The Cordas C. Burnett Library is the major information resource center of AGTS. Located in the beautiful home of AGTS, the Michael & Frances Cardone, Sr. Building, this two level facility provides students with a pleasant, quiet atmosphere and a wealth of resources for the pursuit of serious graduate study.
While the library has approximately a 135,000-volume capacity, its holdings currently consist of:
- 94,413 bound volumes
- 75,075 microforms
- 5,213 audio-visuals
- about 400 current periodical subscriptions
- 61 CD-ROM databases
This includes an extensive Biblical and Pentecostal Studies collection and an ever-growing collection of Marital and Family Therapy resources.
The effective use of the library is vital to the successful pursuit of graduate study. Because of the nature and objectives of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, the library includes materials representing a variety of viewpoints.
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MOBIUS, also known as Missouri Bibliographic Information User System, is a consortium of academic libraries with member colleges and universities in the state of Missouri. The largest single project for which MOBIUS is responsible is the Common Library Platform. The CLP creates a virtual collection of the more than 17 million items contained in the libraries of MOBIUS member institutions and creates a single user interface that allows faculty and students to request library materials using any personal computer in any location with access to the Internet. Requested materials are delivered within one or two days of being requested by the MOBIUS Delivery System.
View a full list of MOBIUS member libraries
MOBIUS is divided into "Clusters" of libraries that share a common database. These Clusters are generally organized according to geographic proximity. AGTS is a member of the SWAN cluster (Southwest Academic Network). In addition to the AGTS library, this cluster includes the libraries of the following institutions:
- Baptist Bible College
- Cottey College
- Crowder College
- Drury University
- Forest Institute of Professional Psychology
- Missouri Southern State University
- Missouri State University
- Ozarks Technical Community College
- Southwest Baptist University
AGTS shares a common Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) with all of the other SWAN libraries. This means that you can easily switch back and forth through the various library collections when you are searching in the Web OPAC. You can also search all of the collections simultaneously. However, this also means that you must pay close attention to which specific library you are searching.
In addition to the common SWAN Online Catalog, you can also search the MOBIUS Union Catalog online. This catalog includes the holdings of every MOBIUS library in the state, including the holdings of AGTS and SWAN.
AGTS students, faculty, and staff members can also borrow books from SWAN and other MOBIUS libraries using one of the following methods:
- Place requests through the Web OPAC for books from any of the SWAN libraries. When these requests are filled by other SWAN libraries, the books will be sent by courier service to the AGTS Library and you will be able to pick them up from the AGTS Library Circulation Desk. You can also return the books to the Circulation Desk and AGTS will ship the books back to the lending library.
- Place requests through the MOBIUS Union Catalog for books from MOBIUS libraries that are not part of SWAN. When these requests are filled, the books will be sent by the same courier service to the AGTS Library and you will be able to pick them up from the AGTS Library Circulation Desk. Again, AGTS will ship the books back to the lending library for you when you turn them in to the Circulation Desk.
- Visit one of the SWAN or MOBIUS libraries in person and check out books at that location. (However, MOBIUS recommends that you use the online catalogs as much as is reasonably possible.) You can also return these books to the AGTS Circulation Desk and AGTS will ship them back to the lending library
You can also request photocopies of journal articles from other SWAN and MOBIUS libraries through Traditional Interlibrary Loan.
You can learn more about SWAN by visiting the SWAN FAQ page.
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In addition to MOBIUS, the AGTS library is a member of the Assemblies of God Library Consortium and of the Southwest Missouri Academic Libraries Cooperative. By virtue of these memberships, AGTS students may borrow books from the following libraries and, in return, AGTS will loan books to current patrons from these institutions:
AGTS students will need to present a current AGTS I.D. card when checking out books from Consortium libraries to verify enrollment at AGTS. AGTS library policies for consortium students who wish to check out books from the AGTS library can be found in the Circulation Policies section of the handbook. AGTS computer lab policies for consortium students can be found in the Student Computer Lab section.
