Author: James R Skypeck

Oxford Bibliographies Online: New Database!

We have added the Oxford Bibliographies Online database to the library’s collection of e-resources.  This database provides access to a large number of subject areas including Biblical Studies, Philosophy, and Psychology.  Please give it a try and let us know what you think.

The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology

The library is proud to announce that we now have access to The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology.  According to the dictionary’s website, “It is an essential reference resource for scholars of global hymnody, with information on the hymns of many countries and languages, and a strong emphasis on the historical as well as the contemporary. […]

John Howard Yoder Library available online

An online digital library containing nearly 250 unpublished, informally published and popular works by theologian John Howard Yoder is now available for scholars and students around the world. John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) was a prominent Mennonite theologian who introduced Anabaptist ideas into mainstream Christian theology. He served on the faculty of Goshen Biblical Seminary (1958-1959), […]

Summer Hours

Summer hours will begin on Monday, May 12th and continue through Labor Day.  Summer hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.  The library is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Library closing

The STH library will be closed Saturday, April 19th, through Monday, April 21st in celebration of Easter and Patriot’s Day.  The library will re-open at 8:00am on Tuesday, April 22nd. The library will also be closing at noon on Friday the 18th.

Research with BU Databases

Jim Skypeck will be conducting two workshops on using the BU databases to assist researchers with finding journal articles as well as other relevant data.  The sessions should run 30 minutes with time for questions as needed. The sessions will be held in the library’s computer lab (Room 209) off the Reading Room at the […]

Using BU LIbrary Search

Having trouble locating materials in BU Library Search? Need some pointers on using the facets? Just confused by the whole thing?  Please come to one of two 30-minute workshops in Room 209 conducted by Jim Skypeck, one of the STH librarians. Sessions will be held: Monday, March 3rd at 11:00 am Friday, March 7th at […]

Food and drink

Please do not eat or drink in the library except in the Reading Room which is located at the far end of the library.  In order to preserve the collection and avoid unwanted “visitors”, please do not eat in the vicinity of the stacks areas.   We appreciate your assistance.

BTI cards

You must get your BTI card from the Circulation Desk at the Theology Library before heading to another BTI library. If you do not have this card, you will be sent back to BU to get it.  All BTI card users must register at the other BTI library between the hours of 9-5 Monday through […]

Moving of the Collection

The library staff will be shifting the collection over the next several months. Please excuse the noise as we try to adjust the collection to make room for new purchases throughout the collection.  Labels will be removed as we work through each set of stacks so please ask for assistance if you cannot locate an […]