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  • First officer’s log #2

    First officer’s log #2

    First officer’s log #2. 31 July 2026. The LJC teaching year has finally drawn to a close earlier this month, and with it, the regular classes that take place at the Centre have taken a break for the summer. This means that with slightly fewer in-person visitors to the library to deal with, July and August…

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  • User survey 2026: how our members use the library

    User survey 2026: how our members use the library

    In May 2026 we invited 361 library users (those with active accounts) to respond to a user survey, and 101 people replied. We will share the findings, their responses and our comments (where appropriate) to this user survey 2026. For this second post in the series analysing the results of the survey, we turned our attention…

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  • Our journals: British Catholic History

    Our journals: British Catholic History

    Title of journal  British Catholic History Formerly titled Biographical Studies, 1534-1829 (1951-1956), Recusant History (1957-2014) Published since  1957  ISSN  2055-7973 (Print), 2055-7981 (Online) Held at the Heythrop Library since  2015 Our catalogue record  https://hey.koha.openfifth.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=89630 Subject(s) covered  British and Irish Catholicism, British and Irish Catholic history Publisher or issuing body’s name  Cambridge University Press Web site  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-catholic-history (last…

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What people say about us

The materials in the library are first-rate for philosophy and theology research. I would not be able to access these books elsewhere.

LJC student, April 2026

I am registered for the University of London BD, due to complete by 2029. There is online library provision, but printed books are so much easier to use.

Undergraduate student, April 2026

I am a Laudato Si’ animator working on developing environmental virtue ethics to guide responses to the climate crisis in alignment with Laudate Deum.

Unwaged member, April 2026

Because it has a range of books very difficult to borrow in London if one is not affiliated to a college or university.

Ordained priest, April 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

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