Princeton Theological Seminary Library News and Events http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews https://library.ptsem.edu/content/images/logos/LIBRARY-PTS-sub-Horiz-2TIER.png http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews en-us Please visit the new library website for library news. Thank you! https://library.ptsem.edu/blog Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:15:06 -0400 This summer we migrated the library website into a new system in order to introduce a responsive (mobile and desktop friendly) design and refreshed look for the existing content. If you had bookmarked any pages on the library website, those links should continue to work, redirecting to the equivalent page on the new site. Many thanks to our colleagues in IT Services for making this migration and refresh possible! https://library.ptsem.edu/blog/library-website-refresh Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:00:06 -0400 Third cousins Chris Dennis of Sacramento, CA and Meg Slotkin of Montclair, NJ met for the first time recently at PTS to examine the Mendenhall J. Dennis papers. Mendenhall J. Dennis, their great great grandfather, was born Mendel Diness in Odessa, Ukraine in 1827. Trained as a watchmaker, Diness went to Jerusalem in 1848 and accepted baptism, first as an Anglican Christian, then as a Campbellite, and his name was changed to Mendel John Diness. He learned photography from Scottish missionary James Graham and became the first Jewish photographer in Jerusalem. Around 1859 Diness and his wife emigrated to the US, settling in Ohio and opening a photography business. He changed his name again, to Mendenhall John Dennis, and traveled throughout the Midwest giving illustrated lectures on the Holy Land with his photos. He relocated to Port Townsend, WA, where he died in 1900. In 1989, more than 100 of Diness’ glass plates were discovered at a Minnesota garage sale, along with some of his notebooks and prints, all of which were thought to have been lost. Researchers consulted PTS Archivist William O. Harris and other archivists and pieced together the biography behind the images. In 1993 the Semitic Museum of Harvard University held an exhibition of Diness’ works. Cousins Slotkin and Dennis believe the papers at PTS might be notes for Diness’ illustrated Midwest lectures. Special Collections is delighted to learn more about this collection and help preserve the story of a gifted man with a rich history. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/finding-their-roots-at-special-collections/1393066074053353 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:00:06 -0400 New books from our print collection, including new faculty books and reference titles, are always listed in the Library Services research guide. New faculty books are also regularly on display (physically) in an exhibit on the first floor of the library. http://ptsem.libguides.com/services/newtitles Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:40:06 -0400 From the PTS Library Digital Archivist, Congratulations to all Graduates! Bring your family up to Special Collections, if you have some time today (Friday). Follow the link for some questions every new (and not-so-new) pastor should ask and answer. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/congratulations-and-advice-from-the-digital-archivist/1350458674980760 Fri, 20 May 2016 12:30:06 -0400 This year, the Princeton Seminary Reunion is being held in the days before the Board of Trustees' spring meeting on campus. Welcome, alumni/ae and trustees! It's a pleasure having you all here. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 18 May 2016 10:25:06 -0400 Several of this year's lectures in the Library, including "Faith and Politics: Religion on the 2016 Campaign Trail" Elizabeth Dias, "Down to Earth: The Bible and Environmental Ethics" Jacqueline Lapsley, and "The Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict" Justin Farrell, were recorded and are now viewable on the Princeton Theological Seminary Multimedia Portal. Links are posted on the News and Events page on the Library website. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/#dias Wed, 18 May 2016 10:25:06 -0400 During the summer, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library is open Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 8am-5pm. It is closed on Sundays and on the following Mondays: May 30 (Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day), and September 5 (Labor Day). http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Mon, 09 May 2016 13:50:06 -0400 Another excellent new addition to the Princeton Theological Seminary Media Archive is an Institute of Theology four-lecture series by former Princeton Theological Seminary professor Diogenes Allen entitled Christianity and the Postmodern World. “Allen will long be remembered as an extraordinary teacher, particularly for the clarity he brought to his difficult subject matter. Few have been able to make difficult thought so understandable and so attractive." Read more about Diogenes Allen in Eric Springsted’s 2002 inSpire article, Philosopher in Service of the Church: Diogenes Allen retires after 35 years at PTS http://goo.gl/WV4ywm Mon, 09 May 2016 13:50:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library is open extended hours during Reading Week and Final Exam Period, which begins Tuesday, April 26, 2016. This period includes late night/early morning swipe card only access. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/library-hours-reading-week-finals/1337217836304844 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:35:06 -0400 On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Academic Technology Librarian Patrick Milas, PhD, will teach Accordance Basics II and BibleWorks Basics II in the Training Room, Library North Wing Room 3132. Accordance and BibleWorks will be accessible from the Training Room computers during the workshops. Attendees are welcome to use personal laptops with Accordance or BibleWorks already installed if they wish. If you are unable to attend a workshop, email Patrick to make an appointment. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/#abw Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:35:06 -0400 All borrowed library material, regardless of the stamped due date, must be returned and all library records must be cleared by noon on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Thanks and congratulations! https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/graduating-please-return-library-materials/1336550366371591 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:00:06 -0400 On Wednesdays, April 13 and April 27, 2016, Academic Technology Librarian Patrick Milas, PhD, will teach Accordance Basics (I & II) and BibleWorks Basics (I & II) in the Training Room, Library North Wing Room 3132. Accordance and BibleWorks will be accessible from the Training Room computers during the workshops. Attendees are welcome to use personal laptops with Accordance or BibleWorks already installed if they wish. If you are unable to attend a workshop, email Patrick to make an appointment. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/#abw Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:00:06 -0400 Join us at 9AM on Monday, April 11, 2016 in Seminar Room 3060 for an overview of BrowZine, a tool that lets you browse scholarly online journals, download articles and create your own bookshelf of favorite titles so that you can see when new issues/articles become available. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:30:06 -0400 Join us on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 9am in Seminar Room 3060 for a brief (15-minute) introduction into scholarly metrics. Learn what they are, who uses them, and why scholars in religion and theology may want to pay attention to them. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:50:06 -0400 Join us on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 2pm in Seminar Room 3060 for an overview and update on the history of our Web archive project, current collections, opportunities and challenges, and future collection development at Princeton Theological Seminary. The session will last 30-45 minutes. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:50:06 -0400 Join us Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7pm in the Daniel J. Theron Assembly Room for a book signing and conversation with author Justin Farrell ('09), Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yale University. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/#farrell Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:50:06 -0400 On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Mark Cannon from BibleWorks, LLC, will teach an all-day intensive workshop on BibleWorks. On Wednesdays, April 13 and April 27, 2016, Academic Technology Librarian Patrick Milas, PhD, will teach Accordance Basics (I & II) and BibleWorks Basics (I & II). http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/#abw Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:05:06 -0400 The Library has recently purchased access to two Modern Language Association (MLA) databases: The MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA International Bibliography. The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines. The MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920's and contains over 2.3 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR's language and literature collection as well as links to full text. http://ptsem.libguides.com/databases-a-to-z/m Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:25:06 -0400 Join us on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 9am in Seminar Room 3060 for an overview of Oxford Resources. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:45:06 -0400 Join Kate on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 9am for an "Ask the Reference Librarian" session. Bring your research resources questions and suggestions. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:11:06 -0400 2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In addition to this physical exhibit celebrating that anniversary, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library has cooperated with Payne Theological Seminary to digitize materials from the Payne Theological Seminary archives and has made the Payne Theological Seminary and A.M.E. Church Archive freely available over the internet through its Theological Commons. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/#AME Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:05:06 -0400 What, if anything, does the Bible say about one of the most pressing issues before us, namely, our relationship with the environment? Princeton Theological Seminary’s associate professor of Old Testament and director of The Center for Theology, Women, and Gender, Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley, will explore this question in a free lecture titled "Down to Earth: The Bible and Environmental Ethics," Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Daniel J. Theron Assembly Room in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/news/#lapsley Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:00:06 -0400 Join us Monday, March 14, 2016 at 9 a.m. Seminar Room 3060 for a session on E-Books. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:15:06 -0400 Reigner Reading Room presents this spring festival of arts & crafts for the Princeton Seminary community. Princeton Seminary families are welcome. Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Families planning to participate must pre-register by March 16, 2016. Please call 497-7915, stop by the Reigner Reading Room, or RSVP on the Facebook event page. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/general/reigner/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:00:06 -0400 Browse our list of selected titles from the collection, including recently published books, reference works, and theses. http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/women Tue, 01 Mar 2016 11:55:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library's Theological Commons (commons.ptsem.edu), a free digital library of over 80,000 resources on theology and religion, has a new featured collection, the Princeton Theological Seminary Media Archive, containing over 1400 unique, unpublished audio and video recordings from 1940-1999. This collection includes public lectures and sermons from prominent scholars, pastors and church leaders, and it will continue to grow as more recordings are digitized and added. We're also pleased to announce that the entire Theological Commons has a new user interface, designed to be not only visually appealing but also highly usable on any screen size, from smartphones to desktop monitors. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/reintroducing-the-theological-commons/1287212651305363 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:55:06 -0400 Get your Leap Day off to a great start. Join Kate on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 9am for an "Ask a Librarian" session. Bring your research resources questions and suggestions. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:25:06 -0400 Join us on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 2pm in Seminar Room 3060 as we continue a semester-long series exploring research resources. This session will show you how to search, access, and use over 125,000 e-books at Princeton Theological Seminary Library as well as give you an idea of the range of e-book options available at Princeton University, Princeton Public Library, and some select Open Source sites. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:00:06 -0400 Join us on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9am in Seminar Room 3060 as we continue a semester-long series exploring research resources. In this second session, we will demonstrate effective use of the library online catalog, FindIt!, and the ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion Database. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:15:06 -0400 Join us on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 2pm in Seminar Room 3060 for the first in a semester-long series exploring research resources. This first session will be a demonstration of BrowZine, a tool that lets you browse a lot (though not all) of our online journals, download articles and create your own bookshelf of favorite titles so that you can see when new issues/articles become available. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:15:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary is one of a select group of academic institutions partnering this year to study the research practices of religious studies scholars. “The project will reach across the field of Religious Studies, which is being broadly defined.” Three members of the Library staff will form Princeton Theological Seminary’s research team: Kate Skrebutenas, Jenifer Gundry, and Virginia Dearborn. The team will be traveling to New York this month for an intensive training workshop for participating libraries. Participating institutions: Asbury Seminary, Baylor University, Brigham Young University, Columbia University, Concordia Theological Seminary, Emory University, Harvard University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA), Luther Seminary, Naropa University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Rice University, Temple University, Tufts University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt University, Yale University. https://newsletter.atla.com/2015/ithaka-sr-partners-with-atla/ Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:25:06 -0400 February is ‪Black History Month‬. Expand your knowledge with the titles in the book display on the Concourse of the library. Additional titles and other resources can be found at http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/blackhistory. During Black History Month, select titles from the collection will be on open display (to keep them in circulation) near the newspapers and new books. You'll see them in the library catalog with the location BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK DISPLAY - CONCOURSE (CIRCULATING). We'll also highlight the titles on display on social media with hashtags #PTSem #BlackHistory http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/#feb16 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:15:06 -0400 Coloring is a popular pastime again! Download the Princeton Theological Seminary Library Special Collections Coloring Book, or pick up a physical copy at the Brick Café or Mackay Dining Hall, and share your art February 1-5 on social media with #ColorOurCollections and #PTSem. Mention @PTSLibrary when you post on Twitter, @princetonseminarylibrary on Instagram or Facebook. Go old school with paper and crayons or hi-tech with graphics software. Be sure to mention PTS! https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/special-collections-coloring-book/1270242896335672 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:15:06 -0400 We are delighted to announce that Patrick Milas will be joining the Library staff January 19, 2016 as Academic Technology Librarian. Patrick comes to the Seminary Library from the State Library and Archives of Florida, having previously worked in academic libraries at Florida State University and Thomas University. He holds the Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies with specialization in theological research behaviors, and he serves on the editorial advisory board of "Theological Librarianship." https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/library-welcomes-patrick-milas-academic-technology-librarian/1256434941049801 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:45:06 -0400 2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the first published New Testament in Greek. The accomplishment was the culmination of the talents of a scholar, a printer and an illustrator: Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536), Johannes Froben (1460-1527), and Hans Holbein the Younger (circa 1497-1593). An exhibit is currently on display on the first floor of the library. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/ Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:35:06 -0400 A portrait of Francis Grimke (PTS Class of 1878), which until recently hung in Stuart Hall, is now in the library on the second floor bridge overlooking the Iain R. Torrance Atrium. Grimke was born into slavery in 1850, graduated at the head of his class from Lincoln University in 1870, and served as the pastor of Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, from 1878-1937. He was a founding member of the Niagara Movement in 1905, a black civil rights organization led by W.E.B. Du Bois, and was also a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1910. This portrait of Rev. Grimke was done posthumously in 1991 by Kevin J. Stanton. It was suggested that the Seminary have such a portrait by William O. Harris, at that time the Archivist of the Seminary. He spoke about this with David H. Hughes of Hallmark Cards, at that time a member of the Princeton Theological Seminary Board of Trustees, who agreed to underwrite the cost of the portrait. The frame found for it is an authentic 1875 period frame. Kenneth W. Henke, Curator of Special Collections and Archivist, Princeton Theological Seminary Library https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/rev-francis-grimke%CC%81-1850-1937/1257004914326137 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:35:06 -0400 Selected Christmas-related titles from the library's collections, including items from the Reigner (Christian Education) Collection. Merry Christmas! http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/christmas Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:45:06 -0400 "The first volume of the new English translation of Abraham Kuyper's works has been published and 3 copies can be found in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library, in the reference collection, the Kuyper Collection, and on the lower level in the stacks. "A key research resource for the Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary has been the Kuyper Collection. Based on the extensive personal library of the late Dr George Puchinger, built up over a life time, additions to the collection have made it the richest source of material by and about Abraham Kuyper anywhere in the world. Over the years it has attracted a steady stream of researchers, but much of the collection, including many of Kuyper’s own works are in Dutch. Consequently, PTS was pleased to join several other institutions in supporting and underwriting the Kuyper Translation Society’s ambitious project of making all Kuyper’s works available in English. The first few of many planned volumes have now been published and added to the Kuyper Collection as a valuable additional resource." Gordon Graham, Director of the Kuyper Center 2008-2015 http://ow.ly/VUetK Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:15:06 -0400 Sourced from the Crowther Mission Studies Library in Oxford, Church Missionary Society Periodicals digitises publications from the CMS and the South American Missionary Society from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. It includes the Church Missionary Gleaner, CMS Outlook, CMS Intelligencer, Ruanda Notes (MAM News) and the South American Missionary Magazine, encompassing issues from 1804-2009. http://ptsem.libguides.com/databases-a-to-z/c Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:05:06 -0400 Brewster Kahle, Founder and Head of the Internet Archive, the non-profit organization building a free open digital library, visited the Princeton Theological Seminary Library on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Mr. Kahle met with Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian; Stacy Argondizzo, Senior Digitization Manger, Eastern Region, and library staff. Mr. Kahle was profuse in his praise of the Library and its digitization initiative. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/#kahle Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:00:06 -0400 "Home to over sixty digitised primary source collections, BOA remains at the forefront of teaching and research within the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our globally-related collections, ranging from colonial, missionary and transatlantic relations to twentieth century political and social development, cover four-hundred years of world history." http://ptsem.libguides.com/databases-a-to-z/b Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:00:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library's Reigner Reading Room presents, Advent Celebration "Things We See at Christmas." Come make a craft and hear a story in the Reigner Reading Room. All Princeton Seminary families are welcome. (Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.) Registration is required by November 30, 2015. To RSVP, join this event, call 497-7916 or 497-7915, or stop by the Reigner Reading Room, located on the 2nd Floor of the Library, Room 2050. https://www.facebook.com/events/660342194102838/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:55:06 -0400 "Sorting through a sheaf of loose papers in the Seward Hiltner Papers [Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library], I discovered two unpublished (or certainly prepublished) manuscripts by Henri Nouwen. His works on Christian Spirituality such as Life of the Beloved, The Wounded Healer, and In the Name of Jesus are well known. What I found was quite different, two academic papers. In one, Nouwen presents a case study of a man named Ronald from a historical, psychological, and theological point of view. The other paper critiques several models of supervision in Clinical Pastoral Education from 1965. Both papers convey Nouwen’s compassion and relentless insistence on care for all. They also reveal a spiritual life concurrent with, not divorced from, his academic work. I hope to follow his example and use my academic work to serve the spiritual needs of people in my ministry." Joshua Wilder, M.Div. Senior, Princeton Theological Seminary https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/nouwen-manuscripts-bridge-spiritual-life-and-academics/1225384897488139 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:45:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library has purchased trial access to American Religion: Denominational Newspapers, a part of America’s Historical Newspapers (AHN). The Library already purchases access to another part of AHN, Early American Newspapers, Series I. American Religion: Denominational Newspapers contains more than 320 rare newspapers from over 30 states published between 1799 and 1900. It supports research of early American history, religious history, ethnic studies, abolitionism, Civil War, and gender studies. Trial access runs through December 5, 2015. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/trials/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:30:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library offers an extensive list of recommended free online resources which may be of use to pastors, church educators and leaders, congregations, and scholars. The newest addition to this list is The Boston College Jesuit Bibliography, a "comprehensive online bibliography [that] covers books, book chapters, journal articles and book reviews pertaining to the exponentially growing field of Jesuit Studies. In addition to basic bibliographic information, entries include (English) abstracts, detailed subject headings, direct links to items available in electronic format where available, and a link to an item’s WorldCat entry." http://ptsem.libguides.com/recommendedlinks Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:55:06 -0400 Reinhold Niebuhr and Union Theological Seminary: A Daughter’s Reflections on His Life and Work. Join President Serene Jones and Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics, Gary J. Dorrien in welcoming Elisabeth Sifton, the editor of Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics and daughter of Reinhold Niebuhr, to campus on November 3rd. Sifton is senior vice president of Farrar, Straus and Giroux and the author of The Serenity Prayer: Faith and Politics in Times of Peace and War. For the Library of America series, she edited four classic works and a selection of rare writings from the great theologian Reinhold Niebuhr which was published earlier this year. After serving for thirteen years as a pastor in Detroit, MI, Niebuhr joined the faculty of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York in 1928. Two years later, he was appointed Dodge Professor of Applied Christianity, a title he held for three decades until his retirement in 1960. Reiny, as he was known in the Seminary community, held open houses on Thursdays for students at his apartment, where there was much lively discussion about current affairs. Niebuhr's theology and political philosophy continue have a large influence on many thinkers, activists, politicians and pastors today. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/reinhold-niebuhr-and-union-theological-seminary-a-daughters-reflections-on-his-life-and-work-tickets-18720176552 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:20:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library's Reigner Reading Room presents Story Time, a fall event for children 5 years and younger, October 30, 2015 from 10:30am-11:30am in the Reigner Reading Room (2050). All Princeton Seminary families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, please call 497-7915 or stop by the Reigner Reading Room (2050). https://www.facebook.com/events/747579322014527/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:05:06 -0400 Join us on Monday, October 26 at 3pm in the Daniel J. Theron Assembly Room when Architect Rayford W Law AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C will talk about the thought and meaning behind this beautiful space. A Theological Libraries Month event #TLM2015 https://www.facebook.com/events/1061167993916002/ Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:15:06 -0400 October is Theological Libraries Month! Celebrate by entering the #TLM2015 book raffle each week for a chance to win one of these four newly-published books authored by Princeton Theological Seminary faculty. Weekly drawing every Friday at 2pm. Entry forms are at the Library Service Desk. http://ptsem.libguides.com/tlm2015 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:45:06 -0400 Looking for a brief introduction to Summon, the library search engine that includes records for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, manuscripts, maps, and more? Visit the Podcasts page and "What is Summon Search?" page on the library website. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:40:06 -0400 Reference Librarian Kate Skrebutenas regularly highlights new titles from the print book collection, and new faculty books are regularly on display in an exhibit on the first floor curated by Collection Development Librarian, Jeremy Wallace. http://ptsem.libguides.com/services/newtitles Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:45:06 -0400 The New Faculty Books exhibit showcases the most recent faculty book publications and previews forthcoming titles. This display, to be updated periodically, offers a glimpse at the range and diversity of the current research interests of the faculty. Curated by Jeremy Wallace, Collection Development Librarian http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/#first Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:45:06 -0400 Use these subject guides to discover introductory tools for your research in Biblical Studies, Church History, Church in the World, Practical Theology, and Theology, in Princeton Theological Seminary Library's extensive Reference Collection. http://ptsem.libguides.com/referenceguides Wed, 09 Sep 2015 12:05:06 -0400 When is the library open? Where can I find reserve materials for my classes? Can I print from my laptop while I am in the library? Follow the link to find answers to these an many other common questions about Princeton Theological Seminary Library. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/faq/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:05:06 -0400 On Sunday, March 7, 1965, 600 people participated in the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL. A second march took place two days later, which James J. Reeb, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Unitarian Universalist minister, joined. When it was over, three people had been killed, including Reeb. One year later, the Seminary held a series of five annual lectures by internationally distinguished religious and civic leaders: Eugene Carson Blake, Roy Wilkins, D. T. Niles, Ralph David Abernathy, and Paul Verghese. http://exhibits.ptsem.edu/jamesreeblectures/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:10:06 -0400 Trial access to Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Volume I, Christianity (Alexander Street Press) is available until September 15, 2015. Volume I: Christianity includes the complete 17-volume German edition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke (DBW) and 16 volumes of the English edition of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Series (DBWE); an international selection of English-language editions of key authors such as Hans Urs von Baltasar, Rudolf Bultmann, James Cone, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Adolf von Harnack, Henri de Lubac, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Dorothee Sölle, and Ernst Troeltsch; and a selection of the papers of Reinhold Niebuhr. A feedback form is available online. Please let us know what you think about this resource. Last day of trial access is September 14, 2015. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/trials/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:10:06 -0400 Kate Skrebutenas, Director of Access, Research and Outreach at Princeton Seminary Library, recently hosted administrators from Westminster Choir College. For the visit, Curator of Special Collections and Archivist Kenneth Henke exhibited materials with a musical focus. Items displayed included the 1873 book, The Jubilee Singers, and their Campaign for Twenty Thousand Dollars by G.D. Pike of the nonsectarian anti-slavery society, the American Missionary Association. The book, which is available online in Princeton Theological Seminary's Theological Commons as part of the Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology, traces efforts by Fisk University’s student a capella choral ensemble, the Jubilee Singers, to raise money for construction of the university’s first permanent building. The text features personal narratives and exquisite portraits of ensemble members, including Jennie Jackson, who was born free in Kingston, Tenn., and Isaac Dickerson of Wytheville, Va. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/summer-visit-to-special-collections-westminster-choir-college/1094223467270950 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:20:06 -0400 A collection of sketches by artist Margery A. Ryerson (1886-1989) was given to Princeton Theological Seminary Library Special Collections and processed earlier this summer by Rutgers Library Science intern Diane Feldman. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/margery-a-ryerson-sketches-in-special-collections/1115559625137334 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:15:06 -0400 Trial access to the Archives of the Presbyterian Church of Cuba Online (Brill) is available through July 31, 2015. From the publisher, "This collection makes available for research the records of the Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada en Cuba (IPRC) and predecessor Presbyterian churches and missions in Cuba, including a complete run of Heraldo Cristiano, the church’s newsletter, 1919 – 2010, which provides a framework for the history of the church. Also included are the periodicals Juprecu and Su Voz, early mission records, originally maintained in English and then in Spanish as the congregations took over management of their churches and schools from the mission workers. These include session minutes and membership/baptism/marriage/death records, as well as minutes of men’s, women’s, and youth groups, including their mission work in their communities." http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/trials/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:30:06 -0400 What are the digital humanities (DH) and how are they part of seminary education? Princeton seminarians explored these and other questions in an early 2015 introductory DH course, proposing new interactive knowledge resources. Three student projects are presented in this digital exhibit: Love of God Audio Quotation Database (Jeffrey Cobbold), Digital Humanities and Text Encoding (Alan B. Thorne, Jr.), Father Forgive Me for I Have Trolled: Re-Imagining the Scope of Religious Confession in the Digital World (Michael J. Toy). http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/ Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:05:06 -0400 The Princeton Seminary Library welcomes Dr. Jeremy David Wallace to the staff as Collection Development Librarian. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Jeremy received both his MDiv and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in Patristic History. He has taught religion and history courses at Kean University, Princeton Theological Seminary, The King’s College (NYC), and Princeton University. His previous library experience includes one year at the Nashville Public Library and many years at the Seminary library’s reference desk as a student reference assistant. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:15:06 -0400 To support your lifelong learning as a Princeton Seminary alum, the seminary library provides you with access to an extensive array of research databases. Watch this short video to learn more. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/podcasts/alumdatabases/ Tue, 19 May 2015 09:05:06 -0400 While working in Special Collections this spring, M.Div. Middler Anthony Matias processed the The Moisés Sáenz Manuscript Collection created by PTS alum Harry E. Rosser. Here’s some of what he learned: "Education reformer Moisés Sáenz (1888-1941) was a leading voice for marginalized indigenous people in Mexico and other countries in Central and South America. He established and taught at different schools designed to help the impoverished and he believed education was a necessary tool in strengthening the Mexican people. His schools were designed both to teach theory and address the social needs of the people. Much of Sáenz’ approach to education is based on the work of John Dewey, who was Sáenz’ professor and mentor at Columbia University where Sáenz received his Ph.D. This collection contains a plethora of autobiographical information collected by PTS alumnus Harry E. Rosser (1945) and shows the important work Moisés Sáenz did in Mexico as an educator for indigenous people.” https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/processing-the-mois%C3%A9s-s%C3%A1enz-manuscript-collection/1098658390160791 Thu, 07 May 2015 15:30:06 -0400 Library hours through August 29, 2015 are now posted on the library website. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:15:06 -0400 "When visiting the library, everyone can see beautiful artifacts and pieces in the display cases, but many don’t realize that this represents a fraction of the resources in Special Collections. I started working in Special Collections in the fall of last year and have discovered many interesting items from antiquity to the present and from the Arabian deserts to the jungles of Africa. I also had the opportunity to catalog a collection from a PTS alumnus John Jay Pomeroy (1861). When the Civil War broke out, he joined the Union Army as chaplain. For the rest of the war, he was on the front lines assisting the wounded and dispirited soldiers. He carried a portable desk from which he wrote letters home and a few pocket-sized books, including a Bible and a dictionary. The portable desk, along with the letters he wrote and books he carried, were donated to the seminary by his family. This term I am taking the class “American Christianity from the Puritans to the Civil War.” Sometimes history can seem ethereal and distant, but working with this collection helped bridge the gap between the present and the events that we are studying in class. It also brings out the genuine humanity of individual people and how they dealt with their struggles." Joshua Wilder, M. Div. Junior, Princeton Theological Seminary https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/special-collections-and-the-civil-war/1088180704541893 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:15:06 -0400 On Monday, April 20, 2015 from 2-5pm, the Reigner Reading Room will present a workshop introducing the PC(U.S.A.)'s NEW fall 2015 children's curriculum, Growing in Grace and Gratitude. It will explore grace and gratitude as the theological hallmark of the Presbyterian tradition. The workshop will showcase the importance of nurturing children through an invitation to discipleship that inspires them to learn and practice hospitality, generosity, and love. Please contact Sarita Ravinder at 609-497-7915 or RSVP on the Library's Facebook Event page: Reigner Reading Room Presents: Growing in Grace and Gratitude Curriculum Workshop http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/ Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:00:06 -0400 C.L. Seow, Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, has taught Old Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Seminary since 1983. Effective August 16, 2015, he joins the faculty of the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University as the Vanderbilt, Buffington, Cupples Distinguished Chair in Hebrew Bible. A digital exhibit and physical exhibit on the first floor of the library celebrate Prof. Seow’s scholarship and legacy at Princeton Seminary. Visit the digital exhibit at http://exhibits.ptsem.edu/choonleongseow/, where visitors may submit well-wishes and remembrances via the comment form. Links to and information about other library exhibits are available at http://ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:40:06 -0400 The Reverend William (Bill) Owen Harris ’54, ’57 ThM passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Petersburg, Indiana. He was the Seminary’s first archivist and librarian for special collections. For fourteen years, Bill worked tirelessly to gather, organize, and care for rare books, photos, and other materials. He organized the papers of some of the well-known figures of the Seminary’s history and made them available for scholarly research. Bill's time as a librarian began in 1976 at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. He left CTS to become Associate Librarian and head of the library's Genealogy and Local History Division at the Indiana State Library (1982-1988). Bill returned to Princeton and the Seminary in 1988, serving as the Librarian for Archives and Special Collections until his retirement in 2002. Bill maintained a long-held and deep love for the Seminary and he will be missed. http://www.ptsem.edu/index.aspx?id=25769809157 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:10:06 -0400 The work on the West stairwell on the Library Place side will be completed Wednesday, March 25th. The North stairwell on the Stockton Rd. side of the North Wing will be closed for approximately 2 weeks beginning Thursday, March 26 during the hours of 8 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday for stair flooring and carpet replacement. Please avoid use of the North stairwell. All other stairwells are open. Thank you for your patience as we maintain our campus. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:30:06 -0400 In 1965 leaders from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee organized peaceful demonstrations to bring national attention to the disenfranchisement of African American voters. Twenty members of the Princeton Seminary community joined protest marches in Alabama. Participants included students, faculty and administration, all of whom were involved in every stage of the coordinated events. After police assaults, students collected funds and formed a joint student-faculty “Ad Hoc Committee on Civil Rights” that kept the movement alive and in keeping with its ultimate goals. James J. Reeb, a member of the Class of 1953, was murdered in the violence in Selma. An exhibit on the first floor of the library honors the sacrifice and memory of all who marched. For more information, visit http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/exhibits/ and click on "Seminary Students and Faculty Join Selma March." http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:00:06 -0400 Reigner Reading Room, the heart of Princeton Theological Seminary Library's Christian Formation collection, presents a spring fesitval of arts and crafts, and an Easter egg hunt for the children of the Princeton Seminary Community. Princeton Seminary families are welcome to attend. Room 2050, Library. https://www.facebook.com/events/1553214194943367/ Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:35:06 -0400 Resources on copyright and fair use https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/fair-use-week-2015-wrap-up/1049960618363902 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:59:06 -0400 A select number of journal titles –- current issues only –- are being relocated to the periodical display shelves on the 1st Floor, North Wing. If you do not see a title in its usual place on the Lower Level of the library, please look for it on the First Floor of the North Wing, across the atrium from the reference desk. We apologize for any inconvience during the shifting process. