The UPSem Library provides print and electronic resources as well as library instruction to support the curricula and research needs of the Seminary, with service locations in Richmond, VA and Charlotte, NC. Within the bounds of its curricular focus, the Library also offers resources to church leaders, congregations, and visiting researchers for their study and growing understanding of Christian faith and practice.
Each of the departments below serve all of the campuses equally. The Archives and Instructional and Media Services are based in Richmond. Department heads visit the Charlotte campus on a rotating basis several times a semester.
Archives and Special Collections.
Archives and Special Collections
Our Special Collections hold about 5,200 rare books and periodicals (1470–1830), strong in Presbyterian/Reformed studies, plus 19th‑century children’s and Sunday School literature, church‑related newspapers, and 1,500+ linear feet of faculty and Presbyterian Church U.S. archives.
Instructional and Media Services
Instructional and Media Services
Instructional and Media Services (IMS) includes
- Research, Technology, and Writing Instruction
- Christian Education Curricular Collection
- Physical and Streaming Audiovisual Materials
- Children's Collections
- The Smithy Library Makerspace
- The WriterSpace.
ReferenceRef.
Reference and Interlibrary Loan
The Reference collection includes
- Digital reference sources
- Bible dictionaries
- Commentaries
- Handbooks
- Encyclopedias
- Language resources
If you need a resource the Library doesn't have, we can usually find it through InterLibrary Loan. Just ask Mengistu!
Technical Services
Technical Services
We are the nervous system of the library. Ever wonder about how the unseen parts of the Library run smoothly? That's us!
- Ordering new materials
- Putting them in the computer system
- Deciding where materials should be shelved
- Labeling materials
- Repairing materials
Borrowing
Borrowing
We help faculty, students, alumni, community members and other researchers request, find and use UPSem Library’s services, collections, and resources.
- Circulation services
- Creating library accounts
- General reference services
- Library space reservations
- Manage course reserves
- Carrel management
