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</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2015/02/library-circulation-closures-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-9154919203633061683</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-12-17T16:12:29.981-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed December 18th 1pm - January 5th 8:30am</title><atom:summary type="text">The library closes tomorrow, December 18th at 1pm for the break. We will open again on January 5th at 8:30am. We wish you a warm and festive safe season. Happy Holidays!



</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/12/library-closed-december-18th-1pm.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-CSj1hg8kZhgW1bS6JyALktZANOfkcRvwgRdH4hszwB6f53zi39D5jSPOJUkiYqGap2qyisEg8fdLhnym2CfNEAnvDMuJqnF4f8f-A6QI1T7QCf_ZuKH8zdkKj-FcfRvG71CI7Q8Eeg/s72-c/CC_Reindeer.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-4484080231918272937</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-07T10:06:08.334-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed for Remembrance Day - Tuesday, November 11th</title><atom:summary type="text">The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th for Remembrance Day.

Lest we Forget.



</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/11/library-closed-for-remembrance-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpJ6eyyUjafHWhDx30m053wrVcTSs2HZbSYLV3SgkxKwx1nHF0gVGyhK_nHCdGJHoKahXqVkJ2Uwlry7YczRJseopZu-A6PgHD5VGOAePgKmbR21PxRYcyLivFgc9YXJUnKP73dYPVDg/s72-c/Gerald_G_Poppy_(Remembrance_Day).png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-14670226415932192</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-10T15:31:47.892-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed for Thanksgiving - Monday, October 13th</title><atom:summary type="text">We hope you all have a great long weekend. We will open on Tuesday morning at 8:30am.

</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/10/library-closed-for-thanksgiving-monday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-6153228415621702747</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-09-12T09:31:22.377-03:00</atom:updated><title>Discontinuation of RefWorks</title><atom:summary type="text">As of April 30th, AST Library will no longer
provide access to RefWorks due to poor usage and rising cost. Other libraries
within the Novanet consortium have or will be discontinuing access to RefWorks.

We recommend that before the end of April 2015, you
consider transferring your data to a free open access bibliographic management
program such as Zotero or purchase a personal license to a paid </atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/09/discontinuation-of-refworks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-1333632680017349149</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-08-28T13:13:35.897-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed September 1st, Labour Day</title><atom:summary type="text">The library will be closed on Monday, September 1st for Labour Day. We return to our regular hours (M-F 8:30am-4:30pm) on September 2nd. We are looking forward to seeing all the new and returning students!</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/08/library-closed-september-1st-labour-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-2768374228956919132</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-07-25T10:02:24.172-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed from July 28th until August 11</title><atom:summary type="text">Good morning,

The library will be closed beginning July 28th. We reopen on August 11th!

We hope to see you then. </atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/07/library-closed-from-july-28th-until.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-7895178693540885924</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-06-18T15:48:48.872-03:00</atom:updated><title>Features Added to Learning Commons Computers</title><atom:summary type="text">You will notice some changes to our public computers! We have added another internet browser - Chrome! There are also some additional tools to help you in your research. Firefox now has an extension for ePub format books. This extension will open the book for you within the browser like it would in an eReader! Test it out with Project Gutenberg by selecting a book in ePub format. Both Chrome and </atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/06/features-added-to-learning-commons.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-2733850983043951077</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-05-29T14:02:37.885-03:00</atom:updated><title>AST Front Gates Featured in Halifax Blogger Today!</title><atom:summary type="text">Halifax Blogger, Stephen Archibald features the gates to our school in his recent blog post!


http://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovascotia/2014/05/gates-to-divinity/

</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/05/ast-front-gates-featured-in-halifax.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-7038565747449115403</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-05-28T08:53:21.164-03:00</atom:updated><title>Geez - A Topical Canadian Magazine</title><atom:summary type="text">Canadian magazine Geez contains a variety of stories related to the Church, Christianity, and current events. I could see some of these subjects being covered in future grad presentations. Check it out, it is bound to be a conversation starter!

http://www.geezmagazine.org/

</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/05/geez-topical-canadian-magazine.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-3848657774192573597</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 11:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-05-16T08:47:19.997-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed May 19th - Victoria Day</title><atom:summary type="text">The library will be closed on Monday, May 19th. Have a safe Victoria Day long weekend everyone! </atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/05/library-closed-may-19th-victoria-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-8524767815534373435</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-05-05T12:03:52.365-03:00</atom:updated><title>How Has AST Changed or Transformed You?</title><atom:summary type="text">A great question posed to faculty and graduating students!





Video created by graduating student John Wray.


</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-has-ast-changed-or-transformed-you_5.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-5001234602610951978</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-04-14T13:10:31.925-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed April 17-21 </title><atom:summary type="text">Good Morning AST!

The library and school will be closed April 17-21 for Holy Week and Easter observance.


Amy</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/04/library-closed-april-17-21.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-8095978714945346337</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-03-25T15:28:07.284-03:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed March 26</title><atom:summary type="text">
Good afternoon!



Due to the pending storm, we will be closed all day tomorrow, Wednesday March 26, 2014.



Stay warm and enjoy your snow day!