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AGTS Resident Masters Degree Students
Borrowing Materials from the AGTS Library
Checkout Limits
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There is no limit to the total number of circulating items that a Resident AGTS student may borrow from the AGTS library.
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However, no more than 10 books on one subject may be checked out at a time without special permission from the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director. The subject of a book is determined by a combination of call number and actual subject content. The final decision as to what constitutes one subject shall be left to the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books from circulating collection (two renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Audiocassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs (one renewal only) |
1 week |
| 3. CD-ROM and Floppy Disk (one renewal only) |
2 hours in the Library |
| 4. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*After the initial 2 weeks that a book is checked out, it will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
The purpose for the limit on the number of books on one subject that any one patron may have in his/her possession is to help all students find resources. The limitation keeps one or two people from monopolizing the entire collection on one subject. We are attempting to serve all our patrons and give each an opportunity to find adequate resources for his/her topic.
For information concerning SWAN and the MOBIUS Consortium, please refer to the Introduction to MOBIUS and SWAN section of this manual.
Monographs (circulating books) are the only materials that are available for loan from other SWAN or MOBIUS schools.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books (two renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*Once the initial loan period has ended, books will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
Borrowing Materials from the AGTS Library
Checkout Limits
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There is no limit to the total number of circulating items that an AGTS Continuing Education student may borrow from the library.
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However, no more than 10 books on one subject may be checked out at a time without special permission from the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director. The subject of a book is determined by a combination of call number and actual subject content. The final decision as to what constitutes one subject shall be left to the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books from circulating collection (one renewal only) |
30 days* |
| 2. Audiocassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs (one renewal only) |
1 week |
| 3. CD-ROM and Floppy Disk (one renewal only) |
2 hours in the Library |
| 4. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*After the initial 2 weeks that a book is checked out, it will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
Note: The Library does not ship audio and video cassettes or DVDs
For information concerning SWAN and the MOBIUS Consortium, please refer to the Introduction to MOBIUS and SWAN section of this manual.
Monographs (circulating books) are the only materials that are available for loan from other SWAN or MOBIUS schools.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books (two renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*Once the initial loan period has ended, books will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
Note: The Loan Period includes the amount of time it takes to ship the item from AGTS to the student and the amount of time it takes to ship the item back to AGTS.
Borrowing Materials from the AGTS Library
Checkout Limits
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There is no limit to the total number of circulating items that an AGTS Doctor of Ministry student may borrow from the library.
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However, no more than 15 books on one subject may be checked out at a time without special permission from the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books from circulating collection |
60 days* |
| 2. Book Renewal Period (one renewal only) |
30 days |
| 3. Audiocassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs (one renewal only) |
1 week |
| 4. CD-ROM and Floppy Disk (one renewal only) |
2 hours in the Library |
| 5. Non-book Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*After the initial 2 weeks that a book is checked out, it will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
Note: The Library does not ship audio and video cassettes or DVDs
For information concerning SWAN and the MOBIUS Consortium, please refer to the Introduction to MOBIUS and SWAN section of this manual.
Monographs (circulating books) are the only materials that are available for loan from other SWAN or MOBIUS schools.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books (two renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*Once the initial loan period has ended, books will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
Note: The Loan Period includes the amount of time it takes to ship the item from AGTS to the student and the amount of time it takes to ship the item back to AGTS.
(Includes BBC, MSU, Drury, and Forest Institute of Professional Psychology Students and Faculty)
Borrowing Materials from the AGTS Library
Checkout Limits
Limits are imposed by the SWAN Cluster and/or the MOBIUS Consortium as to the total number of items that may be checked out by one of these patrons from other SWAN and/or MOBIUS libraries. The AGTS library imposes no additional limitations beyond those which are currently enforced by the Cluster.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books from circulating collection (two renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Audiocassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs |
None |
| 3. CD-ROM and Floppy Disk |
None |
| 4. Renewal Period |
Length of the Original Loan |
*Once the initial loan period has ended, books will be subject to recall if requested by another student.
(Local ministers, students from CBC and Evangel and other Non-MOBIUS consortium schools, A/G Headquarters' employees)
Borrowing Materials from the AGTS Library
Checkout Limits
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AGTS guests may check out a total of 10 circulating books.
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Students of other area schools who check out a book(s) within the last three weeks of an AGTS semester will be required to return the book(s) by the last day of that semester.
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Students of other area schools who check out books must be currently enrolled at their particular institution of higher learning. Students will be asked to present a current Student ID card at the time of check-out.
Loan Periods
| 1. Books from circulating collection (no renewals) |
3 weeks* |
| 2. Audiocassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs |
None |
| 3. CD-ROM and Floppy Disk |
None |
*After the initial 2 weeks that a book is checked out, it will be subject to recall if another student has requested it.
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The renewal periods are listed in the Circulation Policies section.
A book may not be renewed if it has been requested by an AGTS student or faculty member. Further, a book which has been renewed may be recalled during its renewal period if requested by an AGTS student or faculty member. Please see the Recalls of Books section for further information.
With the exception of MOBIUS/SWAN patrons, anyone who is not currently affiliated with AGTS (students, faculty, staff, etc.) may NOT renew books. They may, however, re-check out a book 24 hours after returning it.
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If a desired book from the AGTS library collection is checked out, AGTS Faculty and students may request that the book be placed on "Hold." Once a patron has placed a "Hold" on an item, the "Hold" will remain in effect for 45 days. (However, patrons may request that the "Hold" be set to remain in effect for a longer or shorter time period.) If the book is returned during this period, the Library staff will reserve the item at the Circulation Desk and notify the patron that it is available. After notification, the patron will have 48 hours to retrieve the book from the Circulation Desk. If the book is not picked up within the 48-hour time frame, it will be re-shelved into the collection.
Anyone who is not currently affiliated with AGTS (students, faculty, staff, etc.) or a MOBIUS library will not be able to place requests for checked-out AGTS books.
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If AGTS Students, Faculty, or Staff members wish to borrow any circulating books owned by other SWAN libraries, they may place a request for the book through the online catalog.
The procedure is as follows:
- From the open bibliographic record of the desired book, click on the "Request" option at the top of the screen.
- A Request page will open. Enter in the following information in the spaces provided:
- Name
- Campus ID. In order to access your Patron Record, you will need to enter in your unique library ID (this is NOT your AGTS student ID number). AGTS Library Staff will randomly create a Unique ID for all AGTS patron accounts. If you are an AGTS student, faculty, or staff member this ID information will be mailed or e-mailed to you. If you do not receive this password information or forget your password, please contact the Library Circulation Desk for help.
- Personal PIN. If you have not already created a PIN, you can do so by entering in a sequence of letters/numbers and clicking on "Submit." You will be responsible for creating and remembering your own PIN. If you forget your PIN, you may contact the Library Circulation Desk and they can delete your old PIN, enabling you to create a new one.
- Select a "Pickup Location." A drop-down list is provided. You will need to select "Assemblies of God Theological Seminary," the first option provided.
- Enter a "Cancel if not Filled By" date.
- Click "Submit."
Once a request is filled by a SWAN Library, the book will be shipped to the AGTS Library. Once the book arrives at AGTS, it will be placed on the hold shelf and a pickup notice will be emailed or mailed to the patron. It will be the responsibility of the patron to pick up the book from the Library Circulation Desk.
Note: AGTS Students may also check out books directly from the Circulation Desk of SWAN libraries when visiting those libraries. However, it is recommended that patrons use the online catalog to request books as much as is reasonably possible. The typical delivery time should be one day.
