Membership

Applying for Membership at the William Smith Morton Library

The collections and services of the Library are available without charge to:

  • Current students, faculty, staff and alumni/ae of Union Presbyterian Seminary
  • Members who joined before April 2008
  • Those currently affiliated with our partner libraries in the VIVA Cooperative Borrowing program
  • Those currently affiliated with our partner libraries in the Atla Reciprocal Borrowing program

Only current students, faculty and staff of UPSem are eligible for remote access to all of the Library’s online databases and e-journals, and for interlibrary loan services.  For information about the electronic resources now available remotely for Alumni/ae in particular, please consult the Alumni Research Portal page.

Others may apply for access:

CATEGORYBORROWING PRIVILEGESRENEWALSNUMBER OF ITEMS
Visiting researcher by appointment only -- email in advance for permission pskreslet@upsem.eduReading access to general collection. Supervised research in Archives and Special Collections. Photocopies or photographs only. No borrowing. On-site access to Library databases.N/AN/A
PCUSA, UMC, or CBF clergy and educators ($30 annually)Books : 3 weeks Videos & DVDs : 3 weeks. Other IRC items : 3 weeks. On-site access to Library databases, ebooks and all other digital resources.One renewal10 books 10 curricula 3 visual media 10 audio media 2 kits 2 games
Clergy, educators and lay leaders serving churches, religious agencies, and non-profit organizations ($50 annually)Books : 3 weeks Videos & DVDs : 3 weeks. Other IRC items : 3 weeks. On-site access to Library databases, ebooks and all other digital resources.One renewal10 books 10 curricula 3 visual media 10 audio media 2 kits 2 games

PCUSA, UMC, or CBF clergy/educator: Applicants must present a current letter of authorization from their Executive Presbyter or District Superintendent, or other evidence indicating that they are in good standing with their presbytery, annual conference, or church.

Other Clergy/educators, lay leaders, non-profit leaders: Applicants will need to provide either a letter from an organization attesting to their role or some other form of evidence, such as contact information on a web site


Alumni/ae of Union and BTSR , clergy/educators and other religious/non-profit leaders can register in person at the Circulation Desk or begin the registration process online by clicking HERE.

For more detail on the Library’s circulation and access policies, click HERE.

All users must be prepared to accept this statement:
I agree to abide by all regulations and use policies of the Morton Library.

For further information, please contact our Circulation Department:

Lisa Janes
Circulation Supervisor
804.278.4335