Monthly Archives: May 2012

Reading Room Log: Wandering through the Collections

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Some years ago I took a seminar on the first seven ecumenical councils. Our professor insisted, unsurprisingly, that we pay close attention to primary sources. She also advised us that the best way to discover new things was to wander … Continue reading →

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Exhibitions Update:Emigrant Letters, One Student’s Analysis of a Poem

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

The exhibit “Precious Poems in Precious Packaging,” recently on display in O’Neill Library, featured a striking and diverse array of Irish poems printed and bound by the Traffic Street Press. Selected from the John J. Burns Library’s collection of printed … Continue reading →

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Reading Room Log: A Literary Biography of “Early” Travel Writing

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

In an earlier post, we explored the idea of writing your own edition using archival materials here at Burns.  This assignment, part of the Introduction to Advanced Research Methods class’s work,  is one variation of three that the students in … Continue reading →

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Blog in Review: Spring Semester 2012

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Dear Burns Library Blog Readers, The Spring 2012 semester is drawing to a close and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for reading the John J. Burns Library’s blog this semester and to remind you of the great posts … Continue reading →

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