For more information about SWAN, including a list of SWAN libraries, please consult the Introduction to MOBIUS and SWAN section of this handbook.
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If AGTS Students, Faculty, or Staff members wish to borrow any books that are owned by MOBIUS libraries that are outside of the SWAN cluster, they may place a request for the books through the MOBIUS Union catalog.
The procedure is as follows:
- From the open bibliographic record of the desired book, click on the "Request This Item" option at the top of the screen.
- You will be prompted to select your cluster. Be sure to select "SWAN."
- A Request page will open. Enter in the following information in the spaces provided:
- Name
- Campus ID. In order to access your Patron Record, you will need to enter in your unique library ID (this is NOT your AGTS student ID number). AGTS Library Staff will randomly create a Unique ID for all AGTS patron accounts. If you are an AGTS student, faculty, or staff member this ID information will be mailed or e-mailed to you. If you do not receive this password information or forget your password, please contact the Library Circulation Desk for help.
- Select Your Pickup Cluster. Again, you will want to select "SWAN" from the dropdown list.
- Select a "Pickup Location." A drop-down list is provided. You will need to select "Assemblies of God Theological Seminary," the first option provided.
- Click "Submit."
Once a request is filled by a MOBIUS Library, the book will be shipped to the AGTS Library. Once the book arrives at AGTS, it will be placed on the hold shelf and a pickup notice will be emailed or mailed to the patron. It will be the responsibility of the patron to pick up the book from the Library Circulation Desk.
Note: AGTS Students may also check out books directly from the Circulation Desk of MOBIUS libraries when visiting those libraries. If you attempt this in a MOBIUS library that is not part of the SWAN Cluster you will need to be able to provide the library's Circulation Staff with your ID number. It is recommended that patrons use the online catalog to request books as much as is reasonably possible.
Note: AGTS Distance Students who live in Missouri and who may find it more convenient to visit another MOBIUS library may select that alternate library as a pickup location when requesting books through the Union Catalog. In such instances, you will receive a Pick-Up notice from the library you have selected and you will have to pick up the item at that location.
For more information about MOBIUS please consult the Introduction to MOBIUS and SWAN section of this handbook.
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Any book that has been renewed may be recalled after two weeks of the initial loan period has passed (or 2 days in the case of one week loan periods) if requested by an AGTS student or faculty member. In addition, books can be recalled from any library patron at any point in their loan period if an AGTS professor has requested that they be placed on Course Reserve. Patrons must return recalled books to the library within 48 hours of notification (in the case of distance students, the item should be sent back in the mail within 48 hours) or the book will be considered overdue and the patron will be subject to the AGTS fine policies.
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The policies governing the purpose and use of Course Reserve Materials are as follows:
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Faculty members may request that books or articles in high demand for their classes carry a limited loan period--2 hours, 1 day or 3 days. These items will be kept at the Circulation Desk for the duration of the course. Students wishing to view any of these materials must request the specific item(s) from Circulation Staff.
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Reserve materials are to be used primarily by those who are currently taking the course for which the book or article has been reserved. Only students who are taking the course and the professor teaching the course will be allowed to remove 1 or 3 day reserve materials from the library. Any exceptions to this policy must be cleared through the Circulation Coordinator or the Assistant Director of Library Services.
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Two-hour reserve materials are to be used in the library.
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Only one reserve item may be borrowed at a time.
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All reserve material may be renewed once for the same period of time as the original limited loan. However, the material may not be renewed if another AGTS student has requested it.
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All books and articles on reserve are subject to immediate recall upon notification if the situation warrants it.
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For overdue circulating materials, fines will be levied beginning with the first business day following the due date of the materials. Fines are not charged for days when the library is closed.
If any AGTS student is seriously delinquent (see Lost Items for further explanation) or has fines equaling $50 or more at the AGTS library or any other consortium library, he/she will have his/her library account blocked in the circulation system. If patrons not currently affiliated with AGTS (as students, faculty, staff, etc.) have any overdue books or have accumulated fines equaling or exceeding $5, their library accounts will be blocked in the circulation system. Once a library account is blocked, the account holder cannot check out any books from the AGTS library until the matter is resolved.
