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What is CALVIN?
CALVIN is the electronic equivalent of the card catalog. CALVIN stands for Computer Assisted Library Virtual Information Network. It was originally named after Idelette DeBure Calvin
[wikipedia], the wife and helper of the reformer and scholar John Calvin. Search CALVIN

How do I locate materials in the library?
[Complete library maps here.]
General location guide:
 

A - BV

2nd floor stacks

BX - Z

Ground floor stacks

Oversize

Stacks, at back of ground and 2nd floors

Bibliography Collection

Stacks, main floor

Reference Area 

Reference Rooms, main floor

Field Education Resources

Stacks, 2nd floor

Periodical Indexes

Stacks, main floor

Periodicals

Stacks, main floor

Special Collections:

Anderson Room

Archives

Warrington Collection

Ground floor

Access to these collections is by appointment. (Please contact the Library Director) Access to the Seminary archives is available by appointment.

(Please contact the Archivist )

Seminar Room/Library Classroom Second Floor
New Books (in Current Periodicals area) Main Floor
Student Lounge Second Floor
Internet Terminals Main Floor
Photocopiers Main Floor
Microforms Main Floor

 

Do you have equipment for listening to records?
We have a small A/V room on the second floor with a turntable, slides & a viewer, TV/VCR/DVD and audio tape players. Just ask for the key at the circulation desk.

Do you have public internet access?
The library has 8 public-access terminals, all located on the main floor. If you are a PTS student, internet and PC access is also available in the computer lab in the Long Administration Building, which can only be accessed via key card available from the Seminary Information Desk. Information about wireless internet connections for laptops is here.

Do you have computers for word processing?
The library's public computers on the main floor have WordPad
[Wikipedia] available for minimal word processing. Documents can be stored on USB devices, which can be purchased at the bookstore. For PTS students, PCs in the student computer lab in the Long Administration Building have Microsoft Word available. They can only be accessed via key card available from the Seminary Information Desk.

Can I use my laptop in the library?
A location has been established for the use of laptops in the library. Three large tables with power strips have been designated for this purpose in the periodicals area on the main floor. Laptops are not permitted in the Reference Room for safety reasons (power cords draped over walkway areas) and noise (the library has received complaints from other students in the reference room.) If you are a PTS student with a study carrel, of course you may use a laptop there as well. Information about wireless internet connections for laptops is here.
 

Are there quiet study areas in the library? Lockers to store personal items?
In addition to the Hansen Reading Room (second floor) and the general reading areas in the periodical stacks and reference room (main floor), there are study carrels that are available for student use. Information about carrels and lockers for student use can be found here.

Cell Phones and Courtesy in the Library
Please respect your neighbor and the quiet study atmosphere of the library. Turn your cell phone off or set it to "vibrate." If you receive a call on your cell phone or want to place a call, please use the small phone room (in the main lobby) or leave the library for your conversations. Thank you for helping to preserve quiet time in the library for all patrons.

Do you have a "lost and found?"
Items found in the library are kept at the main desk. After several months, if not claimed, they are sent over to the receptionist in the main building.
 

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