Heythrop Library

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  • Book covers showing over 15 Jesuitica books added in the last 6 months

    Subject list : Jesuitica 1

    This is another instalment in a series of us providing subject lists of (post-2000) books we have added in the last six months (since 1 October 2025, the beginning of our financial year). The list is sorted by date of publication. We hope that these lists will help to share what we have bought or…

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  • Four books by or on Feminist philosophers, sitting on the counter of our desk, waiting to be picked up.

    Philosophy Collection Development 2025-2026

    During and continuing from my week of work experience at Heythrop Library, one of the projects I was allocated was the development of both logic and women philosophers, which I had been given due to my familiarity with the field of philosophy. This, however, ended up being a little more complex than simply finding a…

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  • Work Experience Report: September 2025

    I volunteered at the Heythrop Library, mostly because I was interested in librarianship and the unique approach to classmarking that they had because of their position as so closely connected to the Jesuit Society. The time I spent in the library prepared me both for some of the more manual tasks in librarianship, such as…

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