Fines and other outstanding charges not paid after 21 days by an AGTS Resident, Continuing Education, or Doctor of Ministry student will be transferred to the student's account.
Fine Schedule
| Regular circulating materials |
$.25 per day |
| Two-hour reserve materials and CD-ROM materials |
$1.00 per hour |
| One-day/3-day reserve materials and Audio-/Videocassettes |
$1.00 per day or any fraction thereof |
For information concerning the fees charged to AGTS students, faculty, and staff for overdue books checked out from SWAN libraries, please refer to the Lost Items section.
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Library patrons should report lost items immediately. Fines will not be charged beyond the date when the item was reported lost. Items not returned will be declared lost 21 days after the due date.
When an item charged to an AGTS student has been declared lost, a notice will be sent to the student and, unless the item is returned, the corresponding charges of the value of the item, the fines that have accrued, and a $10 processing fee will be charged to the student's account. In addition, the student's library account will be blocked until the matter is resolved.
When a book charged to a Non-AGTS student has been declared lost, an invoice will be sent to the library of the institution that this patron is associated with. In the case of Southwest Missouri Academic Cooperative or Assemblies of God Consortium libraries (Evangel University and CBC) the charges on the invoice will represent the price of the book that has been lost. For MOBIUS and SWAN patrons, the invoice will include a $100 replacement fee and a $20 processing fee.
The policies established by the SWAN Consortium in regards to lost books are as follows:
- A book will be declared lost and a bill will be produced when the book is 21 days overdue.
- The fees that will be charged total $120: a $100 lost book fee plus a $20 billing/processing fee.
- The AGTS Library will block patrons who have been billed until either the bill is paid or the item(s) returned.
- Although the AGTS Library has the option to attempt negotiation with the lending library for a replacement or a lower lost book fee, it is ultimately up to the discretion of the lending library whether they want to negotiate.
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Since 1978, the Library has contracted for access to OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), a major world-wide computer-based cataloging bibliographic utility, currently through the Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC). As students grow in their experience and skill, becoming more advanced in the pursuit of their information needs, the library can offer access to ever wider resources to meet those needs through its use of this extensive bibliographic record collection which provides access to other library resources through Interlibrary Loan.
Research materials that are not available locally may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. The situations in which an AGTS patron may wish to use OCLC Interlibrary Loan are as follows:
- To check out a book that is not available at AGTS or at any other SWAN/MOBIUS library.
- To obtain the photocopy of a journal article that is not available in the AGTS library or through online databases licensed by AGTS.
Interlibrary Loan Request Forms may be obtained from an attendant at the Circulation Desk. Most materials requested through Interlibrary Loan arrive within 1 to 2 weeks. Interlibrary Loan materials are subject to any restrictions imposed by the lending library.
Charges imposed by lending libraries will be passed on to the borrower. These charges include charges for postage, insurance, photocopies, and handling. In addition to the charges imposed by lending libraries, AGTS charges a $1 processing fee per Interlibrary Loan request. This fee must be paid when the patron picks up the ILL item.
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Books in the library are classified and arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. An outline of the entire Library of Congress Classification System is available at the library's Circulation Desk or online at www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html.
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The Cordas C. Burnett Library Student Computer Lab offers computers to aid students in their studies. The lab is equipped with 23 computers, 5 laser printers, a color printer, and 2 scanners. The computers all utilize Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Windows 2000. Internet access is available on each computer. Automated resources available in the Student Computer Lab can be found in the Research Materials section. To use a computer, students must sign up on the log-in sheets located in the Computer Lab.
