing Research Papers

Join Archivist and Preservation Librarian Kara Jackman for the Theology Library’s workshop on Writing Research Papers. Participants will learn to develop a topic and brainstorm, identify needed evidence to advance a thesis, discern between primary and secondary sources, create outlines and mind maps, and write a organized, persuasive research paper.

Zoom Workshop: Finding E-Books

Join Sean Smith, Outreach and Public Services Librarian, as he shows students how to search for e-books in BU Libraries Search, through repositories made available during the pandemic, and how to place scan requests for items that are not available as e-books.

3/25/2020 Letter from the Head Librarian

Hello Everyone, I wanted to let you all know that the library will continue to try to offer scanning services twice a week for faculty and students. Faculty members, we have created an online request system for scans for courses available at http://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/coronavirus/faculty-course-scans/. Also, feel free to email me your request. Also, please do not hesitate […]