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
Anyone present in the library can access online databases, eBooks and e-journals. 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:
| CATEGORY | BORROWING PRIVILEGES | RENEWALS | NUMBER OF ITEMS |
| Visiting researcher by appointment only -- email in advance for permission ryan.douthat@upsem.edu | Reading access to general collection. Supervised research in Archives and Special Collections. Photocopies or photographs only. No borrowing. On-site access to Library databases. | N/A | N/A |
| Community memberships ($25 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 renewal | 10 books 10 curricula 3 visual media 10 audio media 2 kits 2 games |
Alumni/ae of Union and BTSR and community members 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