Author: James R Skypeck

BibleWorks and Accordance are here!

Both BibleWorks (Windows)  and Accordance (Mac) are now available in Room 209, the library’s electronic classroom.  BibleWorks can be found on terminals in the second row and Accordance on the Macs in the last row.  Both are intended to assist with Biblical research.  Tutorials and help pages are available with each software package.

BibleWorks has arrived!

BibleWorks has been added to 4 computers in the second row of the electronic classroom (Room 209) and to the instructor’s computer in the first row. Come in and make use of this valuable resources for Biblical study. BibleWorks 9 is the premier original languages Bible software program for Biblical exegesis and research. It comes […]

New Scanner Now Available!

The new scanner is now available across from the old one in the Microfilm viewing area, near the Oversized stacks.  Please stop by and make use of this wonderful new resource.  Scanning will be limited to 100 pages. Please limit your time to 30 minutes so other patrons can make use of these scanners.

New databases available to BU Alums!

The BU Libraries are pleased to announce that BU alumni now have increased access to many electronic resources including ebooks and full text journal articles. To access these resources, alumni should visit the Alumni Services webpage on the Library’s website. Databases now available to BU alumni include JSTOR, Project Muse, and EBSCO’s Business Source, among […]

Non-theological databases workshop

On October 4th, Jim Skypeck will be conducting 2 workshops, one at 9:00am and one at 1:00pm, on databases outside the field of theology. If you are working on papers for classes that have an interdisciplinary focus, please stop by and learn how to use some of the databases in psychology, sociology, and health.  The […]

Graduate loan periods

The loan period for graduate student loans is now 133 days, rather than 28 days.  Loans prior to August 28th remain at 28 days unless renewed. You may renew books twice online (unless an item is recalled or overdue) prior to bringing them back to the library.

Church History journal

A journal has made a name change  and made itself available online: Contemporary Church History Quarterly (formerly ACCH Quarterly) provides “news, reviews, and commentary on German and European religious history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries” and can be found at http://contemporarychurchhistory.org.

New online journal in Church Music

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is putting out a free online journal in church music, entitled The Artistic Theologian.  You can read the first and subsequent issues here.    According to the editors, the journal will be an annual but the blogs and book reviews will be more frequent.