&amp;nbsp;

 Robert</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/library-closed-march-26.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-6968379569040474359</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-03-17T09:48:26.035-03:00</atom:updated><title>Graduating student Rachel Campbell on CBC</title><atom:summary type="text">CBC was here for the Graduate Presentations last week. They met with Rachel Campbell. Below is a link to the story! Great work Rachel!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/divine-grapevine-exploring-church-gossip-1.2574144

</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/graduating-student-rachel-campbell-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-7708159706561237547</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-03-12T15:53:27.606-03:00</atom:updated><title>Brandi Estey-Burtt Thesis Defence this Friday</title><atom:summary type="text">Brandi Estey-Burtt will be defending her thesis &quot;The Poetics of the Encounter: Animals, Ethics, and God” this Friday in the Flahiff Room at 10am until 12pm. All are welcome.</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/brandi-estey-burtt-thesis-defence-this.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-3086699788031049814</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-03-07T14:34:06.382-04:00</atom:updated><title>Graduate Project Presentations</title><atom:summary type="text">Come find out what these students have been spending all this time in the library for! Graduate Presentations are next week!


&amp;nbsp;



More information can be found on the website:&amp;nbsp;Atlantic School of Theology - Graduate Project Presentations 
</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/graduate-project-presentations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8n7exfASje3_KqnziDZdrtmESX54BlSwsHbAUv00GbRDRsIngxVSbcpdeIpuQCxK1QxB9hxxlf8ZziYz0-6kadku5zMHcryyIOtyjvZsij1zbQqHdvylsxe9qYFLH2xO6AM-BzHHmfA/s72-c/grad2014.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-7942003803921962417</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-02-17T08:37:02.482-04:00</atom:updated><title>Food for Fines starts today!</title><atom:summary type="text">Don&#39;t forget Food for Fines starts this week and goes until March 9th. The AST library will reduce your fine by $2 for every non-perishable food item donated (maximum $50). The donations will be given to Feed Nova Scotia. What a great cause!



</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/food-for-fines-starts-today.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ici-KQ4VLA6ZNVRXzfr_JrNvtB00cj4W-W8uhchMrt9x3-bo9SGXEuy8luiFe6xJ7SOMCDdXEHt9BgUdOOVQpUnStfjvFLOtEsDhd1FLetEN3RAy_MtQC111qPdkHdHEKOv3YdsZ1Jc/s72-c/foodforfines.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-8056861959859709761</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-02-12T15:50:50.595-04:00</atom:updated><title>Internet outage scheduled for Sunday Feb 16th:</title><atom:summary type="text">Internet outage scheduled for Sunday Feb 16th:
 8:00 AM – 8:30AM internet access will be unavailable on campus for system upgrades. 
 9:30am – 11:30AM Wireless network authentication will be offline for 
software upgrades and this will prevent wireless users from connecting 
to the network.</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/internet-outage-scheduled-for-sunday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-2690366300890478436</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-02-11T09:10:19.948-04:00</atom:updated><title>Food for Fines! February 17 - March 9</title><atom:summary type="text">Food for Fines is back!Help your community and reduce your fines at the same time! 




Keep an eye out for more information!</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/food-for-fines-february-17-march-9.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktXC-1i3VQ2ScvAhyB3t5F17h8fgP4cU8gL6gXnZhVlB4d7HLp81rVANA0wB7mi90ZxQOwzdz2pJXbIkYYqiOYPO9fBoA4_ZOBKWyq3iipJnz1x2noDiakykANOmcmgiLI42SvlNKt_o/s72-c/foodforfines.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-1719818592026268521</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-02-05T11:45:08.624-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closing February 5th at 2pm</title><atom:summary type="text">Good morning! 
 Another Wednesday snow storm is upon us. The school and library will be
 closing at 2pm today. Please take care and arrive home safe.    Amy</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/02/library-and-school-closing-tody-at-2pm.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-1705883054365745115</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-01-21T17:37:26.161-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closed January 22</title><atom:summary type="text">Good afternoon!  Due to the pending storm, we will be closed all day tomorrow, Wednesday January 22, 2014.  Stay warm and enjoy your snow day!
 
Robert </atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2014/01/library-closed-january-22.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-8047412207729646911</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-12-18T12:08:55.417-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closes for Christmas Holidays</title><atom:summary type="text">The AST Library closes for the holidays on Thursday, December 19th, at 1PM.

Reopening Monday, January 6th, 8:30-4:30.


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We will see you in January 
</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/library-closes-for-christmas-holidays.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (AST Library)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-1845831949821525498</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-12-18T09:01:27.667-04:00</atom:updated><title>Library Closes 2 PM, Wednesday, December 18th</title><atom:summary type="text">Wednesday, December 18th, the AST Library will close at 2pm.

Reopening from 8:30-1:00pm Thursday, December 19th.</atom:summary><link>http://astlibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/library-closes-2-pm-wednesday-december.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301080766377467127.post-8377024637742976397</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-12-09T15:05:51.176-04:00</atom:updated><title>Internet Outage Wednesday, December 11</title><atom:summary type="text">
Due to maintenance on the AST Servers, there will be an Internet outage all day Wednesday, December 11.



There will be no access to AST Journal Databases during the outage.

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