Theological Libraries and Library Associations in Europe : A Festschrift on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of BETH /

Theological Libraries and Library Associations in Europe : A Festschrift on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of BETH /

Adapt or perish! During the past 50 years, theological libraries world-wide have met with huge societal changes challenging their relevance, while simultaneously discovering opportunities for technological advancement, renovation and international cooperation in librarianship. Read in this volume ho...

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Other Authors: Kenis, Leo (Editor), Rostkowski, Marek (Editor), Hall, Penelope R. (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.

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Book History.
History of Religion.
History.
Religious Studies.
Theology and World Christianity.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Einführung
  • Contributors
  • Part 1: Theological and Religious Libraries, Past and Present
  • 1 Tolerating Theology Libraries in England: The Libraries of Anglicans and 'Others' since the English Reformation /
  • Anna James
  • 2 Theological Libraries in Oxford /
  • Hannie Riley
  • 3 World Mission to World Christianity: The Changing Identity of a Mission Library through a Century of Historical Change in Church and Society /
  • Ruth MacLean
  • 4 Historic Church-Libraries in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Thuringia /
  • Hagen Jäger and Johannes Röder
  • 5 The Sub-Library of Theology of the University Library of Würzburg Difficulties and Challenges in the Past and Future /
  • Oliver Weinreich
  • 6 Just Stewardship - A Self-Affirmative Inquiry into the Legacy of the Hungarian Ecclesiastical Libraries /
  • Ágnes Bálint
  • 7 The History of Development and the Challenges of the Present in the Theological Collection of the Ukrainian Catholic University Library /
  • Ivanna Papa and Oleksandra Hladysh
  • 8 Elements for a Sketch of the Italian Ecclesiastical Libraries /
  • Stefano Maria Malaspina
  • 9 Heritage Management in Monastery and Seminary Libraries in the Netherlands /
  • Otto S. Lankhorst
  • 10 The Theology Library of UCLouvain: From Leuven to Louvain-la-Neuve (1970-2020) /
  • Geneviève Bricoult and Luc Courtois
  • 11 The Maurits Sabbe Library in a Digital Environment: Collection Management Challenges of an Academic Theological Library in the 21st Century /
  • Ward De Pril
  • Part 2: Networks, Instruments, Media, Resources ...
  • 12 'Informatique & Bible' (Maredsous Abbey) and the Beginnings of Computerisation in the Religious Libraries /
  • R.-Ferdinand Poswick, OSB
  • 13 From Individual Card Catalogues to the National Union Catalogue: A Story of the Computerisation of Polish Church Libraries /
  • Jerzy Witczak
  • 14 The BeWeB Portal: a Virtual Service for Italian Ecclesiastical Libraries /
  • Adriano Belfiore, Francesca Maria D'Agnelli, Valerio Pennasso, and Silvia Tichetti
  • 15 Negotiating a Future for Convent Libraries: KADOC-KU Leuven and Heritage Partnerships in Flanders (Belgium) /
  • Katrien Weyns and Kristien Suenens
  • 16 Disclosing Thematic Collections in a Rapidly Digitalizing World: Jesuitica at the Maurits Sabbe Library /
  • Yannick Van Loon
  • 17 Historical and Media-Theoretical Implications of a Modern International Bibliography: Origin, Development and Future of the Index Theologicus in the Context of Other Specialised Bibliographies /
  • Martin Faßnacht
  • 18 Building the Corpus Christianorum: A Short History of the First 75 Years /
  • Bart Janssens, Mathijs Lamberigts, and Johan Leemans
  • 19 BETH, Springboard for the Opening of the IFLA RELINDIAL Group 'Religions: Libraries and Dialogue'
  • Odile Dupont and Donatus Düsterhaus
  • Part 3: BETH: The Association and Its Members /
  • Edited by Matina Ćurić
  • Bibliothèques Européennes de Théologie BETH
  • Appendix: BETH 1972-2022: Names and Dates
  • Index.