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:45:06 -0400 Minor renovation work begins Monday, February 9, on the north stairwell (near the elevator) of the Library North Wing. Completion of painting expected in 3 weeks. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:00:06 -0400 "[T]he Theological Commons represents a blending of the aims and methods of mass digitization with the informed curation and accurate resource description that are the hallmarks of librarianship...[working] to achieve a balance that maximizes the reach and usefulness of these digital resources for research and ministry." This is an adaptation of a presentation given in Rome, Italy by Princeton Theological Seminary Library’s Head of Digital Initiatives, Greg Murray, at the DABOH International Symposium on Documenting Christianity on October 20, 2014. http://youtu.be/EwJ3tBHn-Vo Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:05:06 -0400 On February 2, 2015 Princeton Theological Seminary Library launched Summon Search, a kind of library search engine that includes records for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, manuscripts (finding aids to mss. collections), maps, and more. All the records from the library catalog and all of the metadata records for our digital collections (http://diglib.ptsem.edu) have been indexed into Summon. The Summon index also includes citations from many of the journals to which we subscribe, and has records from other publishers, government agencies, and database providers. A single search in Summon can return records from all of these sources. Access to licensed content to which the library subscribes requires (as always) either being on campus or authenticating through the proxy server. (Off campus users, please make note of the bar at the top of the Summon page containing the link "Off Campus? Log in to access full text and more content.") To locate and search within a specific database, use the A-Z Resource List link in the upper right of the Summon interface. The library catalog in its native interface is still available at catalog.ptsem.edu. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:05:06 -0400 Princeton Theological seminary Library has purchased access to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology for both the campus community and PTS alumni/ae. “The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology is the first attempt in more than one hundred years to produce a replacement for John Julian’s A Dictionary of Hymnology. That massive and remarkable work was first published by John Murray in 1892…This is (like Julian’s Dictionary) an English-language book. We have tried to be as global as possible, but a reference work has to be written from somewhere, and there will no doubt be evidence of this in the finished work…The present dictionary is closer to an Encyclopaedia than to a database.” Current PTS community members may access this new resource at http://ptsem.libguides.com/databases-a-to-z. Alumni/ae may access it by logging in at http://www.ptsem.edu/library/alum/about/. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:35:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library has purchased access to two new databases: Loeb Classical Library (Harvard University Press) and Bible in English (Chadwick-Healey). Loeb Classical Library: "More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content with ease." Bible in English: "The Bible in English contains twenty versions of the Bible. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament, Pentateuch and Jonah translations." Both are available to current Seminary students, faculty and staff both on and off campus, and to on campus visitors. They can be found at http://ptsem.libguides.com/databases-a-to-z http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:05:06 -0400 Minor renovation work begins today on the west stairwell of the Library North Wing. Completion of painting and flooring expected in 3-4 weeks. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 06 Jan 2015 10:15:06 -0400 There were a large number of special class exhibits and visiting scholars in the library this fall, hosted by Curator of Special Collections and Archivist, Ken Henke, and assisted by Digital Archivist, Jackie Rider, as well as Seminary students and Rutgers intern Daniel Geary. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/classes-and-visiting-scholars/1003126546380643 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:45:06 -0400 Exceptions to regular term hours (as well as regular term hours) are available on the library's website. Happy Holidays! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:45:06 -0400 Seminary students and staff enjoyed some fellowship in the Reigner Reading Room on the second floor of the library during the first week of Advent, with crafts and a story for children in the Seminary community - a revival of a beloved tradition hosted by Christian Education and Congregational Liaison Librarian, Sarita Ravinder. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1000903949936236.1073741843.534652159894753 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:45:06 -0400 Extended hours begin Tuesday, December 9 and are as follows. Full library hours and exceptions are posted on the library website: http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours. Tuesday, December 9, 2014 8 a.m.-2 a.m. | Wednesday, December 10-Thursday, December 18, 2014 7 a.m.-2 a.m. | Friday, December 19, 2014 7 a.m.-9 p.m. | Saturday, December 20, 2014 (regular hours) 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Please note that entry to library after the regular hours of closing (e.g. 11p.m. Sun-Thurs; 9 p.m. Fri-Sat), December 9 through 18, will require you to swipe your seminary ID through the card reader located to the left of the front door. You will not be able to enter without use of your card. Our security strategy prohibits service desk staff from opening the door for anyone arriving after regular hours of closing without seminary ID. During the hours of swipe card only access, the service desk operations will consist of checking in materials and receiving returns, including reserve books. During these extended hours, two reserve books may be checked out at 11 p.m. and must be returned by 9 a.m. the next day. Many thanks to the students working at the Service Desk. They make extended hours possible at this busy time of the semester. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:45:06 -0400 The Library will be open from 8am until 6pm on Wednesday, November 26, and will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2014 when the Seminary is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy your break! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/#thanksgiving Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:55:06 -0400 Princeton Seminary students, staff, faculty and their families are invited to the Reigner Reading Room (Library, Room 2050) on Saturday, December 6, 2014 for an advent craft and story from 10 a.m. until noon. Pre-registration preferred by November 29, 2014. To reserve your seat, call 497.7915 or 497.7916, or email Sarita Ravinder, Christian Education and Congregational Liaison Librarian. Students, faculty and staff may also register via the event on the Library's Facebook page. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:10:06 -0400 The entrance exhibit of the library celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of British evangelist George Whitefield, one of the most noted preachers of his day and a key figure in the “Great Awakening” of the mid-18th century. Of particular note, the exhibit features the personal journal of Whitefield, kept between October 17, 1744 and August 7, 1746. It also contains a copy of the first edition of the autobiographical account of his early life and the beginnings of his ministry, published in 1740, and of a hymnal he compiled in 1756. A digital exhibit, The Grand Itinerant: George Whitefield at 300, curated by Digital Archivist Jackie Rider, is also available. http://digitalexhibits.ptsem.edu/exhibits/show/the-grand-itinerant---george-w Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:55:06 -0400 Abraham Kuyper was the greatest and most controversial figure in the Calvinist renaissance that took place at the conclusion of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth in The Netherlands. He was perhaps the most prolific public intellectual of his day. The Digital Library of Abraham Kuyper contains Kuyper's complete archive (over 100,000 pages), along with a comprehensive collection of his published works. This project has been developed in cooperation with the Historical Documentation Centre for Dutch Protestantism at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where the physical archive is housed. Digital Initiatives at Princeton Theological Seminary Library makes digitized library resources accessible to researchers worldwide by developing innovative software systems for discovering, searching, and viewing those resources. http://kuyper.ptsem.edu/ Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:40:06 -0400 Comprised of nearly 10,000 volumes, the reference collection contains general tools frequently consulted in theological study: dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, almanacs, atlases, and handbooks. It features a broad array of bibliographical resources, including indexing tools, union lists, catalogs of specialized libraries, and national, trade, and subject bibliographies. Increasing the richness and value of the collection is the inclusion of primary texts essential to the Christian tradition and a core collection of Biblical commentaries. Included as well are certain texts which are so comprehensive in their treatment of a subject and so well indexed that they function as reference tools. Reference books do not circulate and, if used outside of the reference area, must be returned to the reference reshelving cart when the patron leaves the library. Subject guides for the reference collection — including Biblical Studies, Church History, Church in the World, Practical Theology, and Theology — are available online. Just follow the link in this post. http://ptsem.libguides.com/referenceguides Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:30:06 -0400 This month, in addition to visiting scholars from New Zealand, Hungary and elsewhere using our research collections (http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/special/research/), Archives and Special Collections, part of the Library’s Office of Collections, Copyright and Scholarly Communication, also had a visit from a 65-person bus tour focused on the “Founding Fathers and the Great Awakening.” For more details about the visit, follow the link. http://ow.ly/D67W0 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:20:06 -0400 The library is pleased to welcome you back to campus and into our building with its newly renovated North Wing. A number exhibits are on display throughout the building, including exhibits celebrating: the 300th anniversary of the birth of British evangelist George Whitefield; Princeton Seminary Class of 1964; Bruce Manning Metzger, the noted Biblical scholar and beloved George L. Collard Professor of New Testament Language and Literature; William H. Scheide, our Emeritus Trustee and a good friend and neighbor of the Seminary; a private collection of Professor James H. Charlesworth; nineteenth century Seminary professors and past presidents; the Presbyterian heritage in Korea; and women at Princeton Theological Seminary. Follow the link in this post for more information. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:00:06 -0400 The Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture foster original scholarship pertaining to youth and the contemporary church. This lecture series, begun in 1996, is sponsored by The Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. The lectures are fully searchable and can be read online or downloaded as PDF documents. Digital Initiatives at Princeton Theological Seminary Library makes digitized library resources accessible to researchers worldwide by developing innovative software systems for discovering, searching, and viewing those resources. http://www.ptsem.edu/lectures/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:45:06 -0400 Summer 2014 International Field Education Project: Merlene Taylor, M.Div. student from Princeton Theological Seminary, spent 10 weeks at Victory Presbyterian Church in Adenta Ghana learning all aspects of Church and worship in another culture. She created this slideshow using iPhoto and iMovie, which are available to students and faculty in the Digital Scholarship Center in Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Visit http://youtu.be/hlBeMyBnC2c to see Merlene's project and http://www.ptsem.edu/library/dsc for more about the Digital Scholarship Center. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:45:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library was presented with a copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham City Jail by the Board of Directors of the Princeton Family YMCA during a Friday evening reception October 10 in the Iain R. Torrance Atrium. The Letter, along with an inscribed copy of Dr. King’s last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? was found by a Seminary student working at the Y. The book was presented to the Princeton Public Library during the reception, with Library Director Leslie Burger accepting the presentation. “Dr. King was, as Andrew Young has said, the voice of the century and hopefully the reading and re-reading of this Letter as of other of his writings will advance the inclusive community he sought. This presentation recognizes community relationships in Princeton that we are proud to be a part of as we work to collect, preserve, and present the cultural record, and we are most grateful for this gift,” says Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian who accepted the presentation on behalf of the Library. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:30:06 -0400 The library is pleased to welcome you back to campus and into our building with its newly renovated North Wing. We hope you will be able to join Don Vorp and Jaime Zamparelli for the tour on Sunday. A number exhibits are on display throughout the building, including exhibits celebrating: the 300th anniversary of the birth of British evangelist George Whitefield; Princeton Seminary Class of 1964; Bruce Manning Metzger, the noted Biblical scholar and beloved George L. Collard Professor of New Testament Language and Literature; William H. Scheide, our Emeritus Trustee and a good friend and neighbor of the Seminary; a private collection of Professor James H. Charlesworth; nineteenth century Seminary professors and past presidents; the Presbyterian heritage in Korea; and women at Princeton Theological Seminary. Follow the link in this post for more information. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:30:06 -0400 The Princeton Seminary Journals collection, created by the Library's Digital Initiatives team, is a digitized collection of journals published by, or closely associated with, Princeton Theological Seminary from 1825 to the present. Titles include the Princeton Seminary Bulletin, Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review, Princeton Theological Review, Presbyterian and Reformed Review, Princeton Review, Presbyterian Review, Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review, Biblical Repertory and Theological Review, New Princeton Review, Studies in Reformed Theology and History, and Biblical Repertory. Digital Initiatives at Princeton Theological Seminary Library makes digitized library resources accessible to researchers worldwide by developing innovative software systems for discovering, searching, and viewing those resources. http://journals.ptsem.edu/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:00:06 -0400 The Office of Housing and Auxiliary Services and Princeton Theological Seminary Library are pleased to announce that the café in the library is now open. Enjoy fresh brewed coffee, lattes, iced coffee, frozen drinks, salads, sandwiches and other tasty items available for purchase Monday through Friday 8am-7:30pm and Saturday 8am-noon. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:30:06 -0400 In celebration of Theological Libraries Month, Princeton Theological Seminary Library is once again hosting a book raffle of faculty publications. Want to win one of these books? Pray without ceasing: revitalizing pastoral care / Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger; Job 1-21: interpretation and commentary / C.L. Seow; Constructing Jesus: memory, imagination, and history / Dale C. Allison, Jr.; Almost Christian: what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church / Kenda Creasy Dean. Beginning tomorrow, October 7, library card carrying patrons are invited to fill out ballots at the first floor service desk. Write your name, email and library card barcode on the ballot and fold. Drop the ballot into the container. Ballots may be submitted from 8 a.m. Monday through 1 p.m. Thursday beginning Tuesday 7 October. Drawings will be held each Thursday at 3 p.m. Winners not present at the time of the drawings will be contacted via email. Good luck! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:45:06 -0400 As the Christian Education Library, the Reigner Reading Room holds a fine collection of materials for the practice and understanding of the educational ministry of the Church and is designed to provide a wide and current range of Christian education resources for the Seminary community and the wider public to use. Special curriculum events and teaching and learning seminars are planned periodically for the benefit of the community. The Reigner Reading Room opened in North Hall on the Tennent Campus in 1953, moved to Speer Library in 2004, was temporarily in Luce Library, and is now located on the second floor of the new library in Room 2050. The Christian Education and Congregational Liaison Librarian, Sarita Ravinder, may be reached by phone at 609.497.7916 or via email. Curriculum and juvenile books are located in Room 2050; the rest of the Reigner collection is located in the open stacks on the second floor near the microform cabinets. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/general/reigner/ Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:15:06 -0400 As a theological library, Princeton Theological Seminary Library encourages you to be creative, think deeply and look at things in new ways. Why not channel a little of that creativity into turning our print collections into art? Create a book spine poem for Theological Libraries Month and share it on Twitter with the hashtag #TLM2014. Not on Twitter? Not a problem! Just email a picture of your poem to libweb@ptsem.edu. There's an example of a book spine poem from books in the Karl Barth Collection; just follow the link. Theological Libraries Month is sponsored by the American Theological Library Association. http://ow.ly/CdcHi Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:50:06 -0400 http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews/54df2054-76c7-4979-bbba-f74a634673e9 October is Theological Libraries Month! Celebrate with us by telling us what you love about the Library, creating a book spine poem (and sharing it with us!), and staying tuned to our Twitter and Facebook page as we highlight some of the many things that make your theological library amazing. Follow the conversation with the hashtag #TLM2014, and be sure to use it when you post about the Library. Theological Libraries Month is sponsored by the American Theological Library Association. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:35:06 -0400 In March 2013, the Library unveiled a new view, or interface, for searching the online catalog. We hope you've been using and enjoying it! For those of you who may have bookmarked the older "Classic" view, please be aware that as of October 1, 2014 that view is being officially retired. Those bookmarks will automatically redirect you to the newer interface. Features: View book covers and additional information from Google, where available; Save, edit, and rerun searches using the My Searches tab; Create, save, print, export, email and edit lists of items using the My List tab (The email option includes subject line and notes field to accompany items being sent.); Use the My Account tab to view your personal information, edit your preferences, and view the status of items checked out as well as any fines/fees owed. To use the personalization features mentioned above, please login using the “Log in to your account” link in the upper right of the search screen, just above the link to the Help menu. