INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LIBRARY

Current Office Hours: Mondays - Fridays, 11 am to 5 pm

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Welcome to International Theological Seminary (ITS) Library!

ITS library, located at the southwest corner of the campus, is made up of three rooms, General collection, Reference collection and Chinese collection. Our library carefully curates books, magazines and DVDs/CDs in English, Chinese and Korean. At present, more than 34,500 titles are cataloged and classified using the Library of Congress (LC) Classification system. ITS is a member of American Theological Library Association (ATLA), Southern California Area Theological Librarians Association (SCATLA) and Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC).

Library Information and Policies

Library Hours

Normal library hours are Mondays - Fridays 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The library is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
The library is also closed on Tuesdays during chapel time from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
During physical chapel time, all students are encouraged to attend the worship service. No one is allowed to stay in the library.

Locating Books

Book search is made through the use of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) or library catalog. To use our library catalog for the first time, please sign in with the username "itslibrary" and leave the password blank.
Search can be done by author, title, keyword, or subject in bib-base, on our online library catalog.
The online library catalog is available on both iPhone and Android cellphone apps; please consult the librarian for installation.

Checking Out Books and Materials

Valid student/visitor ID card is required to check out or renew books.
Maximum number of items is 10 books for current students and 5 books for non-current students.
Circulations books can be checked out for three weeks and may be renewed once unless there is a no-hold restriction on the material.
The library staff can put a hold on any circulating books except for reserve materials. You will be contacted when the book is available for check out.
Any overdue fine on checked out material must be paid before the item can be renewed.
DVDs may be checked out (maximum of 2 copies) for two days. Overdue charge is $1.00/item/day. Overdue period in excess of one month is considered as lost. Lost visual medial will incur $50 replacement charge.
CDs may be checked out (maximum of 2 copies) for two days. Overdue charge is $1.00/CD/day. Overdue period in excess of one month is considered as lost. Lost video material will incur a $50 replacement charge.

Fines on overdue and lost materials

Overdue books are charged at $0.25/ book per day to the maximum replacement cost of books. Overdue reference or reserved books are charged at $0.25/ book per hour to the maximum replacement cost of books.
Lost books must be replaced with the same or similar materials, plus charge of $20 per soft cover item or $50 per hard cover item.
Three-months overdue is considered as lost.
Past due item(s) or unpaid fines in excess of one month will result in the revocation of borrowing privileges until the issue is resolved.

Non-circulating Materials

Reference books, reserved books, and dissertations/theses are strictly for on-site use only, and not to be taken out of the library.
However, special arrangement can be made for some materials to be checked out overnight (must return by 11 am the following morning or the following Monday).
Non-circulating materials should be left on any desks or in the designated book cart for re-shelving purposes.

COMPUTER LAB

There is a temporary computer lab located in the library office with two computers and a wireless printer for printing and scanning purposes.
Printouts are available from the black and white laser printer for 5 cents per page. Copying is allowed only on one side, not on both sides. All pages must be paid for, even if a copy was made by mistake. Please consult the librarian for color printing.
Students may ask for computer assistance from the student intern who is on duty. Students should bring virus-free thumb drives or USBs to save their own work.
Students are not allowed to alter any programs/settings; any attempt to do so will result in the loss of his/her right to computer privileges.
Use the internet discriminately. Do not access inappropriate websites that violate school ethics. Violators will be reported to school officers for proper sanction.

BOOK ORDERING SERVICE

Students who wish to purchase personal copies of any books can contact the librarian during office hours.
New books from Amazon Prime arrive within two days from the day of order. Please allowed one week to ten days for used books to arrive.
The total cost of book(s) is due at the time of order being placed. Only CASH are accepted.

BOOK CARE

• Please do not highlight any pages of the library books.
• Please do not write on any pages or margins; remove any pencil markings before you return the library books.
• Please do not fold any pages of the library books, use bookmarks or page markers instead.
• Please do not bring library books out of state or out of country.

CONTACT LIBRARIAN

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Susan Liu at library@itsla.edu or 626-448-0023 ext. 106.

INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LIBRARY

About ITS Library

ITS Library collects books, dissertations and DVDs/CDs in English, Chinese and Korean languages using the Library of Congress Classification system (LCC). ITS Library is a member of American Theological Library Association (ATLA), Southern California Area Theological Librarians Association (SCATLA), Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC).

Contact ITS Library

library@itsla.edu

540 E Vine Ave West Covina CA 91790 USA

(626) 448-0023 ext. 106

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