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Online Resources

The library website is designed to assist you in your studies at GCTS. Please take some time to view the library's Website Orientation videos.

For a full list of quality online resources available, consult the list of Library Databases. These databases are available to all GCTS D.Min. students with an internet connection through the proxy server. For information on how to connect with these resources off-campus, see the EZProxy Tutorial.

Find GCTS DMin Theses Online

Over 300 DMin theses are available online through the library's online catalog. To find these theses, follow the instructions on the GCTS Theses Online tutorial. For more information about finding theses from other schools, check the "Research Guides" below.

Requesting Items from the Goddard Library

It is in the best interest of all D.Min. students to establish a relationship with their local public library and make use of their Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services. If a Gordon-Conwell library has an item that is not available through a local library's services, D.Min. students who live in the continental United States more that 75 miles from the seminary are welcome to request a limited number of books be sent to them by mail (no more than six items may be requested at any one time).

For book request instructions and policies, please consult the library's Book Requests page.

Renew Items Online

1. Go to the Library Catalog: http://onlinecatalog.gordonconwell.edu
2. Click the "My Account" link.
3. Under the "Use your library card/ID" login section, enter your Library ID Number (this is typically your GCTS student ID) and enter your PIN (by default the last four digits of your GCTS student ID).
   Note: You may want to add an "EZ Log On" username and password that is the same as your EZproxy login.
4. Click the Submit Request button.
5. Under the "My Account" tab, you will see a list of items you have checked out. You can renew each individually, or you can renew all.
6. The screen will reload, indicating the new due dates, and showing the message "Item(s) have been renewed."
7. If you receive an error message, or if you have any difficulties, contact the Circulation Desk at glibrary@gcts.edu.

Thesis Loans

D.Min. students writing approved theses may check out circulating books for 6 months, with 2 renewals of 28 days each. After the first 28 days, the books may be recalled by another patron. Thesis loans are ONLY available once a student has finished all residencies and proof of thesis approval can be provided.

Research Guides

A number of research guides and tutorials are available in the Tutorials section of the library's web pages. Below are a few guides that may be of particular interest to D.Min. students:

• Basic Bibliographies for Theological Research

• Searching for Books at GCTS

• Searching for Articles/Periodicals at GCTS

• GCTS DMin Theses online:
  Using the online catalog.*
  Using TREN eDocs.

• Finding other theses and dissertations online (general instructions). Theses and Dissertations at GCTS

• EBSCOhost Bibliographic Databases at GCTS - This PDF tutorial covers basic search techniques to use with the ATLA Religion Database, New Testament Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, the Religion & Philosophy Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, and PsycARTICLES.

• Library Resources for Counseling Students

Questions?

For questions related to the library resources available to D.Min. students, please contact the Reference Desk by phone (978-646-4004) or email (reference@gordonconwell.edu), or use the library's Contact Form.