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:25:06 -0400 The American Theological Library Association (ATLA) is pleased to welcome twenty-four titles newly available in ATLASerials® (ATLAS®), ATLA's online full-text collection of more than 290 major religion and theology journals. Princeton Theological Seminary students, faculty and staff have access to ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) both on and off-campus. Follow the link in this post to view the press release containing the list of 24 new titles. Follow the Databases link on the Princeton Theological Seminary Library website to access ATLAS® and many other research resources. http://ow.ly/BBHfs Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:35:06 -0400 Follow the link to view the policy. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/policies/food/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:35:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library online catalog will be unavailable for a couple of hours on Thursday, August 28 beginning at 10:30am for routine server maintenance. While it is offline, you may wish to consult Yale University’s Divinity Library catalog which has similar holdings and call numbers. Go to http://orbis.library.yale.edu/vwebv/searchAdvanced and select “.Divinity Library” as the Location. We tried to find a time between summer and fall terms to take care of this important maintenance work to minimize any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:45:06 -0400 The Princeton Seminary Library welcomes Jacqueline (Jackie) H. Rider to the staff of Special Collections as Digital Archivist. A graduate of the University of Rochester and Union Theological Seminary, Jackie received her Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University and a Master of Arts in Archives and Public History at New York University. She is currently enrolled in an advanced certificate program in digital archives and digital humanities at Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science in New York City. She comes to us with experience working in the library at General Theological Seminary in New York City and at the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library and worked with the team that digitized the archives of the New York Philharmonic. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:30:06 -0400 Renovation of the North Wing of the Library (formerly the Luce Library) is just about complete (Hurray!) and can now be accessed via the Torrance Atrium on the Lower Level and the connecting bridges and hallways of the new library building. The following library services have been relocated to the newly renovated space: Lower Level Room 0130 Digital Scholarship Center (formerly the Media Lab); Second Floor Room 2127 Digital Initiatives; Second Floor Room 2173 Special Collections and Archives; Third Floor Room 3124 Abraham Kuyper Center; Third Floor Room 3173 Center for Barth Studies. The Periodical Reading Room on the First Floor of the North Wing will be available once shelving has been delivered and installed. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:00:06 -0400 Reporting to James Lenox Librarian, the Director of Collections, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication will provide vision, leadership, planning and strategic direction for collections, copyright management and scholarly communication in support of teaching, learning, research and scholarship. Responsibilities include leading and managing the Office of Collections, Copyright and Scholarly Communication; managing development of and access to print and digital collections through content selection and shelf-ready processes; working with others to coordinate preservation activities and to develop and maintain preservation policy and procedures; and serving as the Library’s primary resource on copyright and fair use and works to design, implement and manage an ongoing Copyright and Scholarly Communication Program. Qualifications include a Master’s degree in Library or Information Science or equivalent education and experience, and graduate work in religion or theology; experience building and preserving collections; demonstrated knowledge of scholarly publishing landscape including familiarity with United States Copyright Law, authors rights and publication models including open access; experience developing and delivering a program of policy, information, education and training regarding copyright, fair use, rights management, publication models and open access; and experience with digital initiatives, digital reformatting, file transfer and file management preferred. https://www.ptsem.edu/index.aspx?id=1260 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:45:06 -0400 The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online (Brill) describes modern-day Christian beliefs and communities in the context of 2000 years of apostolic tradition and Christian history. Based on the third, revised edition of the critically acclaimed German work Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:45:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library has purchased access to the ACLS Humanities E-Book, a digital, fully searchable collection of nearly 4,000 high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars. ACLS Humanities E-Book is available to the current PTS community, PTS Alumni/ae, and to Friends of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:45:06 -0400 The North Wing is expected to be ready for occupancy in July. The Library will use the remainder of the summer to relocate some of its operations to the North Wing: the Media Lab to the Digital Scholarship Center, Current Periodicals Display, Special Collections, Digital Initiatives, the Barth Center and the Kuyper Room. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:17:06 -0400 Renovation work on the café will begin in a couple of weeks and continue throughout the summer. During this time, the space will not be available for use. Thank you for your patience as this work is completed. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:15:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library mobile app - which contains lots of great library content - has a new setting option. By default, the menu text is presented in English, but now simply tap the settings icon to select Español (Spanish), 한국어 (Korean), Deutsch (German), or Français (French) as the language for the menu text. Don't have the app yet? Follow the link to try it out and download it to your mobile device. http://ptsem.boopsie.com/ Tue, 20 May 2014 09:25:06 -0400 In this issue: Digital Initiatives -- Learn how the team works to provide fruitful access to digital content; The Working Scholar -- Zotero helps you stay organized; News from the Archives -- Manuscript Librarian Bob Golon retires. Among Bob's many achievements during his tenure in the library was the processing of the Carl McIntire Collection. Also, read about recent donations to Special Collections from Barry H. Downing (PTS Class of 1963) and Katie Engstrom of Dallas, Texas; The Research Centers -- The library serves as a hub to three research centers, each of which connects scholars and pastors with collections and conferences of international importance: The Center for Barth Studies, Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, and Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology; What We're Reading -- Discover the reading habits of Andy Newgren, Director of Academic Technology. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/libraryplace Thu, 15 May 2014 10:16:06 -0400 From now through June 30, 2014, the library is trialing access to Alexander Street Press' "Twentieth Century Religious Thought: Volume I, Christianity." According to the publisher, "[t]he inaugural collection of this multi-volume religious series shares diverse perspectives on Christianity. It gathers the seminal works and archival materials related to key worldwide religious thinkers from the early 1900s until the turn of the 21st century and incorporates voices from previously marginalized groups, including key feminist scholars." A Princeton Theological Seminary network ID is required in order to access this resource, unless you are using a PTS workstation on campus. The library is dedicated to supporting the Seminary community's study, research, and teaching work while practicing good stewardship of Seminary resources. Toward that goal, the trials and pilot projects listed here are designed to assist in library resource appraisal and purchasing decisions. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/trials/ Thu, 15 May 2014 10:15:06 -0400 The Awesome Box allows us, the members of the Seminary community, to share recommendations with each other. It's a collaboration with the Harvard Library Innovation Lab. How does it work? When you are returning library materials, simply put the books/DVDs that you found particularly helpful, inspiring, valuable or entertaining in the Awesome Box rather than the regular book drop. The item(s) will be checked in as usual and then added to the Awesome Box online. Visit http://ptsem.awesomebox.io to view most recently awesome (recommended) and most often awesome titles, and to subscribe to an RSS feed (http://ptsem.awesomebox.io/feed) of "awesome" items. We¹ve also set up a Twitter account you can follow to see recommended titles: @PTSAwesomeBox Concerned about privacy? The Awesome Box is completely anonymous; all that appears online is the title and author (and in some cases an image of the book cover*). It’s not tied to you in any way. *Book covers, when available, are automatically pulled into Awesome Box from Open Library. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:30:06 -0400 The Reverend Canon Dr. James Woodward, canon steward of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, will explore the art and architecture of the chapel that is at the center of the College of St. George within Windsor Castle. The lecture is open to the public free of charge. For more information, contact Gordon Graham at gordon.graham@ptsem.edu or call 609.497.7760. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/#woodward Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:35:06 -0400 To celebrate National Library Week 2014 #NLW14 in the United States (April 13th-19th) and all the hard work librarians do to support their patrons, Oxford University Press (OUP) is freeing up [most of its] online resources (http://ow.ly/vMSrO)* for the week! The free access starts on April 13th and will run through the end of the day on the 19th, running for the full duration of National Library Week. Access is available in the United States and Canada only. If you have questions or experience any technical difficulties please contact OUP at library.marketing@oup.com. Library vendor, ProQuest is also offering free access to several of its resources (http://ow.ly/vMSus) from April 13-19, 2014 in celebration of National Library Week. *OUP Journals are excluded. Princeton Theological Seminary Library purchases subscriptions to a number of OUP and ProQuest resources as well as to many databases from other providers, so that the Seminary community has access year-round: http://ow.ly/vMSwW The library also provides free access for Princeton Seminary alumni/ae to a select number of paid subscription databases. More about alum databases: http://www.ptsem.edu/library/alum/about/ http://ow.ly/vMTEk Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:35:06 -0400 Celebrate Holy Week/Easter and explore the library's collections with this list of selected books and videos in the Booklists LibGuide. If there are other titles from the library catalog you think belong on this list, just let us know! Send an email using the "Contact the Library Webmaster" link on the Library website, or leave a comment in the LibGuide. http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/easter Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:15:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary is one of twelve institutions selected to participate in The Future of Libraries in Theological Education: A Conversation with Chief Academic Officers, Information Technology Officers, and Library Directors. The program, sponsored by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) will be held as a one-day pre-conference event on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, ahead of the 2014 ATS/COA Biennial Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. https://www.atla.com/about/pressroom/Pages/Twelve-Institutions-Selected-for-The-Future-of-Libraries-in-Theological-Education-Conversation-.aspx Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:15:06 -0400 Extended Library Hours for Reading Week and Finals Princeton Theological Seminary Library is pleased to announce extended hours for the upcoming Reading Week and Final Examinations Week. Beginning Monday, April 28 and continuing through Friday, May 9, the library will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Please note that entry to the library after the Library’s regular closing time will require you to swipe your Seminary ID card through the card reader just to the left of the front door. Security Officers will be available after the building is closed and secured at 2 a.m. to accompany anyone to their dormitory or car. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:45:06 -0400 The cross -- a symbol of love. Princeton Theological Seminary Library is hosting a Lenten activity on Thursday, 10 April, in the Alumni/ae Room (2036) on the second floor of the library between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Learn how to make a cross out of palm leaves. The activity should take no longer than 15 minutes. All members of the Seminary community are invited. Pre-registration, by April 4, is preferred, though not required. Please email Sarita.Ravinder@ptsem.edu or stop by the reference desk. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:45:06 -0400 Celebrate Women's History Month and explore the library's collections with this list of selected titles in the Booklists LibGuide. If there are other titles from the library catalog you think belong on this list, just let us know! Send an email using the "Contact the Library Webmaster" link on the Library website, or leave a comment in the LibGuide. http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/women Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:15:06 -0400 Currently on display on the first floor of the library, near the Service Desk, are photos of distinguished women graduates and faculty, including: Sang Chang (Class of 1977); Jane Dempsey Douglass (faculty 1985-1998); Elizabeth Edwards (Class of 1972); Leah Gaskin Fitchue (Class of 1983); Mary Lee Fitzgerald (Seminary Board President 2005-2009); Freda Gardner (received tenure in 1967); Muriel van Orden Jennings (Class of 1932); Jane Molden (Class of 1952); Nyambura Njoroge (Class of 1992); Harriet Prichard (faculty 1959); Katharine Sakenfeld (faculty 1970-2013); Anna May Say Pa (Class of 1989); and current PTS faculty: Lisa Marie Bowens (Instructor of New Testament); Sally Ann Brown (Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship); Ellen T. Charry (Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Systematic Theology); Kenda Creasy Dean (Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture); Nancy J. Duff (Stephen Colwell Associate Professor of Theological Ethics); Nancy Lammers Gross (Arthur Sarell Rudd Associate Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry); Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger (Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology); Jacqueline E. Lapsley (Associate Professor of Old Testament); Bo Karen Lee (Associate Professor of Spiritual Theology and Christian Formation); Elsie Anne McKee (Archibald Alexander Professor of Reformation Studies and the History of Worship); Kathleen E. McVey (Joseph Ross Stevenson Professor of Church History); and Yolanda Pierce (Elmer G. Homrighausen Associate Professor of African American Religion and Literature, and Director of the Center for Black Church Studies). Some works written and edited by PTS women (and related works) from the library's collection are also included. Many thanks once again to Barbara Chaapel and Kathy Whalen of the Office of Communications and Publications for designing and mounting this exhibit. http://ow.ly/udHtJ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:15:06 -0400 Photos of and works by distinguished African American graduates and faculty of PTS - including Matthew Anderson; Leah Gaskin Fichue (Class of 1983); Jonathan Gibbs (Class of 1834); William H. Gray, III (Class of 1970); Francis James Grimke (Class of 1878); Geddes W. Hanson (Class of 1972); Edler Garret Hawkins (first African American faculty at PTS); Cleophus J. LaRue (Class of 1996); Jane Molden (Class of 1952); Setri Nyomi (Class of 1991); Peter J. Paris; Yolanda Pierce (first African American woman to be a tenured faculty at PTS); Betsey Stockton; Theodore S. Wright (Class of 1828) - are currently featured on the first floor of the library, near the Service Desk. Many thanks to Barbara Chaapel and Kathy Whalen of the Office of Communications and Publications for putting this display together. http://ow.ly/tD4I5 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:15:06 -0400 Celebrate Black History Month and explore the library's collections with this list of selected titles in the Booklists LibGuide. If there are other titles from the library catalog you think belong on this list, just let us know! Send an email using the "Contact the Library Webmaster" link on the Library website, or leave a comment in the LibGuide. http://ptsem.libguides.com/booklists/blackhistory Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:15:06 -0400 The library will be open regular hours – 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. – on Monday, January 20, 2014. Reference and Special Collections services will not be available. Other Seminary offices are closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:15:06 -0400 Thanks to the generosity of the Department of Information Technology, there is now a scanner on the third floor of the library. Scanners available in the library are located on the First Floor in the Copy Center, on the Second Floor in the Media Lab, and on the Third Floor in the wide aisle in the stack area left off of the elevator. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/computers/#scanners Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:15:06 -0400 Please check out the inaugural issue of "Library Place: A newsletter from the Princeton Theological Seminary Library." Library Place will feature articles about library collections and services, users, events, exhibits, projects, digital initiatives, and outreach. We’ll showcase the people and programs that advance the mission and value of the library, whether staff or users. We’ll explore trends and technologies relevant to education, ministry, and scholarship. Our goal is to connect the library with your experience as one of its users. A limited number of print copies of "Library Place" will be available at the Reference and Service Desks on the first floor. You can also read "Library Place" online and download it from the News and Events area of the library's website or by following the link in this post. http://ptsem.edu/library/libraryplace/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:15:06 -0400 The most recent addition to our LibGuide of Freely Available Online Resources is IndoChina1911, a digital library containing historical documents about the church in Southeast Asia over the last century. Curl up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate over the holidays and take a quiet moment to explore this and other resources in the guide. http://ptsem.libguides.com/recommended/onlinetexts Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:05:06 -0400 "That Holy Night: Christmas Stories in Song" will be a library holiday concert in the Iain R. Torrance Atrium featuring a selection of traditional, religious and secular Christmas music for the enjoyment of the Seminary and wider Princeton community. Join us at 7pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 for a midweek break and an evening of song with a quartet of local professional musicians. Seasonal refreshments to follow. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/news/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:15:06 -0400 Now it’s easier than ever to save and print scans (PDFs) from the microform reader/scanner/printers on the 2nd Floor of the library: Save to your USB key/flash drive; Burn to a CD using the Windows 7 built-in burning utility; Save to your H: drive (if you have a folder); Upload to Dropbox; Upload to SkyDrive; Upload to Google Drive; Send email using web browser through webmail (Firefox, IE, Chrome); or print to any printer in the library using your swipe card to release the print job. Instructions for using the microform reader/scanner/printers are located in the microform area on the 2nd Floor. These systems require a login using your PTS network account or a guest account, available at the Service Desk. Many thanks to Support Systems Specialist Chad Megeed and Collection Services Assistant Joan Harden for their work with these machines! