Interesting (and seasonal) Items at the Methodist Library and Archives Center.
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Drew University
Interesting (and seasonal) Items at the Methodist Library and Archives Center.
Drew recently adopted a new Copyright Policy. (https://uknow.drew.edu/confluence/display/copyright/Drew+University+Copyright+Policy) What does it mean for you and how you use materials in research, in class, or in your work? What is copyright, what is fair use? How does it work? How does copyright protect your own work? How can you legally and respectfully use material — text, [...]
Faith, Race and Politics Theme of Tipple-Vosburgh lectures, Oct 16-18, 2012 http://www.drew.edu/alumni/events/tipple Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion Extensive articles on Christianity place it in political and geo-political context. Ref. BL65 .P7 E53 2007 Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics Divides into 4 parts, on Hispanic-, Native-, African- and Asian-Americans. Read up on “Religion and African-American [...]
What’s up with the roofless tent on campus? Find out more about the Jewish festival of Sukkot: the Festival of Booths. New Encyclopedia of Judaism What are the religious obligations and traditions of Sukkot? Look here for a complete overview, including the waving of the “four species” (the lulav & etrog). Online in Credo http://www.drew.edu/library/er/credo-reference [...]
Drew University Library is proud to announce the opening of “Land of the Morning Calm” Drew Theological Seminary and Early Christian Missions to Korea Methodist Center Lobby September 27, 2012 – January 31, 2013 Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Drew University Library exhibit “Land of the Morning Calm”: Drew Theological Seminary [...]
Drew Faculty and Alumni authors are eligible for the ninth Belá Kornitzer Awards in recognition of outstanding nonfiction books published in 2011 or 2012. Separate awards, including monetary prizes of $2,000, honor Faculty and Alumni authors. A faculty prize committee will select the winners, to be announced at the Friends of the Library Gala, on [...]
Save the dates to join us for the Conversations on Collecting series this academic year! October 3 “Encounters with Collectors & Collecting: A Discussion in Three Movements” Jesse Mann The proprietor of The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, has a lifetime of stories to tell. November 14 “The History of the Byron Society of America Library [...]
–Ernie Rubinstein, Theological Librarian Sabbaticals are partly a misnomer, since they are not for absolute rest, but merely for rest from the accustomed rounds. This past summer I enjoyed a 14-week sabbatical from my library work that allowed me to finish writing a book long in process, and to begin another that will also likely [...]
A great article by Amanda Tesarek highlights the newest technologies in the library collection & Services!
The horror of the “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.” New York Times Historical The NY Times helped break the story on July 26, 1972. Find it here under “Syphilis Victims in U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 Years:” http://www.drew.edu/library/er/new-york-times-historical Or go right to the article: http://bit.ly/P5pwxN Medicine, health, and bioethics: [...]