Bridwell Lunch Talks

Spring 2012

Bridwell Library has lined up another semester of instructive and interesting B.L.T.s designed to keep Perkins School of Theology and Religious Studies graduate students up on the latest technology, resources, and research techniques. Bridwell also provides lunch! This semester the lunch talks will address the important topics listed below:

Scholarly Writing Style - February 15 and 16, 12:30 pm
Join Professor Linn Marie Tonstad and Bridwell Reference Librarian Jane Elder for a lively session on developing your scholarly writing style. One part presentation and one part Q&A, this BLT aims to make you more confident in your academic work.

What WorldCat Can Do for You—Now and After Graduation - March 01, 12:30 pm
WorldCat is a catalog of catalogs from North America and Western Europe.  If you need to learn if an item exists, where it exists, and how you can get it, this session is for you. We will cover OCLC WorldCat, available to all SMU students; WorldCat.org, available to everyone (therefore useful to those who are graduating); WorldCat’s interface with SMU’s Interlibrary Loan system; and ArchiveGrid—a new database for finding archival materials. Don’t let the dowdy name fool you, this is one powerful research tool.

RSVP here.

Credo Mechanics - March 07 and 08, 12:30 pm
Presented for those students enrolled in ST 6302 (Systematics), this session will address mechanical issues (grammar, syntax, footnotes, etc.) related to the writing of the Credo.  Jane and Christine will discuss any aspect of the writing process that does NOT involve content. The format will be part presentation and  part Q&A, so come with questions and concerns.

March 07 and 08, 12:30 pmPresented for those students enrolled in ST 6302 (Systematics), this session will address mechanical issues (grammar, syntax, footnotes, etc.) related to the writing of the Credo.  Jane and Christine will discuss any aspect of the writing process that does NOT involve content. The format will be part presentation and  part Q&A, so come with questions and concerns.

BLT's are limited to students, faculty, and staff of Perkins School of Theology and the Religious Studies Department.

To RSVP, please use the form linked above or call (214) 768-3483. Seating is limited to 25, so R.S.V.P. at least three days in advance. 

*If you have dietary restrictions, please let us know in advance.