Use of the Cordas C. Burnett Library Student Computer Lab by patrons will be regulated by the following policies:
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Patrons must sign up for the specific computer they wish to use on the log-in sheet, recording their name and the time of use, if they wish to reserve its use for an extended period of time.
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Patrons must be willing to leave the lab at times when it is closed or reserved and may be asked to surrender the computer they are using to another patron if they have been on the machine for over two hours and the lab has become overcrowded. Non-AGTS patrons must be willing to surrender the computer they are using to an AGTS patron who requires its usage.
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There will be no food or drink in the lab. Those who listen to CD music or audio programs must do so with headphones.
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Patrons may bring in CDs to run on the computers. However, the AGTS Library is not responsible for providing support for any personal software brought in by library patrons.
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Patrons are not permitted to change any of the settings on the computers and, under no circumstances, may shut off a machine or disconnect any network cables or other cables.
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Due to security concerns and federal regulations, patrons are not permitted to connect any network cables to their laptops.
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Patrons are only to use the Internet for research and to enhance their educational pursuits. Multimedia broadcasts (audio, video, chat rooms and/or animated videos) are only permissible if the programs fall within the scope of research and study. Patrons who are NOT using computers for academic purposes may be asked to leave at any time if the lab becomes overcrowded.
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Patrons are not permitted to access obscene, pornographic, or other similarly morally questionable material.
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Patrons may not intentionally download or install copyrighted material for personal use without prior approval of AGTS computer personnel. This includes commercial software, shareware, freeware, typefaces or fonts, wallpaper, sound files or other multimedia.
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Commercial use of the network is strictly prohibited.
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Students should exercise caution in answering questions regarding the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and should not respond to any inquirer or initiate any information without full disclosure of name, address and identity of the inquirer. No student shall assume the responsibility of speaking for the Board of Administration or individual member of the Board of Administration or interpret seminary policy in any electronic or other form of communication. No student may communicate on behalf of another student or AGTS employee unless specifically authorized by that student or employee to do so.
The AGTS Library reserves the right to suspend the computer access privileges of patrons who violate any of these policies. Internet activity logs will be monitored in order to ensure compliance with Internet access policy.
Students who inadvertently access obscene, pornographic, or other similar morally questionable material should immediately terminate connection with that site and submit an Internet Incident Report (forms available at the Circulation Desk) to library personnel.
Library staff will stock the Computer Lab's laser printers with paper. Although free printing is primarily reserved for AGTS students who have paid their technology fee, the library does permit Non-AGTS patrons to print out a limited number of pages.
Use of the AGTS Student Computer Lab is restricted to current AGTS patrons, current students of area and consortium schools, and members of other approved patron groups. Furthermore, Non-AGTS patrons may only use the computers to review the AGTS library catalog or to briefly look up resources related to their current studies. Non-AGTS patrons may print out a limited number of pages containing the results of such searches.
AGTS Library Staff reserve the right to ask Non-AGTS patrons to leave the Student Computer Lab or to suspend computer access privileges if it is felt that such patrons are using the lab in a manner that is inconsistent with these regulations.
AGTS students may use the Student Computer Lab machines to access their personal e-mail accounts. However, we ask that you be sure to follow good security practices. Such practices include the following precautions:
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Do not open any e-mail that looks suspicious, even if it is from someone you know.
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In regards to e-mail attachments: You should never directly open any e-mail attachments. If you do desire to open an attachment from someone you know and feel you can trust, be sure to first save it to the computer drive or to disk (the anti-virus software installed on the machine will check for viruses).
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Never open an attachment with a file name ending with an .exe, .bat, .scr, or .zip extension. (However, be aware that even files that appear to be text documents based on their extensions may actually be malicious programs in disguise. Your e-mail service may not be set to display the entire name of an attached file. Many virus creators take advantage of this fact, creating lengthy names for their files in order to hide the actual file extension.)
If you encounter any problems or have any reason to believe there may be a problem, report it to Library Staff immediately.
