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The Seminary Libraries
The seminary libraries constitute one of the most distinctive and valuable assets of the institution as a whole.
The libraries are underused by M.Div. students, and part of curriculum renewal will be to devise ways in which independent research and use of archives may be integrated with teaching.
The mechanical systems in Speer Library are exhausted, and future storage capacity is limited.
A decision has been made by the Board (October 2005) to give permission for preliminary plans and costs for a new wing with compact shelving, into which the contents of Speer would be decanted.
Speer would be renewed, and the first floor enabled to contain compact shelves. IT and some other functions could be moved to the upper floors in the renovated building.
These outline plans will take shape as costs and plans emerge.
The libraries are of significance for the worldwide Christian communities, and current plans should deliberately be kept fluid in case there is the possibility of wider collaboration.
The long-term goal is to enhance and enlarge the Seminary’s libraries, granting ever greater access and being able to provide hospitality to and collaboration with as wide a community as possible.
Cataloguing of material in the Reformed special collections will be seen as a strategic priority.
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