News and happenings from the Joint Theological Library. en-us http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97 Construction on the new CTM and library building progresses: The basement is already finished (and now houses the library's Wyselaskie Hall collection), while work continues on glazing and electrical installation. Please click on the photos to see larger versions. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:03:00 GMT http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#rlg No library can be expected to have every book ever published. In order to get around this, libraries often cooperate with each other or with other organisations in order to get access to the resources needed by their borrowers. Two of these organisations are the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). RLG is a cooperative body formed by universities, national libraries, archives and other information institutions, and OCLC is a non-profit, membership based organisation to which many libraries worldwide subscribe. Both of these organisations have recently provided online access to their catalogues, which provide both bibliographic information about books, journals, DVDs, and so on, and information about which libraries hold those particular items. Both of these catalogues have user-friendly interfaces (much like Google.com) and tools to narrow down a search. The RLG catalogue (RedLightGreen) can be found at http://redlightgreen.com , and OCLC's WorldCat catalogue can be found at http://worldcat.org/ . Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#seating Recently the library sent invitations for library patrons to give their opinions on seating options for the new building. The results of this survey are now available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/Report.asp?U=228143692486 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#wyselaskie As many library patrons may already know, construction of the new building (which will house both the library and the Centre for Theology and Ministry) is progressing nicely.
Work will soon begin inside Wyselaskie Hall, which means that we have had to move our stacks collections from the Hall into the basement of the new building. However, library staff will only be able to access the basement on a weekly basis, which means that it may take us up to a week to retrieve materials from stacks (as opposed to the usual 24 hours).
Normal stacks service will resume when the building is completed in December. Wed, 9 Aug 2006 04:02:00 GMT http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97 A portal is now available where you can search the catalogues of libraries which are associated with the Melbourne College of Divinity, including the JTL, either individually, in groups or all together. Called MCDcat, the portal will provide bibliographic and location information for books and other materials held by MCD libraries. Wed, 7 Jun 2006 06:00:00 GMT http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97 We have just added a new database to our online resources section: RAMBI -- the index of articles on Jewish studies.
RAMBI is a selective bibiliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies, compiled from thousands of periodicals and collections of articles in Hebrew, Yiddish and European languages, mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, in Israel.
The library provides access to a number of other online bibliographic and research resources, such as the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Religion Database, Proquest Religion, and Religious and Theological Abstracts.
For a full listing please check the Online Resources section. http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#art Susan Southall is an artist currently enrolled for the Bachelor of Theology degree at the United Faculty of Theology. These paintings respond to the drama and revelation in the Gospel of Mark through expressionist styles referencing ancient and archaelogical motifs. Engagement with the original Greek text takes the form of graffiti-like inscriptions. The artist has explored a personal relationship to sacred art and classic documents in a series of fourteen exhibitions in public spaces, since 1995. Images from the Gospel of Mark will be on display at the library until April 5. http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#survey The library conducted an online survery of our users' perceptions between November 1 and 25. 267 users were invited to participate. Of these, 122 responded, a return rate of 46% We have published the results here. Along with the qualitative answers given to questions 4.2, 5.2, 6.2 and 7.2, the results will be very helpful to the library in evaluating what we do, and in planning changes and improvements. We are grateful to everyone who responded. We are presently processing the results. http://www.jtl.vic.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=97#building Library users will be aware of the building activity on the St Hilda's College side of the library building which has been going on since late last year. A new building for the JTL is under construction on this site. The new building which has four levels, including a basement, is long and skinny with windows facing east and west. It offers double the total space that the library presently occupies. The library will be moving into the new building in two stages: its stacks first in the third quarter of the year; the rest of the library at the end of the year, when the new building is expected to be completed. To the north of the new library building a new Centre for Theology and Ministry is being build. This will bring together all of the educational programmes of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania. The new complex has been designed by Williams Boag.