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/computers/#microform Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:45:06 -0400 Please note that as the Seminary observes the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, library hours will be different. On November 27, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the library will close at 5pm and remain closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. Over the winter break, the library will be closed Saturday, December 21 through Wednesday, December 25; open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, December 26 through Saturday, December 28; and closed Sunday, December 29 through Wednesday, January 1. Please follow the link in this post for a complete list of hours. Also, through the end of the semester, we're asking for your feedback about library hours. If you would like to share your thoughts, please click on the green "Library hours feedback" button on the library home page. Thanks! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:45:06 -0400 Andy Newgren (Director of Academic Services) and Kate Skrebutenas (Reference Librarian) will be hosting research resources training sessions the weeks of November 4 and November 11: ProQuest Religion and Dissertation Abstracts; BibleWorks; LibGuides; Accordance Bible Software; EndNote/Zotero Help. Bring your research questions! All sessions will take place in the library in room 1060 on Monday, 9:30am-10:30am; Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am; and Wednesday, 2pm-3pm. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:45:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary Library is pleased to present the first movie night in the new library building, Friday, November 8 at 7pm in the Daniel J. Theron Room. Guest host Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Clifton Black will offer theological interpretation. Please join us! https://www.facebook.com/events/312904478849575/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:05:06 -0400 The library is pleased to welcome you back to campus and into our new building with a number of library tours and exhibits. Guided tours of the new library building will begin in the lobby. Tours will be offered Monday, October 21 at 2:30; Tuesday, October 22 10:30 and 3:30; and Thursday, October 24 at 10:30 and 2:30. Tours will last approximately 30 minutes. In addition, several special exhibits will be on display in the new library. The Lobby and Concourse area display cases feature a collection of antiquities from the private collection of Professor James H. Charlesworth, as well as exhibits related to the past presidents of Princeton Seminary, the inauguration of President M. Craig Barnes, new faculty publications, and Dr. Daniel J. Theron, former professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary and a major donor to the new library. The second floor exhibit cases will feature a display containing artifacts representing cultures and religious traditions from around the world, many of them gathered in the earlier part of the 20th century as part of the Zwemer museum on world missions which was located in Stuart Hall from the 1930s through the 1950s. Also on the second floor, the Alumni/ae Room will feature a selection of alumni/ae publications. The third floor exhibit located in the Scholar Commons focuses on “Women in Sacred Song,” featuring rare books and hymnals related to women hymn writers in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:45:06 -0400 In its sixth year, Open Access Week is an “opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research” (http://www.openaccessweek.org). The Open Access (OA) movement promotes free digital access to scholarly material (published and unpublished), research data, and research results. Working scholars may want to take some time this week to familiarize themselves with issues around OA, how it has transformed copyright, collaboration, and publishing models in other disciplines like science and medicine, and to reflect on the potential OA offers scholars in theology and religion. Princeton Theological Seminary Library has several open access projects: the Theological Commons, a digital library of 76,717 books and journals on theology and religion; Princeton Seminary Journals, A digitized collection of journals published by, or closely associated with, Princeton Theological Seminary from 1825 to the present; and others. View our digital projects by following the link in this post. http://diglib.ptsem.edu/?action=projects Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:45:06 -0400 From now until the end of the semester, we're asking for your feedback about library hours. What works well, what would be better? Tell us what you think! Please take a moment and let us know by following the link in this post or clicking on the green "Library hours feedback" button on the library home page. Thanks! http://ow.ly/pX0zc Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:45:06 -0400 Reference Librarian, Kate Skrebutenas, applied for and was awarded a small grant from the American Theological Library Association. This grant will go towards activities in the library surrounding Theological Libraries Month. Congratulations, Kate! https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/celebrate-theological-libraries-month-october-2013/729867460373221 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:45:06 -0400 In celebration of Theological Libraries Month, Princeton Theological Seminary Library is hosting a book raffle. Want to win one of these faculty publications? Eighth Day of Creation / C. Clifton Black; God and the Art of Happiness / Ellen Charry; Laughter Ever After: Ministry of Good Humor / Donald Capps; With Piety and Learning / Richard Osmer and Gordon Mikoski. Beginning next week, October 7, library card carrying patrons are invited to fill out ballots at the first floor service desk. Write your name and library card barcode on the ballot and fold. Drop the ballot into the cookie jar. Ballots may be submitted from 8 a.m. Monday through 1 p.m. Thursday beginning Monday 7 October. Drawings will be held each Thursday at 3 p.m. Winners not present at the time of the drawings will be contacted via email. Good luck! https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/book-raffle-win-a-faculty-publication/731210410238926 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:45:06 -0400 Please join us for “Adventures in the Seminary Library Land,” a lecture from Dr. Karlfried Froehlich on Tuesday, October 15 at 7pm in the Daniel J. Theron Room in the library. Given in recognition of Theological Libraries Month, this personal talk from one of our esteemed emeriti professors about some of the interesting, rare, and unusual items he has discovered and worked with over the years in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. https://www.facebook.com/events/642691172420504/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:05:06 -0400 Throughout October, the library is celebrating Theological Libraries Month (TLM) to honor the importance and value of theological libraries. Princeton Theological Seminary Library is recognized worldwide for its incredible collection 200 years in the making. How can you join the celebrations? Stop by the library for TLM bookmarks and to meet the library staff. Join us at 7:00 p.m. October 15 in the Daniel J. Theron Room for the TLM Lecture: Dr. Karlfried Froehlich, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Ecclesiastical History Emeritus, will speak on “Adventures in the Seminary Library Land.” This personal talk from one of our esteemed emeriti professors about some of the interesting, rare, and unusual items he has discovered and worked with over the years in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:05:06 -0400 This week and next, Andy Newgren (Director of Academic Services) and Kate Skrebutenas (Reference Librarian) will be hosting three open sessions the week of September 30 during which time we will answer questions you may have about the use of Endnote, Zotero, Bible Works, Accordance, databases and the online catalog. Depending upon the number of people who attend and the kinds of questions we receive, we will gladly schedule individual appointments for those of you who wish to have fuller conversations. Starting the week of October 7, we will offer resource-specific sessions. All sessions will take place in the library in room 1060. Both the open sessions and the resources-specific sessions will take place on Monday, 9:30am-10:30am; Tuesday, 10:30am-11:30am; Wednesday, 2pm-3pm. Thank you. -- Kate Skrebutenas and Andy Newgren http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/training/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:05:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary’s Department of History and Ecumenics and the new Seminary library will cosponsor a lecture by Dr. Peter Brown on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Theron Room of the new library. Brown, the Rollins Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, will speak on the topic “Alms, Labor, and the ‘Holy Poor’: Early Monasticism between Syria and Egypt.” The lecture is open to the public free of charge. http://ptsem.edu/index.aspx?id=25769806229 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:35:06 -0400 Come try our new self-serve coffee machine featuring Small World Coffee. Fresh brewed coffee (12oz $1.50; 16oz $1.65), Latte & cappuccino (12oz $2.25; 16oz $2.75), Espresso ($1.50), Extra Espresso Shot ($0.50), Hot Milk ($1.00). Credit or Debit Card only. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:35:06 -0400 Please note that ongoing library construction will continue to produce noise in the atrium, seminar rooms, and throughout the building. We are doing everything we can to minimize disruption. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your continued understanding. Thank you. - Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian, Princeton Theological Seminary http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:05:06 -0400 As the stone work for the entry tower nears completion beginning on Tuesday September 3rd the construction team for the project will begin to relocate the staging "lay down" area from the front of the library to the rear of the building. This will allow for the remaining plaza pavers and landscape to be installed, along with the clean up of the entire south side. We anticipate this work to be finished by late September to early October. During this time the entrance to the library will be the same as it is now, only accessible from the parking lot (east) side. The mid section of Armstrong Place at the rear of the library will be closed while the final section of north stone work for the new building continues. All library parking lots will be accessible from either the Stockton Street or Library Place driveways. Please use caution when driving or walking near the site. – German Martinez, Jr., Princeton Theological Seminary Director of Facilities and Construction http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:05:06 -0400 Come check out works by PTS faculty in the library, some of which are currently on display on the Concourse between the Service Desk and the elevator in the new library building. The particular items from the library's collection highlighted in this area will rotate throughout the year from their usual places in the stacks and may be borrowed. Many thanks to Princeton Theological Seminary Library staff Mary Astarita, Susan Britt and Donna Quick for gathering and showcasing these materials. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:05:06 -0400 As you enter the library, you may notice the digital bookplates program exhibit in the display case just across from the Service Desk. Princeton Theological Seminary Library’s Digital Bookplates program, inspired by Brown University Library’s innovative model, provides a means of recognizing and expressing appreciation for the Library’s friends and donors. Replacing traditional paper bookplates which historically have been glued into the front of physical books, digital bookplates appear as a link in the Library’s catalog record and in the Digital Bookplates Gallery on the Library website. Digital bookplates are currently generated through two library donor programs: Adopt a Book, which sponsors the digitization of a particular volume or collection. Donors are recognized by name on the shared annual Adopt a Book digital bookplate; and Annual membership at the “Donor” or “Benefactor” level in the Friends of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Donors and Benefactors receive an individual digital bookplate in their name or in honor of someone else. The digital bookplate designs have been commissioned by the Library to a local Princeton artist with a history of capturing the Seminary’s unique campus. Currently, two series of bookplates are available: Series 1: PTS Library Buildings. Original watercolor drawings of the five historic and current Seminary library buildings, from 1843 to the present. Series 1 drawings will be used to honor Friends of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library; and Series 2: Princeton Related Images. Three watercolor drawings of other PTS campus scenes, and the U.S.S. Princeton. Series 2 will be used to honor Adopt a Book donors. All of the digital bookplate designs currently available were created by local artist, Sergio Bonotto. The pen and ink drawings are reproduced by a special process on rough textured paper and then each print is water colored by hand. This produces unique originals, no two of them being the same. Carefully executed water colored prints were popular in the nineteenth century, but are seldom seen today due to the time and skill necessary to produce them. Many thanks to Princeton Theological Seminary Library Metadata Specialist Cortney Frank and Collection Services Assistant Marleen Cohen for assembling this exhibit. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/bookplates/ Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:05:06 -0400 The second floor exhibit cases outside the Alumni/ae Room in the new library currently hold a selection of books and artifacts from the Seminary’s Special Collections representing religious and cultural traditions from around the world. Many of the items were collected by Samuel M. Zwemer (long-time missionary to the Muslim world and Professor of Christian Missions and the History of Religion at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1929 to 1937) for a “Museum of Religion and Missions” which was located in Stuart Hall from the 1930s until the 1950s. A number of the African items in the last case were the gift of Eva and Fred Christian. Fred Christian served on the Board of Trustees of Princeton Seminary form 1965 until 1982. Eva Christian grew up on the mission field in South Africa. Images from the exhibit are can be found on the Princeton Theological Seminary Library Facebook page. http://ow.ly/opGt9 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:45:06 -0400 The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Princeton Theological Seminary a grant of $1.5 million to expand the Seminary’s Theological Commons, a project to develop a digitally connected global library of theological resources. The grant is one of the foundation’s 75th Anniversary Grants. http://www.ptsem.edu/index.aspx?id=25769806217 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:25:06 -0400 Barr and Barr will begin stone work on the atrium floor tomorrow (Tuesday, August 6) morning running through at least Friday. The stairway to the atrium will not be useable. Please anticipate noise and dust for at least the remainder of the week and possibly longer. Thank you for your patience and understanding! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:05:06 -0400 Dear PTS Community, Beginning Tuesday, July 30th the south (Mercer Street) front entrance of the new library will be closed as the stone and tower work on that side of the building resumes. The east or parking lot side of the front tower entrance will be open for access to the building. These conditions are expected to last for approximately 4 - 6 weeks. Any questions or concerns please contact the facilities office. Thanks, German Martinez Jr., Director of Facilities & Construction, Princeton Theological Seminary http://t.co/85AtLeZOll Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:05:06 -0400 Working on a children’s message for Sunday? Looking for an article written by your favorite professor? Hoping to do a little scholarly exploration? To support your lifelong learning as a PTS alum, the PTS Library has negotiated, purchased, and — in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology at PTS — provides you with access to an extensive array of research databases. Welcome home! The intent of the PTS Library’s podcast series is to make audio and video files available that will bring the PTS Library closer to you and enrich your virtual library experience. Podcasts will feature events, resources, and individuals from the library and the academy offering instruction, commentary, and discussion that we hope will enhance your life and work. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?menu_id=154&hdr=10747&id=25769805960 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:05:06 -0400 Last Friday, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library donated a shipment of quality scholarly books and journals to the Theological Book Network (http://www.theologicalbooknetwork.org/) in support of theological libraries in the Majority World. "The Theological Book Network is committed to the creation and development of Majority World leaders by providing access to educational resources from the West and by assisting in the production and dissemination of local resources, contributing to the practice of theological reflection on the needs and goals of the Majority World church." It is an ecumenical nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. http://ow.ly/nsDNi Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:05:06 -0400 Whether you find yourself in the library (or on the library website) every day, or aren’t quite sure what this library place is all about, we want to hear from you! Please send us an email (libweb [at] ptsem.edu), post a question or comment using the comments feature at the bottom of the FAQ section of the Library Services LibGuide, or you can always come talk to us in person, too! Some things we would like to know are: What have you found most helpful? Is there a topic or resource you would like to see a podcast, tutorial, webinar, etc. about? Have you “liked” us on Facebook or followed us on Twitter? Subscribed to our RSS feed? Is there a particular tool or method of communication you already use that you would like to see the library using, too? Have you downloaded the PTS mobile app (available for iPhone/iPad and Android)? Please tell us what you like or what you think is missing and why it helps or would help you in your time at PTS. Thanks! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:25:06 -0400 The Reigner Collection, located on the second floor of the library, includes Sunday school curricula, Bible studies, retreat materials, and audio visuals. Teaching materials for all age groups, infants to older adults, are available to students, faculty and church educators throughout the broader Princeton area. Staff are available in Room 2058 on the second floor to assist patrons during posted hours. (NOTE: The room number visible from the hall is 2050; 2058 is inside and to the left.) http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:25:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library will be closed tomorrow (July 4) and Friday (July 5) in observance of Independence Day. Summer Term hours resume on Saturday, July 6. Enjoy the holiday! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:15:06 -0400 Come check out the Templeton Exhibit, on display until July 22 in the main concourse of the new library! The exhibit celebrates the life and philanthropic work of Sir John Marks Templeton, 1912-2008. http://ow.ly/ms410 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:55:06 -0400 The Library is pleased to welcome Maggie Capewell as the new Digital Library Application Developer. Maggie comes to us from the Mendel Music Library at Princeton University, where she served as designer and developer of the Music Library's web site in addition to many other library duties. She holds a B.A. in religion from Rutgers University and an M.L.S. from Clarion University. As a member of the Digital Initiatives team, Maggie will develop web-based software that enables students and researchers at the Seminary and around the world to discover, search, and view digitized library resources. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:45:06 -0400 Have you been wondering about the sculpture in the atrium of the new Library? The stainless steel, metal, aluminum, neon and oil paint work is called "Unending Love" and was created by NY-based Korean artist Hyong Nam Ahn. Its presence here was made possible through the generosity of Seminary Trustee Jinsoo Kim and Mrs. Kim. http://ow.ly/lEV3V Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:30:06 -0400 Show your support of the PTS Library by becoming a Friend! Annual membership levels and benefits available on the PTS Library website. Membership is free for currently enrolled PTS students, faculty, and staff! