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Sep 30, 2021

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary proudly reopens its doors - and its collections of rare and archival materials - after closing for 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 14, 2021

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Online library catalogs help users find specific materials from anywhere in the world, but what happens when an item's full title isn't included in its catalog record? The Burke Library takes on a metadata mystery.

Mar 30, 2021

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Archivist Leah Edelman works to improve the discovery of archival materials, including the papers of prominent theologians, held by the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary.

Mar 12, 2021

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Over the last year, curators and librarians at the Burke Library have worked to connect students to the library's collection of rare materials - despite being closed to visitors.

Feb 12, 2021

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Graduate student Hannah Ervin reflects on the joy they've found among the texts that have defined their study in seminary in the stacks of the Burke Library.

Jan 15, 2021

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Freelance researcher Heather Merrill took to the archives of the Burke Library - virtually, that is - to study up on the first women to be ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church.

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The Return of Special Collections at the Burke

“Gebetsanliegen” in the Catalog: a Metadata Mystery

Updating Finding Aids: Improving the Discovery of Archives at the Burke Library

Virtual Teaching with Rare Materials in the Era of COVID-19

Alone in the Stacks

Research During a Pandemic: Interview With Documentary Film Researcher Heather Merrill

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