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Second officer’s log #2
Read more: Second officer’s log #2One of the challenges I’ve recently faced as second officer (in charge of cataloguing), is to do with data cleaning. I took a training course on the library metadata editing software MarcEdit, in the hopes that it could help fix some common data issues in our catalogue records. I exported all of our library catalogue…
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Our Journals : Communio : international Catholic review
Read more: Our Journals : Communio : international Catholic reviewIn Our journals we introduce you to all our journals; currently, there are over 140 live journals we subscribe to. If you would like to explore this series, please click on https://heythroplibrary.co.uk/tag/our-journals/. Title of journal Communio : international Catholic review Published since 1974 ISSN 0094-2065 Held at the Heythrop Library since 1974 Our catalogue record https://hey.koha.openfifth.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=43828 Subject(s) covered Christian theology, Catholic Church,…
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Subject list: Biblical Studies 1
Read more: Subject list: Biblical Studies 1This is another instalment in a series of us providing subject lists of (post-2000) books we have added in the last seven months (since 1 October 2025, the beginning of our financial year). The list is sorted by date of publication. We hope that these lists will help to share what we have bought or added in…
What people say about us
It’s REALLY helpful. I’m diving into the Gospel of John preparing for a new book, and the resources of Heythrop are invaluable. Thank you! Ordained priest, August 2026
I am studying the Gospel of John and Romans. Undergraduate student, August 2026
It helps me to keep up to date by widening my research on pastoral care, chaplaincy, business ethics and ethics in practice. Free member, July 2026
Continuing personal development having trained in spiritual direction and access to books and journals help me in further studies. Paid member, July 2026
Reading and learning are important for my ministry, so an accessible library is very helpful. I have already benefited from the rich collection and the wonderful service from the staff since I joined the membership a few years ago. Ordained priest, April 2026
Helping me study as a student of Oxford University, but living in London. Seminarian, March 2026