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"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of
library."
—Jorge Luis Borges, "Poema de los Dones"
What is paradise? What is heaven?
These questions
have teased theological minds, great and small, for millennia. Though Jesus
answered Pilate, "My kingdom is not from
this world" (John 8:36 NRS), there are earthly places that offer a taste
of the serenity and riches we imagine heaven offers. Some are libraries, some are
bookstores. Enjoy. -jkb
The coming
of fall carries with it a certain anticipation of newness, of difference from
what has gone before. From new fall
fashions, to a new football season, to the unveiling of new television programs,
to a new school year, fall brings a feeling of freshness, a revived desire for
engagement, perhaps even the hope of
improvement.
No less so
in our library where, after a summer of mostly behind the scenes activity, a bouquet
of new features, products, and services stand ready to add freshness and, we
hope, improvement to the resources we offer and how the library connects you,
the users, with the material you need.
Here, in brief, is what’s new for fall:
§
iPreach
– a
bundle of biblical dictionaries, commentaries, exegetical guides
§
Oxford Biblical Studies Online –
six English study Bibles with introductions, textual notes, maps, and more
§
Oxford
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias – A host of online
in-depth resources, paralleling our print reference volumes
§
CAMIO – an art image database
representing works of art from museums around the world (requires HomeLab)
§
Family
& Society Studies Worldwide
§ Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Enjoy the fall, and our new fall line!
BE