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/friends/ Thu, 30 May 2013 09:05:06 -0400 Donate to the library in honor of a graduation, birthday or other event by "adopting" a book. Adopting a book sponsors the digitization of particular library items, making them freely available to the world online via the Theological Commons and the Internet Archive. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/adoptabook Thu, 30 May 2013 09:05:06 -0400 Did you know? There is a list of frequently asked questions in the Library Services LibGuide. Have a question you don't see there? Use the Comments feature in the guide to share your question. We'll track down the answer for you and post both the question and answer in the list! http://ptsem.libguides.com/services/faq Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:06 -0400 To the PTS Community: As a reminder, the new PTS library is now open. The ONLY entrance and exit to the new library is via the East (parking lot) side of the front entrance on Mercer Street. From Mercer Street you can follow the sidewalk around to the entrance. Luce Library is now CLOSED for renovations and is closed to the PTS community and general public. Entrance to Luce at the rear of the new library is for authorized personnel only. PLEASE NOTE LIBRARY HOURS: Monday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (through June), Sunday CLOSED (through Labor Day). German Martinez, Director of Facilities and Construction http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:06 -0400 As we await detailed floor plans of the new building from the architects, shelving locations for browsing the collection, study table and soft seating areas are available on the Library website on the Maps and Directions page. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:06 -0400 The Library is pleased to announce the start of a new podcast series. The intent of this series is to make audio and video files available that will bring the Library closer to you and enrich your virtual library experience. Podcasts will feature events, resources, and individuals from the Library and the academy offering instruction, commentary, and discussion that we hope will enhance your life and work. Please take a look at our first two offerings in the series - Learn How to Use the Library's Website, and Access Preaching Resources - today! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/podcasts/ Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:06 -0400 On behalf of the library staff, I am pleased to welcome you to the new library building which opened yesterday. We will be providing a library tour for Seminary staff and administration tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Entrance to the library is through the front door which can be accessed from the sidewalk running up from Mercer to the right of the traffic light. - Don Vorp, James Lenox Librarian http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 14 May 2013 14:05:06 -0400 To facilitate our move into the new library, the paging service will conclude with the closing of Luce Library on Wednesday, May 8. On May 13 we will reopen in the new building. You are welcomed and encouraged to browse the library’s collection in our new facility beginning Monday, May 13th, at 9am. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Tue, 07 May 2013 09:45:06 -0400 The Luce Library will close Wednesday, May 8 through Sunday, May 12 in order to get equipment, furniture, and staff moved to the new building. The Library will open in the new building on Monday, May 13 even though the new building is neither finished nor completely furnished. Beginning May 8, the Luce building will remain closed in preparation for the work of renovation. You have helped us through a difficult and trying period with patience and good-will. I am deeply grateful. Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Thu, 02 May 2013 14:15:06 -0400 We have begun the transfer of microform to the new building. Therefore, some microform will be unavailable for the next 2–3 weeks. We are sorry for any inconvenience. -Library Administration http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 02 May 2013 14:15:06 -0400 The PTS Library's Digital Initiatives team is pleased to bring you free, worldwide access to a new collection - the Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture, sponsored by the Institute for Youth Ministry here at Princeton Theological Seminary. Read texts from the lectures (1996-2012) online or download the PDFs. Check it out! http://www.ptsem.edu/lectures/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:45:06 -0400 Click the title of this post, or visit the Bicentennial Campaign website to see the latest photos of the new Library. http://www3.ptsem.edu/uploadedfiles/Photo_Gallery/Library_Construction_Site_April_2013/index.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:45:06 -0400 Use the search tool on the PTS Library home page or go directly to FindIt!, the new library catalog, to find works about the Holocaust. Or, follow the link in the title of this post to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website. http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/calendar/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:45:06 -0400 Explore the new Guide to Mobile Resources LibGuide from the PTS Library for information about currently available mobile-friendly content. http://ptsem.libguides.com/mobilefriendly Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:15:06 -0400 The Library is pleased to announce that Kate Skrebutenas has won the PTS Library catalog naming contest. Congratulations, Kate! This new version of the online library catalog - which we'll now call FindIt! - includes many useful new features: View book covers and additional information from Google, where available; Save, edit, and rerun searches using the My Searches tab; Create, save, print, export, email and edit lists of items using the My List tab (The email option includes subject line and notes field to accompany items being sent.); Use the My Account tab to view your personal information (Please call 609-497-7940 or e-mail libcirc@ptsem.edu the Circulation Desk, if any changes need to be made.), edit your preferences (e.g. default search type (Simple Search, Guided Search, Subject, Author, or Course Reserve); number of search results displayed per page (10, 10, 25, or 50)), and view the status of items checked out as well as any fines/fees owed. To use the personalization features mentioned above, please login using the “Log in to your account” link in the upper right of the search screen, just above the link to the Help menu. We hope you'll enjoy using FindIt! to find what you need to support your scholarship and ministry. Seek and ye shall FindIt! http://catalog.ptsem.edu:7008/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_US Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:05:06 -0400 Sarita Ravinder, Christian Education Librarian, and Kate Skrebutenas, Reference Librarian, have compiled a selection of Library resources relating to Holy Week and Easter from the Reigner Reading Room and other areas of the Library. These resources are presented in a publicly-viewable note (linked from this post) on our Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to access the list. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/holy-week-and-easter-resources/624872747539360 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:01:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary offices, including the Library, will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2013 in observance of Good Friday. The PTS Library will also be closed on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:00:06 -0400 In honor of Women's History Month, here are some titles from our collection presented in a publicly-viewable note (linked from this post) on our Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to access the list. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/womens-history-month-reading-list/618909094802392 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:05:06 -0400 Did you know? You can use the share toolbar in the upper right of each page on the PTS Library website just below the LIBRARY banner to share what you find in hundreds of different ways. And, don't forget - You can use the button in the upper right of each item record to share digital items in the Theological Commons, too! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:15:06 -0400 Spring ahead! Don't forget to turn your clocks forward one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night, March 9, 2013. http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:06 -0400 The Annual Book Sale sponsored by the Stewardship & Mission Committee will take place April 11-13, 2013. The committee is accepting donations from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on March, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, April 1, 3, 2013 at the Whiteley Gymnasium. Contact booksale@ptsem.edu for more information. The proceeds from the Annual Book Sale will go to a grant fund to assist seminaries from across the globe develop their theological libraries. https://www.ptsem.edu/index.aspx?id=25769805385&terms=stewardship%20and%20mission%20committee Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:15:06 -0400 Have you explored the new Library catalog yet? Take a look! We'll be moving to this new version as the primary view of the catalog on March 25, 2013. For now, you can find a link to it on the Catalogs page of the Library website. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/catalogs/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:45:06 -0400 Congratulations and best wishes to David Johnson on his library retirement. Retiring effective February 27, 2013 after a long cataloging career at the Princeton University Library and six years serving the Princeton Theological Seminary Library in a temporary capacity as Cataloger, David’s many accomplishments include cataloging the Latin American Periodicals Collection and many Special Collections books in the T.F.Torrance, Moffett, Barth, Kuyper, and American Presbyterian collections. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:05:06 -0400 Due to progress in the building construction, Library materials can now be paged five times a day Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m.; three times a day Friday-Saturday: 9 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m.; and twice a day on Sunday: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Requested materials can be picked up at the Luce Circulation Service Desk. Thank you in advance for your support and good humor during this transition. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:00:06 -0400 The Syriac Institute/Beth Mardutho seeks to promote the study and preservation of the Syriac heritage and language, and to facilitate opportunities for people to pursue the study of this ancient legacy globally. We aim to serve the academic community and the heirs of the heritage. http://ptsem.libguides.com/recommendedlinks Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:45:06 -0400 The Library is pleased to introduce a new version of the online library catalog that includes many useful new features – View book covers and additional information from Google, where available; Save, edit, and rerun searches using the My Searches tab; Create, save, print, export, email and edit lists of items using the My List tab (The email option includes subject line and notes field to accompany items being sent.); Use the My Account tab to view your personal information (Please call 609-497-7940 or e-mail libcirc@ptsem.edu the Circulation Desk, if any changes need to be made.), edit your preferences (e.g. default search type (Simple Search, Guided Search, Subject, Author, or Course Reserve); number of search results displayed per page (10, 10, 25, or 50)), and view the status of items checked out as well as any fines/fees owed. To use the personalization features mentioned above, please login using the “Log in to your account” link in the upper right of the search screen, just above the link to the Help menu. For now, this new version is only linked from the Catalogs page of the Library website, because we want to give you the opportunity to try it out before we retire the classic view into the catalog. Once the classic view has been retired on March 25, 2013, the library catalog links on the PTS and Library websites will take you to this new view. And how can you win an iPad? Well, we’d like your help to really make this our unique catalog by giving it a name. Send your name, email address, PTS affiliation and/or class year and library catalog name suggestions to libweb@ptsem.edu on or before Friday, March 22, and we’ll announce the winner on Monday, March 25, 2013! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/resources/catalogs/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:05:06 -0400 While the Reigner Reading Room materials have been moved into the new building and may be paged, media materials are still currently located on the 2nd floor of Luce Library and may be retrieved from there. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:05:06 -0400 The Reigner Reading Room, still currently located in the Luce Library (Rm 268), has 2013 Vacation Bible School materials on display. Group Publishing has 3 new VBS titles: Kingdom Rock, Athens, and Hayday (Group's Weekend VBS). The rest of the Christian Education materials which had been located there have been moved into the new building and may be paged. See the Library's Maps and Directions page for details regarding the paging service currently in place. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/2013-vbs-materials/606973659329269 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:45:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials are now shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BR75, BR175-BR900, BS413-BT680, BT736.4-BV3624, BX1-BX5093, BX5175 .K4-BX8500, CB4-NX701, PK3-PT1700, and QH369-Z9999; Luce Stacks - A-Z; Periodicals - A-Z; Folios - A-Z, and Reigner Collection A-Z. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:05:06 -0400 Our online public catalog will be inaccessible for approximately one hour this evening, between 5pm and 6pm, for maintenance purposes. Thank you in advance for your patience. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:05:06 -0400 February 13, 2013 - After conferring with President Barnes and others on the library construction team, I am writing to inform you that we now expect the new library building to open in May in time for Commencement. Delays with certain New Jersey State approvals and slow stone production have affected the completion date of the atrium and the exterior. It does not make sense to open up a portion of the new facility and subject patrons to ongoing construction noise and dust. We will be able to provide a safe and operationally efficient building with the extension of time. Until we can get into the new building in May, library service will continue to be provided in Luce Library, including access to course reserves, the Reference Collection, and the paging of books from the new building. Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian, Princeton Theological Seminary http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:50:06 -0400 Access the Library's catalog and other research resources, manage your account and contact PTS librarians for research questions. View real-time shuttle information, the faculty directory, news, events and more. Follow the link to the iTunes store. The Princeton Theological Seminary mobile app is also available for Android. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/princeton-theological-seminary/id593628393?mt=8 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:45:06 -0400 As titles are added to the list, you can find them in a publicly-viewable note (linked from this post) on our Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to access the list. https://www.facebook.com/notes/princeton-theological-seminary-library/black-history-month-reading-list/600319489994686 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:40:06 -0400 Over the next few weeks in honor of Black History Month, I'll be posting some titles from our collection that you may like to explore. Some will be general reading, some a bit more intense, some for children (from the Christian Education collection in the Reigner Reading Room). I'll keep all of the titles posted on our Facebook page as well (Princeton Theological Seminary Library). Remember to check the call number ranges highlighted on the Library's Maps and Directions page to see whether the book you're looking for has been shelved and is ready for paging. Thanks for your continued patience during this time of transition! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:00:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BR75, BR175-BR900, BS413-BT680, BT736.4-BV3624, BX1-BX5093, BX5175 .K4-BX8500, CB4-NX701, PK3-PT1700, and QH369-Z9999; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; and Folio Offsite - A1-NA5480. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:45:06 -0400 Oxford African American Studies Center "includes more than 8,000 articles on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. Among the Oxford reference sources included are Black Women in America, The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895, and Africana. Subjects include arts, leisure, business, economics, education, politics, history, religion, science, and medicine. This resource also includes primary sources, images, maps, charts, tables, and thematic timelines." Both current PTS Library users and PTS alumni/ae have access to this database. Links can be found on the PTS Library website. Current PTS users, please click on Databases in the RESOURCES AND SERVICES menu; PTS alumni/ae, please visit the Resources for PTS Alumni/ae page in the ALUMNI/AE menu on the Library website. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:00:06 -0400 The PTS Library isn't the only site to get a fresh new look this month. Cambridge Companions Online released its latest website today. Both current PTS Library users and PTS alumni/ae have access to Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion, and Culture. Links can be found on the PTS Library website. Current PTS users, please click on Databases in the RESOURCES AND SERVICES menu; PTS alumni/ae, please visit the Resources for PTS Alumni/ae page in the ALUMNI/AE menu on the Library website. Check it out! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:45:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BR75, BR175-BR900, BS413-BT680, BT736.4-BV650, BX1-BX5093, BX5175 .K4-BX7200, CB4-NX701, and PK3-PR2999; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; and Folio Offsite - A1-E141. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:05:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BR75, BR175-BR299, BS413-BT680, BT736.4-BT824, BX1-BX5093, BX5175 .K4-BX5919, CB4-NX701, and PK3-PQ1110; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; and Folio Offsite - A1-DS110. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:15:06 -0400 PTS alumni/ae, have you tried out any of the database access the Library purchased for you? Do you have a favorite to recommend to your fellow alums? Please let us know! Find us on Twitter (@PTSLibrary), Facebook (Princeton Theological Seminary Library), or send an email to libweb(at)ptsem(dot)edu http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=25769804552#databases Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:00:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BR65 .A9, BS413-BT314 .A, BX1-BX4891.3, and CB4-NA4000; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; and Folio Offsite - A1-BM1. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:05:06 -0400 The Community Action Network of PTS is happy to report that volunteer efforts have provided enough donations to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties to fill needs until March. Thus, PTS CAN has closed the Sandy Relief Effort, and the Library will no longer collect food donations. In the meantime, CAN continues its ongoing project of collecting funds for HomeFront (an organization that works to keep families in their homes in Trenton area). Thanks to student Maggie Elwell, who connected the Library to student-run CAN, and to Mary Astarita, Casper Cheng, Mike Nahmias, and Beverley Williams for all their hard work. And, of course, thanks to all who made donations of food. Many of you donated multiple times. Job well done! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:35:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BP64 .A1, BS413-BT202 .W, BX1-BX4705 .F, and CB4-KZ2093; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; Inventory Books Offsite - Box 1-220 (cannot be paged); and Folio Offsite - A1-BM1. