The Texas Campus library now contains over 12,500 volumes and subscriptions to over 50 periodicals. The Texas Campus library catalog is not available online. The Texas Campus is a member of the Southwest Area Theologicial Library Association. In addition to the Texas Campus library, students are encouraged to use the extensive resources of major public, academic, and theological libraries nearby.

The Dallas Public Library provides access to resources beyond the bounds of theological library collections, and through the TexShare program, permits students to access and borrow from academic libraries throughout the DFW area and throughout Texas. Students must obtain a borrower's card from the Dallas Public Library and also a TexShare card, which are both free for residents of Dallas. Students living in other cities may also obtain a TexShare card through their local public library. The Dallas Public Library provides access for Dallas Public Library cardholders to many online research databases through the TexShare program.

TexShare, a statewide consortium of academic libraries, public libraries, and libraries of clinical medicine administered by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, employs traditional and innovative strategies to resource sharing. Texshare is founded on the belief of Texas State officials and librarians that citizen health and well being is furthered by efficient information exchange in all communities and institutions where quality teaching, research excellence, and lifelong learning are valued. TexShare maximizes the effectiveness of library expenditures by enabling libraries to:

• share staff expertise.
• share library resources in print and electronic formats, including books, journals, technical reports, and databases.
• pursue joint purchasing agreements for information services.
• encourage cooperative development and deployment of information resources and technologies.

TexShare programs contribute to the intellectual productivity of Texans at the participating institutions by emphasizing access to rather than ownership of documents and other information sources.

Bridwell Library at the SMU Perkins School of Theology.
Students may obtain a SWATLA borrower's card from the Vice President & Dean.

Fondren Library at SMU.
Students may use the TexShare card.

Roberts Library at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Students may obtain a SWATLA borrower's card from the Vice President & Dean.
Alternatively, students may use the TexShare card.

Turpin Library at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Students should contact the Vice President & Dean about arranging borrowing privileges. Alternatively, students may use the TexShare card.

Montgomery Library at Westminster's Philadelphia Campus.
Students may request materials through the Vice President & Dean.

Montgomery Library provides a number of Electronic Resources. These resources are available on any computer on the Philadelphia or Texas campus that has access to the Internet. Please note: if you wish to use these services from a non-campus computer, you will be prompted for a username and password. If you are a registered student, faculty, or staff member of Westminster, you may obtain this information by contacting the Texas Campus.

 

Databases

 

The databases listed below are available through OCLC FirstSearch. These resources are available on any computer on the Philadelphia or Texas campus that has access to the Internet. Please note: if you wish to use these services from a non-campus computer, you will be prompted for a username and password. If you are a registered student, faculty, or staff member of Westminster, you may obtain this information by contacting the Texas Campus.

Database	Description	Full Text
AGRICOLA	Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science
AHSearch	Arts and Humanities Citation Index
AltPressIndex	Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change
ArticleFirst	OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals
ATLAReligion	Religious and theological literature for students and faculty
BasicBIOSIS	Basic information about biology and other life sciences
BioDigest	Life-science information written in a non-technical style
BooksInPrint	In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews
BusDateline	Regional information vital to businesses
BusIndustry	Business and industry facts, figures, and key events
BusinessOrgs	Organizations that serve business and industry
BusManagement	Practical aspects and approaches to business management
ClasePeriodica	Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
ConsumerIndex	Index of articles providing consumer information
CWI *	Contemporary Women's Issues (health and human rights)
Disclosure	Directory information on companies publicly traded on U.S. exchanges
Dissertations	Dissertations and theses from institutions in the North America and Europe
ECO	An OCLC collection of scholarly journals (browse Journal Titles)
EconLit	Journals, books, and working papers on economics
ERIC	Journal articles and reports in education
FactSearch	Facts and statistics on topics of current interest
GEOBASE	Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
GPO	U.S. government publications
InternetPCAbs	Internet and personal computer use and product information
MDXHealth	Digest of medical and health information
MEDLINE	All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
NewsAbs	Significant items from over 50 U.S. national and regional newspapers
PAIS	Database chronicling global public policy and social issues
PapersFirst *	OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
PerAbs	Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals
Proceedings *	An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings
PsycFIRST	Psychology and related fields in the current and most recent three update years
SIRSResearcher	Social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide
UnionLists	List of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries
WilsonSelectPlus	Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business
WorldAlmanac	Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs
WorldCat	OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
Worldscope	Basic financial information on public companies worldwide

 

The Texas Campus library subscribes to the following print periodicals:

ATLA NEWSLETTER
BANNER OF TRUTH
BIBLE REVIEW
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW
THE BIBLICAL COUNSELOR - NANC
BIBLIOTHECA SACRA
BOOKS & CULTURE: A CHRISTIAN REVIEW
CALVIN THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
CATHOLIC BIBLICAL QUARTERLY
CHRISTIAN COMPUTING MAGAZINE
CHRISTIAN HISTORY
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
CHURCH HISTORY
COVENANT QUARTERLY
CRUX
ETS NEWSLETTER
EVANGELICAL QUARTERLY
EVENTS IN ACADEME
EXPOSITORY TIMES
FIRST THINGS
HERITAGE NEWSPAPER
INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF MISSIONARY RESEARCH
INTERPRETATION
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING
JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE
JOURNAL OF THE EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
KERUX
LEADERSHIP
MISSIOLOGY
MISSION FRONTIERS
MODERN REFORMATION
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY
NEW HORIZONS IN THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES
NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOLS OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH
NEWSWEEK
NOVUM TESTAMENTUM
OUTLOOK
PERSPECTIVES /A JOURNAL OF REFORMED THOUGHT
PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN FAITH
PRESBYTERIAN OUTLOOK
PROTESTANT REFORMED THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
REFORMATION & REVIVAL
REFORMED WORSHIP
SCOTTISH BULLETIN OF EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY
SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY
SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL
SOCIETY FOR OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES BOOK LIST
STANDARD BEARER
TABLETALK
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
THEOLOGY TODAY
TYNDALE BULLETIN
VETUS TESTAMENTUM
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
WORLD

Computers and softwareThe student computer lab offers PC and MacIntosh computers, each loaded with software for biblical and theological studies, word processing, and Internet access. Software programs for biblical and theological studies include: BibleWorks, BibleWindows, Accordance, Greek Tutor, Hebrew Tutor, Master Christian Library, Theological Journal Library, Van Til CDROM, John Calvin Collection CDROM, and E. J. Brill's Dead Sea Scrolls database of texts and images.