What’s a good name for an undergraduate history journal featuring works from BC history majors?

That depends on what type of history you expect the journal to cover. Ancient Europe – maybe something greek or latin. Pre-columbian North America – maybe a Native American word? You get the idea. Or if it’s all of history broadly, maybe just a good pun like Pan-a-historia which I think is a fun because it’s close to the modern “panaderia” and I have been told bread tastes good (although the correct Latin would be Omnes historiae). If you’re thinking about starting a new journal, check out the BC-library hosted journals (ejournals.bc.edu). We can help you with some of the management of the publication process so you can focus on finding good content.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.