Frequently Asked Questions

How To: Get help with the Library

Assistance in the Library:
Please go to the circulation desk or reference desk and discuss your research topic with one of the librarians; they will provide helpful guidelines. Click here to schedule a reference appointment with a librarian.

Telephone Assistance
Please call to find out if the library has a particular book, magazine, journal, or newspaper, or for answers to simple reference questions.

• St. Paul: 651-635-2337
• San Diego: 619-325-5201
• Seminary of the East: 612-812-4142

Online Assistance
Bethel Seminary librarians can assist with some research questions by email. Use the Ask the Librarian form and a librarian will contact you. He/she will provide you with an answer or with strategies for finding the answer to your question. You may also want to check the Research Help page

Librarians
Please feel free to contact the following librarians directly:

• Mary Lou Bradbury (San Diego)
• Jeremy Labosier (Seminary of the East)
• Sandra Oslund (St. Paul)
• Tim Senapatiratne (St. Paul)

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How To: Find an article

• Choose the Online Database that best suits your needs.
• If you need help selecting a database, use the suggested databases listed by subject or Ask the Librarian.
• When you have identified the article(s) you want, find the journal to obtain a copy of the article.

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How To: Find a book

Books owned by the Seminary Library:

To find out if the library owns a specific book, search WorldCat. When you find the book, check the Bethel Libraries holdings to see if it is available in the seminary library. Please pay attention to location, call # and status.

Books owned by another CLIC library:

If a book is available in another CLIC library, you may request it by clicking on the "Request Item" button. You must enter your name and 14-digit library barcode number. You will be notified when the item is available.

Books not available in a CLIC library:

If the book is not available in a CLIC library, click on the "Request through Interlibrary Loan" button to request it through ILLiad.

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How To: Renew materials online

Library material from CLIC libraries can be renewed online using the CLICnet catalog:

• Choose the "Login" link located in the upper right corner of the CLICnet catalog
• Enter your name and 14-digit barcode number (do not enter the "A" at either the beginning or the end)
• Click the Submit button
• Scroll down to see all items that you currently have checked out
• Put a check in the renew box next to each title you want to renew and click the RENEW SELECTED button
• If you have books due on more than one due date, we recommend choosing the RENEW ALL option
• For each successful renewal, you will see the message RENEWED now due mmddyy

You may see these messages while viewing your circulation record

You can also renew by phone; please provide your ID and barcode numbers of all books you want renewed

• St Paul: 651-638-6184
• San Diego: 619-325-5201
• Seminary of the East 612-812-4142

Library material requested through interlibrary loan (ILLiad) may be renewed. The renewal policy is determined by the lending library. Please ask for renewals before the due date.

• Logon to ILLiad
• Select the "Checked Out Items" option under the View section of the main menu.
• Select the item you wish to renew and click on the "Renew Request" link.
• You will be notified by email if the item has been renewed.

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How To: Request Material from Other Libraries

• If a book or audio-visual item is available at a CLIC library, you may click on the "Request through CLICnet" button in WorldCat to request it. You must enter your name and 14-digit library barcode number. You will be notified by email when the item is available.

• To request books not available in a CLIC library, click on the "Request through Interlibrary Loan" button in WorldCat to request it through ILLiad.
• To request any journal articles, please use the appropriate ILLiad request form.

How to: Access restricted resources online

When you try to access a database from off-campus, you will get a message that you need to login with your Bethel Community Account username and password. You only need to do it once during a session no matter how many databases you use.

• If you need to set up a new account, please go to the Identity & Access Management page and select Account Activation.

• If you don't know your password, please go to the Identity & Access Management page.

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How to: Reserve a study room

St. Paul
There are two rooms available for group study. The rooms are available on a first-come, first served basis unless they are reserved. Click here for more information.

A limited number of individual study carrels are located in the library. These may be reserved for a 4-month period by individuals officially affiliated with the Bethel community, faculty on sabbatical, Ph.D. students, and adjunct faculty. Generally, master’s students will not be given a carrel without some other mitigating circumstance. Contact the Reference Librarian for more information.

San Diego
There is classroom space on the third floor that may be used when classes are not in session.

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How to: Get help with Moodle

• View the Student Moodle Tutorials

• Contact Teaching and Learning Technology Support

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When is the library open?

Click on the "Hours" link on the side menu. This information is displayed there for St. Paul, San Diego, and Seminary of the East.

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