Spencer Library - Services and Facilities
Catalog & Databases
Borrowing Materials
Patron Record
Renewals
Overdue Books
Reserve Collection
Inter-library Loan
Mailing Resources
Reference
Computer Lab
Copiers
AV/Media
Catalog & Databases
Use
the Spencer Library catalog to
search for book or journal titles and AV materials held in
the library collection. When the record shows that an item
is checked out, patrons may place a hold or recall request
(use the "Request" button at the top of the screen). You
may also search the catalogs of Luther
Seminary Library or the CLIC
catalog (which includes the holdings of Bethel Seminary
Library and the library of Saint Paul Seminary). Access to
citations for periodical articles (including some full text)
and essays in edited books is available through the FirstSearch
databases. Patrons may access these databases on the catalog
workstations in the library.
Borrowing
Materials
While
current students, faculty, and staff have priority in using
our library resources, we welcome other patrons as well and
will do our best to help you find the resources you need.
Permanent
Faculty and Staff have one-year check-out privileges.
Current
M.A. and M.Div. Students (except when on leave), anyone
taking a course during an academic term, and Adjunct
faculty (when teaching a course in the current term)
have academic term check-out privileges (limit 25 items
at a time).
D.Min.
students have 60 days check-out privileges (except
when taking a fall or spring term course on campus, when
they have academic term check-out).
Extension
borrowers have 4-week check-out privileges (limit 15
items at a time). Extension borrowers include students
from Bethel, Luther, or Saint Paul Seminaries, UTS Alums,
church, and community members (minimum age 18).
AUDIO-VISUAL
ITEMS CIRCULATE FOR 2 WEEKS (for all patrons).
REFERENCE
MATERIALS AND PERIODICALS DO NOT CIRCULATE.
FOR
YOUR CONVENIENCE IN RETURNING LIBRARY MATERIALS, A BOOK
DROP IS AVAILABLE NEAR THE 5TH STREET ENTRANCE TO THE SEMINARY.
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Patron
Records
Patrons
may access their record through the catalog to
see which materials they have out and when they are due.
They may also renew materials (when permitted). Click on
the "Patron" button and log on with your name and library
card barcode number.
Renewals
The
number and length of renewals vary, depending on your patron
group. If a renewal is permitted, it can be done from your patron
record as well as in person.
Overdue
Books/Charges
Please
return books on or before the due date. We do not charge
fines, but a standard charge of $35.00 is applied for each
lost or unreturned book. Library users who fail to observe
due dates may have their borrowing privileges suspended until
all books are returned or paid for.
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Reserve
Collection
Reserve
materials for courses currently being taught are located
on the shelves by the circulation desk and must be requested
from a member of the library staff. Only faculty and currently-enrolled
students may use reserve materials. Reserve materials must
be checked out and returned to the circulation desk whether
used in or out of the library. Students are limited to two
reserve items at a time for up to four hours. In cases where
the demand for a particular item is great, a professor may
limit it to a 2-hour reserve. Extended time for use of reserve
items is given only with permission of the professor assigning
the material.
Reserve
materials may be checked out overnight during the following
hours:
| Monday
- Thursday 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 A.M. |
| Friday
4:30 P.M. - 10:00 A.M. Saturday |
| Saturday
1:30 P.M. - 9:00 A.M. Monday |
Items
marked "LIBRARY USE ONLY" may not be taken from the Library
at any time.
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Inter-library
Loan
Minnesota
Consortium of Theological Schools
With a UTS identification card (available from the registrar), United students,
staff, and faculty may borrow materials directly from the libraries of the
Twin Cities members of the Consortium: Bethel, Luther, and St. Paul Seminary.
They may also request materials via the daily courier. To request these materials,
print the record (e.g., from a FirstSearch database such as WorldCat), including
the listing of the libraries that hold the item being requested. Write your
name on the top of the record and the library staff will request the item.
Delivery time is usually 2 to 3 days.
MINITEX (Minnesota
Interlibrary Telecommunications Exchange)
This regional network provides access to materials held at many libraries through
the region. To request these materials, print the record (e.g., from a FirstSearch
database such as WorldCat), including the listing of regional libraries that
hold the item being requested. Write your name on the top of the record and
the library staff will request the item. Delivery time ranges from 2 days to
2 weeks, depending on the location of the materials.
Borrowing
from libraries outside the region
If materials are not available at UTS, or through the Consortium or MINITEX,
the library can arrange for an Inter-library loan from a more distant library.
Turnaround time for these requests can range from several days to several weeks,
depending on the location and availability of the materials. There will likely
be a charge for Inter-library loans. At the time you make the request you can
indicate the maximum amount you are willing to pay.
Mailing
of Resources (no faxing)
We
will mail materials on an occasional basis directly to alums
and D.Min. students. All others need to use the Inter-library
loan process of their local library. Because our staff is
very small and the library does not have its own fax machine,
we are not able to copy and fax materials to any of our patrons.
Reference
The
library staff is happy to assist patrons in learning to use
our Reference collection, catalog, and databases to identify
and locate materials they need. It is our policy not to conduct
bibliographic or resource searches for patrons (e.g., 'Please
find 5 journal articles and 3 books on this topic.'). We
will, however, do all we can to help you find those
resources. In most cases, our current Reference assistance
must take place on site.
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Computer
Lab
A
small computer lab is located in the library. Patrons may
sign up at the circulation desk to use the lab for a 2-hour
block of time. The lab offers Internet access, electronic
reference resources, and word-processing capability. Patrons
are asked to use the lab for these functions, reserving the
catalog workstations exclusively for bibliographic searching.
The library staff are not able to provide training or extensive
trouble-shooting on lab computers. Please let us know of
equipment or software problems so that we can report them
to the appropriate staff person.
Copiers
Two
photocopiers are available in the library. Copies are $.10
per page. Change is available at the library desk. For patron
convenience, copy cards (100 copies) can be purchased for
$10.00.
AV/Media
The
seminary's audiovisual studio is located in Room D of the
classroom wing. Audiovisual equipment is for on campus use
only. A calendar for reserving equipment is located on the
studio door. The studio key must be signed out at the library
circulation desk. Please return the key as soon as you have
obtained the equipment. In addition, two media carts with
projector and laptop are kept in the library director's office.
They are dedicated to classroom and event presentations and
must be used on campus. If you need help in operating AV/media
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