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Six Degrees of Separation: Interconnected Archival Collections at the Burns Library
Have you ever played “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon?” If you’ve never heard of this game, the rules are pretty basic: you take any actor and try to connect her or him in some way to Footloose star Kevin Bacon … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Exhibits & Events, Staff Posts
Tagged archival collections burns library, archives and manuscripts, archives boston college burns library, Burns blog, burns library archives, six degrees exhibit burns library, six degrees of separation, six degrees of separation burns library
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Reading Room Log: A Day in the Student Life at Burns
When I visited the Burns Library for the first time, I was a prospective PhD candidate on a tour of Boston College’s campus. It was a cold day in February and as anxious as I was to get back indoors, … Continue reading
Exhibitions Update:Emigrant Letters, One Student’s Analysis of a Poem
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
Posted in Exhibits & Events
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Exhibitions Update: Precious Poems in Precious Packaging
Every January the Boston College Libraries hosts educational sessions for its library staff. The sessions cover a variety of topics that keep us abreast of the latest procedures in the library world in general and focus on what our own … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits & Events, Featured Collections & Books, Staff Posts
Tagged Burns blog, irish poets traffic street press burns library, irish studies traffic street boston college, o'neill burns exhibits, o'neill reading room exhibits, o'neill reading room traffic street press exhibit, precious poems o'neill burns exhibit, traffic street press exhibit
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Bookbuilder’s Report: Uncovering the History of the Book
As the Bookbuilders of Boston intern for the 2011-2012 academic year, I have the privilege to work with the Burns Library staff learning the ins and outs of a special collections library and the book trade. This semester, my time … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Featured Collections & Books, Student Posts
Tagged bookbuilders cataloging, bookbuilders conservation, bookbuilders john j burns library, bookbuilders of boston intern, boston college burns library, Boston College Conservation Lab, Burns blog, burns blog jesuitica, burns library blog, catherine macek burns blog, jesuitica collection burns library
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Conservator’s Notebook: The Maroon and Gold Glee Club of 1927
Along with the opening of another academic year and a much-anticipated abatement in the summer’s blaze, September will bring a brand-new season of the popular show Glee. Whether you are an avid viewer or, like me, make an earnest effort … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Digital Projects, Student Posts, University Archives
Tagged 1927 sub turri boston college, Boston College Conservation Lab, boston college glee club, boston college musical groups, boston college yearbooks, Burns blog, burns library blog, clubs boston college 1920's, digitization boston college student newspaper, digitization heights, sub turri glee club
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Happy Birthday to the John J. Burns Library’s Blog!
About a year ago, we introduced the John J. Burns Library’s Blog to the world with our first post. Since July 2010, this blog has published weekly posts about the Burns Library’s collections, services, events and exhibits. In addition … Continue reading
Robert Williams: BC ’14 & Burns Conservation Assistant
In my last blog post, I wrote about the outstanding interns who worked in my lab during the academic year. I now want to introduce you to the Boston College student who is my summer assistant. Robert Williams, an English … Continue reading
