Author Archives: Kerry

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Old friends

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kerry

“The familiar faces of my books welcomed me. I threw myself into my reading chair and gazed around me with pleasure. All my old friends present—there in spirit, ready to talk with me any moment when I was in the … Continue reading →

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Kempis on rest

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kerry

“I have sought after rest in everything; and found it nowhere except in a corner with a book.” Thomas à Kempis

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A graduate student’s motto

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kerry

“Never lend books; people never return them. The only books I have in my library are books I have borrowed from others.” Anatole France.

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Thoreau on reading

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kerry

“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book!” Henry David Thoreau

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Interview with Marilyn B. Ogilvie

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Kerry

Marilyn Ogilvie (portrait by Mike Wimmer) Interview:  Marilyn B. Ogilvie, 2nd Curator of the OU History of Science Collections Location:  Marilyn B. Ogilvie Exploration Room Date:  January 26, 2017; prior to the public unveiling of Marilyn’s portrait in the Ogilvie … Continue reading →

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Interdisciplinarity in the library

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Kerry

The following is a series of questions posed to me by a student in the Masters of Library Science program about interdisciplinary curators and library professionals. ———— 1) Can you describe your career path? What have been the changes and … Continue reading →

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Easter theological reading

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Kerry

How quickly 2018 is passing! Now that Easter is here, I want to make a list of the books I’ve read or at least explored in recent years, in order to turn back to them when Lent and Easter roll … Continue reading →

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The nature of the Christian University

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Kerry

Download slides (PDF) March 8. Reception at 6:45; lecture begins at 7:00 pm. John Brown University, Simmons Great Hall. This Thursday I have the privilege of presenting at JBU, invited by my friend Ken Hahn, as part of their biannual … Continue reading →

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Flaming Oaks star party

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Kerry

At a star party last night, 13 central-Oklahoma amateur astronomers treated residents of the Flaming Oaks neighborhood to beautiful views of the universe from our own front yard. We traced the constellations of the Winter Hexagon and the circumpolar stars. … Continue reading →

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Historic Star Atlas Stories

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Kerry

Historic Star Atlases and their Stories On Thursday this week, it was a delight and an honor, with Brent Purkaple, to kick off the OU Department of Astronomy’s year-long series of monthly lectures, “Postcards from the Universe.” Brent and I … Continue reading →

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Middle Earth astronomy: A primer

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Kerry

These three resources will introduce you to the constellations and starlore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth: Middle Earth astronomy, by Rachel Folmar (Commentary on the poem “Lindë Elenion) Lindë Elenion, by Rachel Folmar (based on Tolkien’s starlore) Under the Starry Skies … Continue reading →

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Hoot the Owl – the backstory

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Kerry

(Cross-posted from my professional blog, Lynx Open Ed; please link, cite or tweet it there) We believe that educational outreach is at the center of our exhibitions, so nothing could have excited us more than a letter we received last … Continue reading →

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