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:00:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BM535 .L, BS413-BT21.2, BX1-BX3712 .A1, and CB4-HV4337 .C; Periodicals Offsite - A1-BF1001 and C-PJ3001; Inventory Books Offsite - Box 1-135; and Folio Offsite - A1-BL1215. They are available for paging. Periodicals previously shelved in Luce within ranges A-BJ, BR115 .C8-BR1070 and BV4070 .S-BX805 .C; and all of the Luce Stacks materials (A-Z) are also available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:05:06 -0400 Through an ongoing joint effort with the Department of Information Technology, the Library has been making improvements to the organization and functionality of its web site, a project driven by the student and faculty responses received in the November 2011 LibQual Survey on library services and resources. The bulk of the redesign project was unveiled at the start of the Fall 2012 term and was followed up by a period of user experience testing by students, faculty, staff, alumni/ae, and other Library users. As we prepare to start a new semester, the Library looks forward to presenting a new home page crafted in response to your input. Once the new version of its home page is up, the Library will provide a virtual tour/tutorial of the new site, as well as other online learning materials highlighting library resources. Many thanks to all who provided feedback – whether through the in-person user experience testing focus group or the brief online survey. Since the feedback was received, the comments and suggestions you made have been at the heart of our ongoing effort to improve your experience using the Library web site. If you have any comments you would like to share as redesign work continues, please contact us at libweb@ptsem.edu. Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:00:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BL310, BS413-BS2615.53, BX1-BX1968, and CB4-GN300; Periodicals Offsite - A-B805 and C-HM1 .A75; Inventory Books Offsite - Box 1-30; and Folio Offsite - A1-BL1215. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:45:06 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary offices, including the Library, will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2013 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:05:06 -0400 Due to construction activity, power will be shut off again in Luce Library on Friday morning, January 18 beginning at 7 a.m. We anticipate that power will be restored within an hour or so. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:05:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: Main Stacks Offsite - A-BL226, BS413-BS2615.53, BX1-BX1793, and CB4-E176; and Periodicals Offsite - A-B805 and C-HM1 .A75. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:45:06 -0400 Due to construction activity, power will be shut off in Luce Library on Thursday morning, January 17 beginning at 7 a.m. We anticipate that power will be restored within an hour. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:00:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: A-BL226, BS413-BS2615.53, BX1-BX1549, and CB4-DT731. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:00:06 -0400 Did you know? Both current PTS Library users and PTS alumni/ae now have access to Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online. RPP Online is the e-version of "the updated English translation of the 4th edition of the definitive encyclopedia of religion worldwide: the peerless Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG)." Links can be found on the PTS Library website. Current PTS users, please click on Databases in the Resources and Services menu; PTS alumni/ae, please visit the Resources for PTS Alumni/ae page in the Alumni/ae menu on the Library website. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:35:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: A-BJ704, BS413-BS579, BX1-BX954, and CB4-DT93. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:10:06 -0400 All of the Luce Main Stacks materials have been moved into the new building and are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:45:06 -0400 The following call number ranges of materials previously in offsite storage have been returned and shelved in the new building: A-BD449, BS413-BS579, BX1-BX954, and CB4-DS93. They are available for paging. For detailed instructions regarding the paging service currently in place, please click the link to visit the Maps and Directions page on the PTS Library website. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:45:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library is pleased to announce that it has successfully negotiated, purchased, and — in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology — is now able to provide alumni/ae access to a number of research databases. Alumni/ae who have a Seminary Network ID can access these databases at anytime from anywhere in the world. Those who lack a Network ID may contact the Office of Seminary Relations at DevOperations@ptsem.edu or call 609-497-7756. Donald M. Vorp, James Lenox Librarian, Princeton Theological Seminary http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=25769804552#databases Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:15:06 -0400 It is standard operating procedure for most libraries to suspend interlibrary loan service during the Christmas holidays. We suspended borrowing and requesting of interlibrary loan materials on 14 December. We will resume interlibrary loan service once library operations have been fully moved into the new building. Please anticipate a late January resumption. Thank you for your patience during the move. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:00:06 -0400 Just a reminder that all materials currently stored offsite have been boxed for return shipment to, and reintegration into, our onsite collection. The final opportunity to place offsite requests was December 14, 2012. Once reintegration is complete, these materials will again be available. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:00:06 -0400 The paging system for retrieving library materials begins Friday, January 4, 2013. All requests must include the title and call number of the item(s) being requested. To submit paging requests online, look up the item in the online library catalog and then click the "Request" button. Requests may also be made via email, by phone (609-497-7940), or in-person when you are in the Luce Library. Please use an orange paging slip for in-person requests. Materials will be paged three times a day, Monday-Friday: 9 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m. Paging will not be possible in the evening or on week-ends since the building is still a construction site operating under the hours of construction. Requested materials can be picked up at the Luce Circulation Service Desk. Thank you in advance for your support and good humor during this transition. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:45:06 -0400 The Library has purchased access to five additional scholarly databases from Brill: Brill Dictionary of Religion, Encyclopaedia of Islam THREE, Encyclopaedia of Judaism, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, and Religion Past and Present. Database access requires a PTS network ID. http://yeshebi.ptsem.edu:2048/login?url=http://bp9sf7rp2h.cs.serialssolutions.com Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:45:06 -0400 The Princeton Theological Seminary Library will be closed Saturday, December 22 through Wednesday, December 26. It will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, December 27 through Saturday, December 29 and then closed Sunday, December 30 through Tuesday, January 1. The Library will reopen from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2 through Saturday, January 5. On Sunday, January 6, 2013 the Library will be closed. Regular term hours resume on Monday, January 7, 2013. We wish you all a restorative break and a healthy and happy new year. Merry Christmas! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:45:06 -0400 Michael Clifford started working at the Library with us in September of 2011, but he will be leaving us soon to teach at Subiaco Academy in Arkansas. He has done an excellent job working in almost every department and has been a wonderful addition to our staff. He will be missed by all. But, we congratulate hime and wish him well in the next stage of his life journey! Thanks, Michael! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:05:06 -0400 There has been a change in the start date of the Library book move. William B. Meyer, the re-location company handling the move, has advised the Library that it is not efficient for them to begin a project of this magnitude on December 19, especially since the loading dock of the new building is not yet available to permit delivery of offsite books. Because Meyer’s management of the project involves their re-locating workers to the Princeton area, they are asking that the move be started on January 2 to allow for the holiday schedule and a more efficient operation. This means that between now and then you may still go to the shelves in the Luce Library to get any books you may need. Beginning January 2, 2013, the Library will make a paging service available for book retrieval. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:15:06 -0400 President Torrance announced yesterday the promotion of Kenneth Henke to the position of Curator of Special Collections and of Gregory Murray to the position of Digital Initiatives Librarian. As Digital Initiatives Librarian, Greg will head the new Library-wide Office of Digital Initiatives. Congratulations to Ken and Greg on their new appointments! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:15:06 -0400 The final opportunity for placing offsite requests will be NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th. After this date, all materials currently stored offsite will be boxed for return shipment to, and reintegration into, our onsite collection. Reintegration of these materials will be completed on or before January 31. If you have any questions, please contact offsitereq [at] ptsem [dot] edu. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:45:06 -0400 Chicago Theological Seminary Register, Christianity and Crisis, Journal of Applied Christian Leadership, Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, PentecoStudies, Prism, and Touchstone have recently been added to the ATLASerials Database. The PTS Library subscribes to ATLASerials to provide access for the current PTS community. The Seminary also subscribes to ATLASerials for Alum to provide access for PTS graduates. https://www.atla.com/about/pressroom/Pages/ATLA-Welcomes-Seven-Titles-to-ATLASerials%C2%AE-%28ATLAS%C2%AE%29.aspx Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:00:06 -0400 The PTS Library is deeply sympathetic toward our neighbors who suffered losses during Hurricane Sandy. We are committed to doing our part to help with the relief effort and have therefore teamed up with Maggie Elwell and the Community Action Network (CAN) of PTS. (Their Facebook page is located here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/270161913026273/.) Library staff members Casper, Mike, Beverley and Mary (the Library’s own Hurricane Sandy Aid Team) have set up a collection site in the Luce lobby. Please donate canned food and personal care items, which we will send to the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties: http://www.foodbankmoc.org/. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:30:06 -0400 Did you know? You can use the button in the upper right of each item record to share digital items in the Theological Commons in hundreds of different ways. http://commons.ptsem.edu/id/servicedisciplin00engl Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:05:06 -0400 PTS Library will be open from 8am until 5pm on Wednesday, November 21, and will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 22-23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy your break! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/hours/ Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:05:06 -0400 The Library is the newest member of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance, a collaborative effort among government agencies, education institutions, non-profit organizations, and business entities to preserve a national collection of significant digital content. Membership in the Alliance demonstrates the Library's continued dedication to the preservation of America's religious heritage." http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/ Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:15:06 -0400 On November 6, 2012, President Iain Torrance announced that "with effect from October 1, Donald M. Vorp is appointed James Lenox Librarian." Vorp had been serving as Interim Librarian since February 13 and continues to serve as the Collection Development Librarian for the Library. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:00:06 -0400 The State of New Jersey has created an information center related to aid in the recovery effort. It includes news, storm emergency information, how to register for assistance from FEMA, emergency hotlines, voting information, ways to volunteer, transportation information, videos, executive orders, guidance for filing insurance claims, and information to help parents, families and animals. http://www.state.nj.us/nj/home/features/spotlight/hurricane_sandy.shtml Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:45:06 -0400 Thanks to the ongoing work of the Library's Digital Team, the Theological Commons now has a mobile interface, to which mobile users will automatically be directed. The Theological Commons is a digital library of books on theology and religion, developed in partnership with the Internet Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to building and maintaining a free and openly accessible online digital library. The online Guides to Manuscripts are mobile-friendly as well. http://commons.ptsem.edu/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:05:06 -0400 Princeton Seminary is making electronic full-text versions of more than 140+ of the most important and heavily used theological journals available to its alumni/ae free of charge via The American Theological Library Association Serials (ATLAS) project. The Library also provides free access to digitized library materials and has successfully negotiated, purchased, and — in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology — will soon be able to provide alumni access to twenty subscription databases. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=25769804552 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:05:06 -0400 Many thanks to all who provided feedback about the recently redesigned Library website – whether through the in-person user experience testing focus group or the brief online survey. The comments and suggestions you made will be at the heart of our ongoing effort to improve your experience using the Library website. You may notice some changes here and there as we strive to make improvements. Please pardon our "dust!" http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:15:06 -0400 Returning to campus for the reunions? Come visit us in the library! http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/visiting/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:45:06 -0400 Just arrived! "Princeton Seminary in American Religion and Culture," a history of the Seminary by James Moorhead. The Library owns two copies, one in the main stacks (BV4070.P76 M66 2012) and one in the American Presbyterian collection, located in Special Collections. The copy in the main stacks circulates, the one in Special Collections does not. http://catalog.ptsem.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&Search_Arg=Princeton+Seminary+in+American+religion+and+culture&Search_Code=TALL&SL=None&CNT=50&SEARCH_FROM_TITLES_PAGE=Y Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:45:06 -0400 Director of Academic Services, Andy Newgren, and Reference Librarian, Kate Skrebutenas, invite you to refresh and enhance your research skills by attending the training sessions we will be offering in the fall semester. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?menu_id=154&hdr=10747&id=25769803999 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:50:06 -0400 Today is Curator of Special Collections Clifford Anderson's last day at PTS. He has accepted a position as Director of Scholarly Communication at Vanderbilt University, and while we congratulate Clifford on this new achievement, we will also greatly miss the quality and depth of his library contribution. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:50:06 -0400 On September 11, 2012, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library unveiled its redesigned website, a project driven by student and faculty responses received in a November 2011 LibQual Survey on library services and resources. Please tell us about your experience using the new site by completing this short online survey. Your participation will inform our approach to the Library website going forward, serving to help us serve you. Thank you! http://survey.ptsem.edu/opinio/s?s=961 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:15:06 -0400 Director of Academic Services, Andy Newgren, and Reference Librarian, Kate Skrebutenas, invite you to refresh and enhance your research skills by attending the training sessions we will be offering in the fall semester. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?menu_id=154&hdr=10747&id=25769803999 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:15:06 -0400 Clifford Anderson has accepted a position as Director of Scholarly Communication at Vanderbilt University and has submitted his resignation as Curator of Special Collections effective October 12, 2012. While we congratulate Clifford on this new achievement, we will greatly miss the quality and depth of his library contribution. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:45:06 -0400 On September 11, 2012, the Princeton Theological Seminary Library unveiled its redesigned website, a project driven by student and faculty responses received in a November 2011 LibQual Survey on library services and resources. Please tell us about your experience using the new site by completing this short online survey. Your participation will inform our approach to the Library website going forward, serving to help us serve you. Thank you! http://survey.ptsem.edu/opinio/s?s=961 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:45:06 -0400 In March, Administrative Assistant Mary Astarita completed coursework for a Master's in Library and Information Science (MSLIS) with a concentration in digital libraries at Drexel University. In May, Curator of Special Collections Dr. Clifford Anderson graduated from the Pratt Institute, also with an MSLIS. And in August, Collection Services Assistant Joan Harden, completed coursework and received a Master's in Library Science (MSLS) with an emphasis on marketing the library to the community from Clarion University. Congratulations to Mary, Clifford and Joan! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:08:06 -0400 In April, the Library hired Jenifer Gundry as the new Global Network Librarian. Previously a long-time member of the Seminary's information technology team, Dr. Gundry has moved to the Library where she will be responsible for the development of the Library's global services program, including the development of reciprocal relationships with partner institutions to promote the preservation and accessibility of library materials regionally, nationally, and internationally. In May, the Library hired Virginia Dearborn as the new Information Services Librarian. Originally from Lawrenceville, NJ, Virginia comes to us from Indiana University where she earned her MLS. Building on her experience in web and public services at the Education Library and the Lilly (Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections) Library at IU and working in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology at PTS, Virginia will be responsible for maintenance and improvement of the library website; identification and implementation of relevant social media tools; research and identification of emerging technologies; and assisting in the design, deployment and testing of federated searching, link resolvers and the OPAC interface. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:45:06 -0400 Director of Academic Services, Andy Newgren, and Reference Librarian, Kate Skrebutenas, invite you to refresh and enhance your research skills by attending any or all of the training sessions we will be offering in the fall semester. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?menu_id=154&hdr=10747&id=25769803999 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:45:06 -0400 As we all wait for the new library building and Luce Library renovation to be begun and completed, the Library is pleased to unveil a brand new website. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/default.aspx Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:00:06 -0400 The library is pleased to offer our graduates access to ATLASerials, an online collection of major religion and theological journals. Join the PTS alumni/ae community at http://www.ptsem.edu under the Alumni/ae tab, and then look for ATLASerials at http://textweek.blogs.com/, EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection. http://www.atlasalum.com/navigation/contact/participating-schools/princeton-theological-seminary-speer-library/823/ Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:57:06 -0400 The library staff will host a reception for graduating students on Thursday, 17 May, in the Armstrong Reading Room. Please stop by between 2pm and 4pm for light refreshments and to hear about your alum library privileges. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 15 May 2012 11:26:06 -0400 The Digital Library of Abraham Kuyper is now freely online. The digital library contains most of his published works as well as his unpublished archives. http://kuyper.ptsem.edu/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:10:37 -0400 The Spring 2012 edition of Luce News is now available for reading online. http://www.ptsem.edu/uploadedFiles/Library/Special_Collections/LuceNews_v8n1.pdf Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:10:37 -0400 Theology Today has reached an agreement with SAGE, a premier international publisher of more than 560 academic journals, to publish its forthcoming issues as well as its backlist. The backlist currently offered through the Theology Today website and the Princeton Theological Seminary Digital Library website will no longer be available after 4/1/2011. We encourage interested readers to approach their librarians about how to gain access to current and past issues of Theology Today through SAGE. Thank you in advance for your understanding. The Editors of Theology Today http://ttj.sagepub.com/ Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:10:15 -0500 Touch-screen technology allows patrons to scan to PDF, Word, Excel, TIFF, JPEG, or html. Send images, free of charge, to your e-mail account, your memory stick, or your CD. The book-edge design captures full pages of text without text distortion and protects book spine! Scan and convert books and documents into PDF, Word, and Excel files. E-mail, print, search, retrieve, and edit files saved on USB drive when transferred to your PC. The BookScan Station scans up to 11" x 17" in color or black and white. And the touch-screen PC guides you through simple steps. You'll find the BookScan Station in the third-floor reading room, next to the OPAC. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:47:06 -0400 On September 10, 2010, Speer Library will close to the public and Luce Library will open as the Seminary library on Monday September 13. Eighty percent of the library's collections will be in Luce by that date-or shortly thereafter-including all Special Collections materials (rare books, manuscripts, and archives). Special Collections is open but appointments are strongly encouraged. Although Luce Library will be a little crowded at times, it will be functional, attractive, and comfortable! http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:47:06 -0400 The Luce Atrium will be closed on or about June 7, 2010 for the remainder of the summer due to construction. Please make alternative plans for your study location. We apologize for the inconvenience. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:44:30 -0400 Reigner Reading Room invites you to An Advent Celebration: The Road to Bethlehem at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2009. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:36:13 -0500 Get all the latest news on academic software, discover new tools, and learn helpful tricks on resources you already use. http://www3.ptsem.edu/blogs.aspx?blogid=696 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:19:12 -0400 EndNote X3 is faster, has improved grouping capabilities with hierarchical structuring, and now integrates with Open Office. http://technology.ptsem.edu/?id=896 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:18:48 -0400 The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues the twofold task of 1) comprehensively recording the current knowledge of the origins and development of the Bible in its Jewish and Christian canonical forms and 2) documenting the history of the Bible's reception in Judaism and Christianity as evident in exegetical literature, theological and philosophical writings of various genres, literature, liturgy, music, the visual arts, dance, and film, as well as in Islam and other religious traditions and contemporary movements. http://212.87.39.204/XaverDemo/start.xav?col=Coll_EBR-TRE&startbk=deGruyter_EBR Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:53:32 -0400 Oxford Biblical Studies Online is designed to provide scholars, librarians, and students at all levels with a full range of authoritative content and tools for the study of the Bible and biblical history. This cross-searchable resource brings together the text, commentary and annotations from the famous Oxford Study Bibles, essential corollary content and biblical reference works, stunning images, up-to-date color maps and a great deal more. http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:50:06 -0400 The select list of finding aids on the Special Collections's website provides a small window on the Seminary Library's many manuscript collections. A full list of finding aids may be retrieved via the Seminary's Library's Online Public Catalog. Online finding aids are now available for a growing number of these collections. http://manuscripts.ptsem.edu/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:10:37 -0400 EndNote X2.0.1 provides greater usability and includes your own EndNote Web account. http://technology.ptsem.edu/?id=1724 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:17:25 -0500 The library has introduced a new and improved interface for searching our databases. The new interface, powered by WebFeat, permits simultaneous searching across multiple databases. To search a single database, click on the underlined name. To search across multiple databases, use the check box to the left of the database name to select those you wish to explore. Let us know what you think about this new interface. UPDATE: Federated searching is now provided through SerialsSolutions. http://bp9sf7rp2h.cs.serialssolutions.com/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:11:49 -0400 A Voyager upgrade will take place on September 24-26, 2008. The online catalog will not be available during this period. We suggest that you use WorldCat (www.worldcat.org) during this period. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:06:38 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that, thanks to the continuing generosity of Rimmer and Ruth De Vries, it is able to double the number of awards available to graduate students for the purposes of presenting papers at the Kuyper Center Conference held in April each year. http://www.ptsem.edu/kuyper/awards Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:18:36 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the establishment of an annual Kuyper Center Review of Reformed Theology and Public Life to be published Wm Eerdmans. http://www.ptsem.edu/kuyper/publications Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:11:51 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary is honored to announce the appointments of the Abraham Kuyper Lecturer for 2009 (Dr Alvin Plantinga) and 2010 (Sir Jonathan Sacks). http://www.ptsem.edu/kuyper/awards Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:03:49 -0400 Princeton Theological Seminary and Microsoft Corporation have entered into an agreement to digitize a large number of materials in the public domain from the collection of the Seminary library. This initiative will enable the library to contribute religion content to Microsoft's Live Search Books service and thus increase worldwide access to its historic religion collection. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:33:19 -0500 The Easter Celebration will not take place this Saturday, March 1, 2008. We regret the inconvenience. Information about the new date and time will appear on the library homepage. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:32:56 -0500 Please join the Reigner Reading Room in a spring festival of arts & crafts and an Easter egg hunt for the children of the Princeton Seminary Community. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:43:19 -0500 We have added a new toolbar to the digital library which allows articles to be printed or downloaded in the Adobe PDF format. http://diglib.ptsem.edu/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:10:15 -0500 Wondering how to access the marvels of the seminary library? Come to one or all of these sessions to learn how to utilize these databases or simply come to refresh your researching skills. Each session will be offered on a Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon. We will concentrate on a different database each week. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:13:04 -0500 The family of the Very Reverend Professor Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) has donated his books, personal papers, and manuscripts to the special collections of the Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries. This working library from one of the twentieth century's greatest Reformed theologians represents a major gift to Princeton Seminary. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=10906 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:43:07 -0500 We are happy to announce that members of the Seminary community and visitors to the library have access to our new and improved e-journal search page. Visit now to see for yourself. http://bp9sf7rp2h.search.serialssolutions.com/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:51:33 -0500 The staff of the Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries are proud to present Scenes from the Hermit Kingdom: Selected Photographs from the Moffett Korea Collection... http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=10905 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:58 -0500 The second number of the 28th volume of The Princeton Seminary Bulletin is now available for online viewing. http://journals.ptsem.edu/id/PSB2007282 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:02:52 -0500 The Abraham Kuyper Cener is once again sponsoring a Consultation on Dutch Protestant as an "additional meeting" during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego. The topic this year is 'The Question of Theocracy.' http://www.ptsem.edu/kuyper/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:59:06 -0400 **Digital Collection to Be Unveiled on Seminary Campus October 26, 2007** When the librarians at Princeton Theological Seminary were seeking to develop and expand their digital collections, they decided to look beyond traditional library vendors to innovative companies in the world of content publishing... http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=10967 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:54:52 -0400 Reigner Reading Room is sponsoring event on how technology influences teenagers' perceptions... http://www.ptsem.edu/uploadedFiles/Library/Non-protected/Assets/RRRteenagersletter.pdf Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:32:04 -0400 Wondering how to access the marvels of the seminary library? Come to one or all of these sessions to learn how to utilize these databases or simply come to refresh your researching skills. We will concentrate on a different database each week. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:01:06 -0400 The purpose of this conference is to explore the resources and ideas characteristic of neo-Calvinist political thought with the aim of critically examining their relevance to contemporary debates about religion and politics in a secular society. Paper proposals are invited on any aspect of Kuyper's conception of Calvinism, but will be especially welcome if they explicitly address the idea of civil society as a set of sovereign spheres that together constitute a crucial counterbalance to both radical individualism and political statism. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:28:16 -0400 The Abraham Kuyper Center and the Reformed Church Center at New Brunswick Theological Seminary are jointly sponsoring a conference examining the life and work of the Dutch Theologian A. A. van Ruler will take place on Friday, October 5, 2007 at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunwick, NJ. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:08:05 -0400 The 2006 edition (vol. 27) of The Princeton Seminary Bulletin is now available for online viewing. http://journals.ptsem.edu/id/PSB2006271 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:32:40 -0400 The November 2005 edition of The Princeton Seminary Bulletin is now available for online viewing. http://journals.ptsem.edu/id/PSB2005263 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:36:39 -0400 Lesser's 'revised edition' represents a complete reworking of Thomas H. Johnson's 1940 bibliography and nearly doubles its size. Here readers will find complete documentation of every publication of Jonathan Edwards's writings. This volume will be the standard bibliography for decades to come. A copy belongs in every library with an interest in research on America's first great thinker. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:18:42 -0400 Information, including a call for papers, has been posted for the 2007 Consultation on Dutch Protestantism to be held in conjuction with the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego, CA. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:03:04 -0400 In association with the Theologischer Verlag Zurich (TVZ) and Princeton Theological Seminary, Alexander Street Press is pleased to offer the first major online collection of Karl Barth's works. Combining comprehensiveness with a carefully crafted set of text-analysis tools, The Digital Karl Barth Library will support a new generation of research into the works of one of the twentieth century's most influential theologians. The current release features the first 36 volumes of Barth's Gesamtausgabe, originally published under the TVZ imprint. Among the works included in the Gesamtausgabe are hundreds of letters, sermons, lectures, conversations, and academic writings. New content, including Barth's monumental Kirchliche Dogmatik, will be added on a quarterly basis. The Digital Library of Karl Barth is currently accessible to all students at Princeton Theological Seminary. http://solomon.dkbl.alexanderstreet.com/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:06:12 -0400 Summer workshops are now in session. Bibliographic instruction will take place on June 4 and June 5, 2007. Please contact Kate Skrebutenas for more information. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:50:31 -0400 The Workshop/Rotation Model: Is It Right for Your Church School Program? The Workshop/Rotation Model for church school has been around for more than ten years, yet it is new for many churches. What is it? Can it work at my church? These are two frequently asked questions. The workshop will address both questions in an exploration of how one church has successfully used this creative model in its Christian Education program. The pros and cons of this way of doing church will also be considered. http://www.ptsem.edu/uploadedFiles/Library/Non-protected/Assets/workshoprotation2007.pdf Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:33:50 -0400 The "International Journal of Public Theology" invites submissions for future issues of IJPT. The journal is published four times per year by Brill and is affiliated with the Global Network for Public Theology. (The Kuyper Center is a participant in the Global Network.) Public theology is the result of the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. It seeks to engage in dialogue with different academic disciplines such as politics, economics, cultural studies, religious studies, as well as with spirituality, globalization and society in general. The IJPT is a platform for original interdisciplinary research in the field of public theology. Click the link above for more information. http://www.brill.nl/international-journal-public-theology Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:51:15 -0400 Twelve Oxyrhynchus papyri housed in the Special Collections of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library are now included in the APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) database hosted by Columbia University. All the available information on the PTS papyri is publicly accessible on APIS. These papyri (which include, inter alia, three LXX fragments, two NT fragments, a fourth-century fragment of Isocrates, and several fascinating documentary papyri) constitute a small but important collection. The APIS records include data from the original published editions of Grenfell and Hunt, handwritten notes by Professors William Park Armstrong and Bruce Manning Metzger, and other notes as well. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/index.aspx?id=10903 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:55:32 -0400 The Center for Barth Studies presents "A Conversation about Emil Brunner with Frank Jehle" Please join us for this noontime discussion of the life and times of Emil Brunner (1889-1966) led by Dr. Frank Jehle, author of Emil Brunner: Theologie im 20. Jahrhundert. 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 Stevenson Lounge, Mackay Campus Center http://www.ptsem.edu/uploadedImages/Library/Non-protected/Research_Centers/Barth_Studies/brunner.jpg Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:47:49 -0400 Be sure to note the new scheduled locations for the 2007 Kuyper Lecture and Consultation. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:39:57 -0500 Wednesday, March 14, 6:30pm, Christianity and Politics, Location: Frist 308; Wednesday, March 21, 6:30pm, Christianity and Science, Location: Frist 308. Additional Information: Bring your dinner for this weekly discussion on the Kuyper's hallmark Stone Lectures. Each week we will be discussing these lectures that were given in 1898 at Princeton. Kuyper expounds in these talks what a Christian worldview would look like in the areas of religion, politics, science, art, and the future. Contact dhkim@princeton.edu for more information. Sponsor: Manna Christian Fellowship http://webscript.princeton.edu/%7emanna/ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:34:48 -0500 The 2007 Abraham Kuyper Lecture and Consultation is planned for March 29-30 at Princeton Theological Seminary. Check the Kuyper Center website for more information and the full event schedule. http://www.ptsem.edu/kuyper/ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:42:21 -0500 Consulting the library's collection guide will make your visit to our extensive collection much more efficient. http://www.ptsem.edu/library/about/directions/#locations Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:56:34 -0500 Dr. Richard R. Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary and recipient of the 2007 Kuyper Prize, will deliver a lecture entitled "Church, Pluralism, and Civil Society: Kuyper for the New Century" on Thursday, March 29th at 7:30 PM in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Abraham Kuyper Consultation on Neo-Calvinism, Pluralism and Civil Society will take place on Friday, March 30 from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM in the Cooper Conference Room of Erdman Hall at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Christian Labour Association of Canada, Redeemer University College, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are co-sponsors of this event. http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:23:44 -0500 The entire series (both old and new) of the Studies in Reformed Theology and History are now available in our digital collections. http://journals.ptsem.edu/?action=browse-journal&journal-id=srth Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:54:06 -0400 The full-text of Abraham Kuyper's The Work of the Holy Spirit (1900) is now available online! http://kuyper.ptsem.edu/id/workofholyspirit00kuyp/dmd001 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:27:15 -0400 Abraham Kuyper's Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology: Its Principles (1898) is now available online. http://kuyper.ptsem.edu/id/encyclopediaofsa00kuyp/dmd001 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:27:00 -0400 The Digital Collections of Special Collections offers access to more than 85,000 digital objects, including digitized representations of historic photographs, portraits, artifacts, and journals. http://diglib.ptsem.edu/ Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:12:25 -0400 Last October, a friend died in Puerto Rico and I was asked to go home and preach a memorial homily to celebrate his life of commitment to the Reign of God. Drafting the sermon, I remembered that a small book, published 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, included a contribution of his on theological education in Latin America. I went to Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) library and, eureka! there was a copy of the book. It also happens to be the first book ever edited by Justo L. Gonzalez. ... http://www.ptsem.edu/library/collections/general/lap Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:43:29 -0400 The Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary is again hosting a Consultation on Dutch Protestant Traditions. The consultation will take place on November 20, 2006 at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Washington, D.C. The theme of the consultation is "Abraham Kuyper in Dialogue with Twentieth Century Theologians." http://feeds.feedburner.com/PTSLibraryNews Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:29:27 -0400 A bibliography of secondary literature about Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920). Co-hosted by Princeton Theological Seminary and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is now available online. http://kuyperbib.ptsem.edu/ Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:28:38 -0400