Sharon Ho

Librarian Lead

LIBRARY FACILITIES

The library at Western Seminary San Jose has numerous online journal articles available for research, about 6,000 library books and various Bible software on our library computers for use by our students. Over 5,000 books are listed on our online library database at the link below. You may also access our online catalog on our computers in the library. Reference books are typically not cataloged online. Library hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. The library is also open when evening and Saturday classes are in session. We are closed on most holidays. If you need assistance or a tour of the library please contact Sharon Ho at 408-356-6889, ext 410, or email Sharon at sho@westernseminary.edu.

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NEED MORE RESOURCES?

In addition to our library, you may check out books at the Santa Clara City Library and Santa Clara University Library across the street from our new site at no additional charge. Brochures are near the flat screen kiosk in Western Seminary’s lobby area. There are also other library options listed at the bottom of this page.

Here are the general library hours for Santa Clara University, but their hours will vary with the school calendar:

To get to the Santa Clara University Library from Western Seminary’s campus make a left on El Camino Real and a right on The Alameda. Library and parking is on the right hand side across from Safeway.

You may register for a Santa Clara City Library card (which will allow you to check out books at SCU) by following the steps below. If you have more questions about the process, please feel free to contact Jenna Ross at jross@westernseminary.edu.

ON-LINE ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Western provides students with full access from any web connection to five leading religion and psychology databases through EBSCOhost, plus seven other search engines to choose from.

Please note that as of 7/12/11, the EBSCOhost password has changed. If you need to use EBSCOhost to access online journals, you will need to send the librarian, Sharon Ho, an email for the new password.

• ATLA Religion Database – more than 1 million records from theological journals, essays, book reviews, etc. covering Biblical studies, world religions, church history and religious perspectives on social issues from 1949 to present. ATLA Religion Database has added some new resources. Please read the update.
• Religion and Philosophy Collection – offering 300 full text journals, coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. It is an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies.
• PsycINFO – More than 2.4 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in psychology and related disciplines from 1800's to present, including international material.
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection – contains nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles on topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
• PsycARTICLES – more than 134,000 articles from 63 journals covering peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology, 50 published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Registered students may access the above from home. Please note that by contract these databases are for use by current Western students and faculty only. Registered students will receive the password and ID to access these databases.

All students will have the opportunity to receive training from the branch librarian for the online resources.

FREE ON-LINE THEOLOGICAL JOURNALS Here is a rather comprehensive list of around 600 theological journals that are freely available in English on the web. The list is courtesy of Dr. John Jaeger of Dallas Baptist University.

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR THEOLOGY AND BIBLE COURSES Some websites that are recommended for theology and bible courses are:

LOGOS, THE PREMIER BIBLE LIBRARY PROGRAM

Logos is available to students in degree programs at a 30% reduction on the library packages as well as most of the 10,000 titles available in the Logos format. Specific prices for popular library packages are listed below. Pastors and Western alumni can also get substantial discounts. You can learn about this fine program at www.logos.com.

Western Seminary faculty, staff and students will sign in at www.logos.com/user/academic/apply. If you already have a Logos account you’ll enter your email and password. If not, you will taken through several screens to input the required information for your Logos account. The fourth screen will ask you to upload your student verification. Since Western has no student ID card, you can upload a copy of another personal document such as an acceptance letter, class schedule, or letter verifying your enrollment. You can use a scanner or any kind of digital camera to make the copy.

Questions? Contact Gerry Breshears, gbreshears@westernseminary.edu, 503-517-1870

30% off - Logos Bible Software Academic Discount Program & Scholarship Opportunity

• Save Time: Complete assignments in a fraction of the time – search hundreds of books with a click.
• Save Money: Buy books for about $1.35 each – payments as low as $25/month
• Save Space: Carry all your books on your laptop – an entire library that’s portable
• Multi-Platformed: Licensed for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and pretty much any smart phone capable of accessing the internet – take your books with you anywhere

Discounted Collections now for Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod Touch increase in quantity
but also quality!:

• Scholar’s Library Platinum Edition: Retail $1,689.95 (1,250 titles about $19,000 worth of books) $1,182.97 (or $103.58/month) 
  
• Scholar’s Library Gold Edition: Retail $1,379.95 (almost 950 titles about $15,000 worth of books) $965.98 (or $85.50/month) 
  
• Scholar’s Library Silver Edition: Retail $999.95  (almost 750+ titles about $11,000 worth of books) $699.98 (or $63.33/month)
  
• Scholar’s Library: Retail $629.95 (almost 500 titles about $8,000 worth of books) $440.98 (or $41.75/month) 
  
• Original Languages Library: Retail $415.95 (almost 300 titles about $4,500 worth of books) $291.98 (or $29.33/month)

Purchasing a base library makes you an Academic Participant until you graduate, making you eligible for deeper discounts on the rest of our almost 14,000 titles!

Watch the Demo Compare Libraries

Order Now! As a student, you may qualify for academic pricing on future purchases. Please fill out our Academic Program Application at www.logos.com/user/academic/apply. Once your application is approved, you will receive academic pricing for additional resources purchased from www.logos.com for the next six months. You can renew as long as you are a student in a degree/certificate/diploma program or teaching college or graduate school. For more information, please call Sales 800-875-6467 and identify yourself as a student any time between 6:00 AM – 5:00PM Pacific Time.

Remember to apply for the Logos Bible College Scholarship or Logos Seminary Scholarship.

BIBLE WORKS: a wonderful tool for your studies, life and ministry

Bible Works is the premier Bible text software and our classroom standard. There’s lots of information about it at www.bibleworks.com. The single unit purchase price for version 9 is $349. We can purchase it through a group discount for Western faculty, staff and students currently enrolled in a degree program for $250 plus $10 for shipping and handling. Unfortunately it is not available at this price for your pastor, family or friends. If you already have a prior version of Bible Works, it is cheaper to upgrade than to purchase through through group discount.

We must make a single order for a group of at least 10 people. We will place the order as soon as we have sign-ups and money from 10 people, so get this in soon if you want to get going with the software.

Here's what you will need to do to join the group: First e-mail your name, address with zip code, e-mail address, phone number, Campus location to: Bethany Dudenhofer bdudenhofer@westernseminary.edu. Second, send in your payment of $260 to

Bethany Dudenhofer
Western Seminary
5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97215

Payment can be cash or a check made to Western Seminary. Again, we will make the order as soon as we have received payment from 10 people. We will not deposit checks until the order is placed. You will be able to cancel your order up to when the group order is placed by contacting Bethany. Your payment will be returned to you. We will notify you when the order is placed and again when it arrives. The final date for ordering will be February 5.

OFF-CAMPUS LIBRARY OPTIONS

You may find it convenient to use libraries listed below because they are close to your home or work.  Before visiting another library to purchase a borrowing card, please contact them to confirm what identification is required. You also may want to call to confirm the extent of the library's collection in the particular area you are researching.

SOUTH BAY

BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE
Scotts Valley

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
San Jose

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (see more info at the top of the page)
Santa Clara

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
Santa Cruz

NORTH BAY

GOLDEN GATE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Mill Valley

NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY (formerly College of Notre Dame)
Belmont

SAN FRANCISCO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

San Anselmo

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco

EAST BAY

GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION LIBRARY

Berkeley

ST. MARY'S COLLEGE
Moraga