Benjamin Myers, a professor of Systematic Theology at Charles Sturt University’s School of Theology in Sydney, recently compiled twelve theses on libraries and librarians on his blog, Faith and Theology. I recommend his blog, a self-described forum for conversations about theology, books and culture.
Take a look at the theses (only 83 more are needed [...]

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This essay seeks to provide a via media in the discourse of social indexing versus professional manual indexing by arguing that the use of social indexing can indeed be useful, and perhaps even the most practical option for imminent use, but should be employed in the service of the eventual application of a formalized methodology. [...]

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It has been said, “There is no substitute for experience, but letting your wife do it is the next best thing.”1 This colloquialism expresses an idea that is more profound than an initial reading might suggest. The idea is that a personal, first-hand, internalized knowledge of information is ideal since it is entirely available to [...]

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