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Library Facilities
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The Cordas
C. Burnett Library is the major information resource center of AGTS. Located in the
beautiful home of AGTS, this two-level facility provides students with a pleasant, quiet
atmosphere and a wealth of resources for the pursuit of serious graduate study:
- 135,000-volume capacity
- Current Holdings (search them
using WebVoyager)
- 86,675 bound volumes
- 70,823 microforms
- 4,873 audiovisuals
- about 500 current periodical subscriptions, including an extensive
biblical and Pentecostal studies collection and an ever-growing collection of counseling
resources
- Access to OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), a major
worldwide computer-based cataloging bibliographic utility, through the Missouri Library
Network Corporation (MLNC).
- Voyager Library Automated System, a fully integrated library
automated system complete with online catalog, circulation control, cataloging, acquisitions
and serials control, and administration system.
- Interlibrary loan services through OCLC.
- Computer lab
- 20 personal computers
- 3 more computers providing additional access to the online
catalog for all library patrons
- 4 laser printers
- Productivity software (Microsoft Word, etc.)
- Library resources
- Broadband Internet access
- Electronic Resources (More
Information)
- CD-ROM server that can be accessed from all computer terminals
in the Seminary. This server contains the Library’s main indexing and resource
tools on CD-ROM:
- Religious and Theological Abstracts
- Family Studies Database
- ERIC
- Additional
resources available for student use include:
- BibleWorks
- Bible Windows on CD-ROM
- Greek Tutor
- Hebrew Tutor
- Endnote
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae on CD-ROM
- Historical Pentecostal Archives
- Child Abuse
- Child Welfare & Adoption Database
- Complete collection of HRAF (Human Relations Area Files)
on microfiche for cross-cultural and intercultural studies
- Direct institutional access to eHRAF (Electronic Human
Relations Area Files)
- Direct institutional access to UMI Pro Quest Digital Dissertations
- Direct institutional access to ATLA's Research in Ministry
(RIM) Online
- Internet access through MOREnet. This access makes available
several of the full-text databases of EBSCOhost which significantly enhance
the periodicals that the Library offers to students and faculty. EBSCOhost includes:
- ATLA Religion Index
- ATLA Full-Text Religion
- APA (American Psychological Association) Database
- Wide Borrowing Community With Over 1,000,000 Volumes AGTS
faculty, students, and staff may borrow materials from the libraries of
These resources enable AGTS students to deal effectively and efficiently
with their information needs. As students grow in their experience and skill, becoming
more advanced in the pursuit of these needs, the Library can offer virtually unlimited
access to resources through the Voyager Library System, OCLC, the Internet and Interlibrary
Loan.
FLOWER PENTECOSTAL HERITAGE
CENTER AGTS students benefit from the museum and resources for the study of the
Assemblies of God and Pentecostalism housed at the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
in the headquarters complex of the Assemblies of God. The holdings focus on:
- The history of the Assemblies of God
- Related materials on the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Evangelical
traditions
- Available correspondence, reports, published and unpublished histories,
periodicals, news clips, personal papers, diaries, photographs, audiovisual materials
(including oral histories), committee notes and minutes, memorabilia, and other items
The Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center is one of the foremost archives
for the study of Pentecostalism in North America. The Center also publishes the annual
Assemblies of God Heritage.
AGTS's Accreditation
Updated:
Thursday, July 26, 2012 4:00 PM
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