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E.M. White Library Quick Start

Accessing eBooks and Print Books

Morgan Discovery Library Catalog

Books, eBooks, journals, articles, videos and much more can be found in our library catalog, Morgan.

  • To get started, simply enter keywords, author names or titles in the search box.

  • To filter for eBooks only, simply select "ebook" from the filter options on the left side.

  • It is possible to filter for publication year, author, subject and much more. Additional filters also appear on the left hand side.

 

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Where Are Books Shelved?

                            The E.M. White Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to determine where books are shelved.

Reference Collection: The reference collection houses biblical commentaries, encyclopedias and other essential reference materials. Excerpts from reference items may be copied or scanned, but may not be checked out or taken from the library.

Circulating Book Stacks

  • Basement: Bound periodicals, Black Church Studies Collection, Rare Books, Archives
  • 1st floor: D800 -- ZA9999
  • 2nd floor: BT1200 -- D799
  • 3rd floor (main floor): BR563 -- BT1199
  • 4th floor: A1 -- BR520

Black Church Studies: This collection includes materials related to the Black Church in the following areas: history, theology, biblical studies, denominational studies, religious education, civil rights, and justice issues.

Bound Journals and Magazines (current issues are located in the Reference Room)

Rare Books: This location houses DMin projects, faculty publications, etc. Closed to public.

Archives: Closed to public

Browsing Print Books

The following call numbers are useful for browsing the collection.

  • E.M. White Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to organize books in the library.
    • BR 1 - 1725 Christianity
    • BS 1- 2970 The Bible
    • BT 10-1480 Doctrinal Theology
    • BV 5-30 Worship
    • BV 4200-4317 - Homiletics
    • BV 4485 - 5099 - Practical Religion, Christian Life
    • BX 1 - 9999 - Christian Denominations
    • HN - 1-995 Social History, social problems
    • HQ  1-2044 - Family, Marriage, Women
    • HV  40-4630 - Social Services
    • RC 475-569 - Therapy, Personality Disorders

Access To Books We Don't Own

Interlibrary Loan Icon           Need something we don't have? Try Interlibrary Loan!

Interlibrary Loan is a service that enables the staff at our library the ability to request materials from other libraries. This includes both physical items like books, or articles from journals we do not own. We can borrow items from other local libraries, or a library several states away!

 

To request an item via Interlibrary Loan, please fill out the appropriate form: