Library

The purpose of the Seminary library is to be a vital resource for the support of the Seminary's curriculum and the research needs of faculty and students.

The Salisbury library contains approximately 34,000 volumes and provides access to 470 periodical subscriptions. The Alabama Extension library contains 3000 books. Along with materials supporting the curriculum, the library collects materials about the history, mission, government and activities of the AME Zion Church and the wider Methodist movement. The African American religious experience is a collection emphasis.

The library subscribes to the ATLA Database with ATLASerials and ProQuest. Through  these databases, users have electronic access to full text theological journals. The library's catalog is available off campus through the internet. A professional librarian offers guidance and instruction in research methods.

The Seminary is a member of the Carolinas Theological Library Consortium, which provides mutual check-out privileges to the collections of the fourteen member libraries.

LIBRARY LINKS | SEARCH OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday and Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST FORM

Online Public Access Catalog
http://library/InfoCentre (on campus)
http://library.hoodseminary.edu/InfoCentre (off campus)

 

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AT HOOD

ATLA Database with ATLASerials: Click here Provides access to information about all aspects of world religions.  Also covers Biblical studies, church history, theology, ethics, philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, law, and more.

ATLAS for Alum: Click here Through a grant from the Lilly Foundation, the American Theological Library Association is offering the alumni/ae of eligible schools access to ATLASerials through 2013. For User ID and Password information, please contact Rev. Cynthia Keever or Ms. Sonia Edgar.

ProQuest (w/ Full Text Articles): Click here to log-in

RESEARCH IN MINISTRY:

Indexes and abstracts Doctor of Ministry theses and projects click here to log-in

Ask a Librarian, please contact:
Rev. Cynthia Keever email Rev Keever 704-636-6840 or
Ms. Sonia Edgar email Ms. Edgar 704-636-6779

 

SEARCH OTHER CATALOGS

click to view the other libraries

The World Cat

Corriher-Linn-Black Library (Catawba College)

Rowan Public Library

Wake Forest University Libraries

Duke University Library

Pitts Theology Library (Emory University)

Jean and Alexander Heard Library (Vanderbilt University)

 

LIBRARY LINKS

A.M.E. Zion Church (amez.org)

A.M.E. Church (ame-church.com)

The United Methodist Church

All About Baptists

The Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion  A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are in the practice and study of religion.

Religious Studies Web Guide: Focuses on resources of use to researchers involved in the academic study of religion.

Religious Worlds: Information about religions and religious studies for scholars and students.

Christian Classics Library: Classic Christian books in electronic form.

Theological Library Consortium

eTurabian: Online help with citations.

http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html : Encyclopedia of Religion and Society

 http://plato.stanford.edu/ : Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

http://www.iep.utm.edu/: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 http://commons.ptsem.edu/: Princeton Theological Seminary Theological Commons