Students are expected to supply their own storage devices for work in progress. However, 3.5" HD disks (new and used) and CD-Rs can be purchased at the Circulation Desk. The current prices will be posted at the Circulation Desk.
The Student Computer Lab will open at the same time as the Library (see the Library Hours Section). However, Library Staff will shut down the Lab 10 minutes prior to the Library's Closing time. In addition, the Lab (and the AGTS Library) will close during any Community Chapel services.
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CD/Cassette Players
Portable CD/cassette players and headphones are available at the Circulation Desk. This equipment is for use in the library and may be used in one of several carrels that are equipped with electrical outlets. Earphones or headphones should be used when listening to any audio recordings in the library.
The microform reading area is equipped with several microfiche and microfilm readers. The library also has a microform reader/printer that will produce photocopies from microfilm or microfiche. This reader/printer is available for student use. The charge for photocopies of microforms is $.10 per copy. Library personnel are available to make copies for patrons upon request. The cost for such service is $.15 per page.
Two coin-operated copy machines are located on the first floor. Photocopies are $.05 each. Library personnel are available to make copies for patrons upon request. The cost for such services is $.10 per page.
The copy machines can also be used to produce plain paper-style transparencies. Transparencies are $.25 each in addition to the $.05 required to make a copy.
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The AGTS Library has a collection or archived past AGTS chapel sermons:
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Chapel sermons from the Spring Semester of 2003 and earlier are available on cassette tape.
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For Chapel sermons from the Fall Semester of 2003 and later please refer to the AGTS website.
Patrons may request to listen to these archived audio sermons in-house or purchase copies of them. Patrons must make requests for such copies (cassette or CD) at the Circulation Desk. Patrons not directly affiliated with AGTS will be required to pay the current price for such services at the time the request is made. AGTS patrons may defer payment until they pick up their copy.
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Cassettes, Videocassettes, and DVDs can be found in the Automated Library System by performing speaker ("Author"), "Title," "Subject," or "Keyword" searches. Patrons may request a cassette, videocassette, or DVD by call number at the Circulation Desk. These materials may either be used in the library or checked out by AGTS patrons according to the established Circulation Policies.
In the Computer Lab, AGTS students may search for resources and perform research through any one of several CD-ROM databases that are available on all (or most) lab machines. These resources include:
- Historical Pentecostal Archives
- Hebrew Tutor
- Greek Tutor
- Bibloi 8.0
In addition, Bible Works 7.0 and the Encyclopaedia of Islam are available on several computers.
Students may also make use of Citation 9.0 (available on all lab machines) and Endnote 9.0 (available on a limited number of machines) to help them prepare bibliographies.
For more detailed descriptions and information about how to locate and access these resources, please refer to the Indexes & Databases section of this site.
AGTS students may use the Computer Lab to search for periodical articles (full text and abstracts) in the APA (American Psychological Association) and the ATLA (American Theological Library Association) databases through direct institutional Internet access to the EBSCO Publishing Service.
Students may also search for dissertations through the Pro Quest Digital Dissertations program and Doctor of Ministry projects through ATLA's Research in Ministry (RIM) Online. AGTS students can also access OCLC's WorldCat database through OCLC FirstSearch to search the collective library catalog records of OCLC affiliated libraries throughout the world.
In addition, the AGTS library is the only one in the area to provide direct institutional Internet access to eHRAF (Electronic Human Relations Area Files) which gives information on hundreds of cultures throughout the world.
Note: If you try to link to these web pages from your own personal computer or from home, you will be unable to access the actual database. However, if you are an AGTS student and you wish to access EBSCO, eHRAF, or WorldCat from home, you can obtain the password that will enable you to search the databases from the Library Assistant Director (Email: roliver@agts.edu). Each of these passwords will change periodically and, when this happens, you will need to ask for the new password.
For more detailed descriptions and information about how to locate these and other additional online resources, please refer to the Indexes & Databases section of this site.
Information concerning periodicals owned by AGTS can be found by conducting a "Journal" title search in the online catalog. In addition, a Periodical Holdings File can be located on the index table and at the Circulation Desk. This file contains alphabetically arranged records of the titles and volumes of periodicals owned by the library. This file also indicates where specific volumes and issues of periodicals are located in the library.
Periodicals can be found in the following locations:
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Current issues (issues that have been released in the last year) of periodicals are shelved on the current periodical racks.
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Bound periodicals (listed as "Bound"), are shelved alphabetically by journal title in the reference collection.
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Unbound back issues and volumes of periodicals (listed as "Paper"), are kept in the periodicals room. Only Library Personnel are permitted in the Periodicals Room. You will need to submit a Periodical Request Form (located with the Holdings Files) to the Circulation Desk that includes basic information about the article: such as Journal Title, Article Title, Volume, Number, and Date.
- Back files of many of the periodicals are on Microfilm or Microfiche. You will need to submit a Periodical Request Form to the Circulation Desk for any articles in this format that you wish to view. Library staff can assist you in the use of the Microform Readers.
No Library patron may remove these items from the library or "reserve" them for future use unless they receive special permission from the Circulation Coordinator or Assistant Director of Library Services.
All Library patrons have access to the Reference Section on the 1st floor of the Library. These items have call numbers that begin with the letters "REF." Unpublished theses are kept at the Circulation Desk and have a call number beginning with "THESIS." No Library patron may remove these items from the library or "reserve" them for future use unless they receive special permission from the Circulation Coordinator or Assistant Director of Library Services.
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Two rooms on the second floor have been set aside for small group study sessions. These rooms have also been equipped with television sets and VHS/DVD players for group or individual viewing of videos.
In order to use one of these rooms, students must sign up at the Circulation Desk and a Circulation clerk must unlock the door. Students will be allowed to reserve the room for 2 hours. However, if no one else has need of the room at the end of the 2 hours, students may remain there until a Circulation clerk comes up and informs them that someone else has signed up for use of the room.
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AGTS students deserve a quiet library conducive to serious study. Common library courtesy includes the following:
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Library patrons should refrain from loud or lengthy conversations in all study areas.
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Patrons must closely supervise the behavior of children that they bring with them to the library. The AGTS Library staff may ask patrons to remove children from the library that are creating an excessive disturbance in the library's computer and study facilities.
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Patrons are not to monopolize study carrels or reference materials, allowing for reasonable access for all patrons. Study carrels cannot be held for patrons who are attending class or eating lunch. Books left in unattended study carrels will be checked in and reshelved.
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Before leaving the library, patrons are requested to return reference materials to designated areas: periodicals and reserve books to the circulation desk, and reference and circulating books to the book return tables in the study areas. Do NOT attempt to reshelve any books that you have removed from library shelves.
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Eating and drinking in the public areas of the library or in the Student Computer Lab is prohibited.
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Telephones located in the library are business phones. Public pay phones (located in the north stairwell and at the south entrance) and a courtesy phone in the student lounge have been provided for all personal calls. Library patrons cannot be paged or called to the Circulation Desk telephone except in emergencies. Messages will be accepted and communicated to the patron.
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Regular Hours
The library hours for any given semester are determined based on the following chart:
Weekday -
No P.M. Degree Completion Course |
8 a.m. - 10 p.m. |
Weekday -
P.M. Degree Completion Course Scheduled |
8 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Sunday |
CLOSED |
Hours--No Class in Session
This schedule is utilized in August and any other day/week when no classes or modules are in session:
| Mon-Fri |
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Sat-Sun |
CLOSED |
Note: The Library will close at 5 p.m. on the last Friday of every semester, provided that no Degree Completion Courses are in session.
Any changes in hours for a particular holiday will be posted on the front door of the library. The standard holiday hours are 10 a.m - 6 p.m. However, the library may close for some holidays.
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