Updated: December 15, 2017
Mission Statement
The Asbury Theological Seminary (ATS) B.L. Fisher Library exists to support the objectives of the seminary by providing appropriate resources and services. The library (KY and FL) is committed to:
- Playing a vital role in enhancing the global reputation of the Seminary.
- Supporting teaching, learning, research, and service missions in all disciplines.
- The transformation of teaching and learning across the Seminary.
- Engagement with patrons to understand their needs, goals, and expectations.
Collection Development Priorities
In developing our collections, the following priorities will normally apply:
- Providing access to materials that support the curriculum (faculty requests and resources listed in the course syllabi).
- Comprehensive collection of Library of Congress subject headings on Holiness and Sanctification materials.
- Providing Ph.D. level collection in the areas of world missions, intercultural studies, and biblical studies.
- Purchasing research related requests.
- Providing electronic resources will be given priority along with digitizing the materials most needed by our community. If appropriate, hard copies will also be collected.
- Whenever possible, we will work with other institutions to provide access to more resources.
Overview
The Asbury Theological Seminary (ATS) library (KY and FL) serves a graduate community comprised of the faculty, student body, alumni, administration, and staff of Asbury Theological Seminary and Asbury University, as well as continuing education participants and community borrowers; a combined user base exceeding 5000 people. Through formal relationships with FoKAL, WALDO, KYVL, and the Theological Education Association of Mid-America, the library (KY and FL) also serves an academic community that extends throughout Kentucky and into neighboring states. ATS also has reciprocal agreements with institutions that are members of Lyrasis, the Library Discount Network, and ATLA. Additionally, the Florida campus has reciprocal agreements with Reformed Theological Seminary. Library loan services enable the libraries to receive materials from many other libraries and help enhance the scope of our collection.
The library (KY and FL) offers a collection representing the curricular and research needs of ATS and provides a depository for the primary and secondary materials of the American holiness movement and evangelical denominations that are Wesleyan in origin. The library (KY and FL) serves the campuses as the primary source for information outside of the classroom. For the community to be served well, some materials in the collection necessarily will not reflect the views and perspectives commonly promoted or officially represented on campus.
Resources
The library (KY and FL) collections contain more than 600,000 items. All aspects of the theological curricula are covered in the collection, including representative literature from non-theological disciplines. Approximately 5,000 new items are added annually. In accord with the seminary’s doctrinal emphasis, biblical studies, Wesley and the Wesleyan movement, Pentecostalism, as well as the literature of the origins of the American holiness movement are the designated areas of focus in selecting materials for the collection. With the E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism, an increased emphasis is placed on Christian mission, Church Planting, Development, and related disciplines. Likewise, the Ph.D. in Biblical Studies requires an emphasis on doctoral level biblical studies material. The collection also reflects holdings in support of the Beeson Pastor Program in Biblical Preaching and Pastoral Leadership. ATS also provides the automated library system and online public access catalog to Asbury University. The resources are placed in three major collections: General, Online Resources, and Special.
General Collection
The general collection circulates and consists of the following resources: monographs classified in the Library of Congress system; ATS dissertations and theses; oversized volumes; current and bound periodicals; reference materials; conference journals; instructional media; maps and charts. The book stacks, currently containing more than 220,000 volumes on the Kentucky campus and 40,000 on the Florida campus, is by far the largest of the collection. The library subscribes to more than 1,100 periodicals on the Kentucky campus and 300 on the Florida campus. Back issues of over 40,000 periodical items are maintained on the Kentucky campus. Various types of media are also available in the circulating collection. The reference collection consists mainly of materials published for consultation rather than comprehensive reading. This collection includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, indexes, directories, commentaries, yearbooks, atlases, lexical and grammatical tools, and biographies.
Online Resources
Asbury’s academic community has online access to the full text of many journal articles through electronic databases such as ATLA, Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, the Eighteenth Century Collections Online, PsycARTICLES, and full-text dissertations provided by ProQuest. A full listing of Asbury’s electronic holdings is available through the library website. Students can access religious reference books electronically (including commentaries and bible dictionaries) through Ministry Matters. Students are referred to free online sites such as the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, E-Sword, the Internet Archives, and the Wesley Center Online when appropriate. Finally, all students have access to citation databases such as WorldCat (holdings of materials in libraries throughout the world), Research in Ministry, OT/NT Abstracts, Religious and Theological Abstracts, and the Christian Periodical Index.
Non-circulating Special Collections
The archives and other special collections maintain a rich accumulation of research materials in a variety of formats and total more than 40,000 items. Unpublished manuscripts, a major resource, document the work of persons and organizations within the Wesleyan/Holiness tradition.
Additionally, the special collections contain a wealth of microform material. Those of particular significance include: the China Inland Missions Papers, Korean Mission Records, Congo Missions Archives, Student Volunteer Movement Papers, several selections of the Church Missionary Society Archives, and Turner Collection on Religious Movements.
Appendix A offers more details on the Special Collections. For additional policies, see the Archives Collection Development Policy.
Depth and Scope of Subject Selection
Collection categorization on the basis of subject divisions is not adequate unless coupled with functional criteria that distinguish sources used in disciplines individually. Five kinds of sources identifiable to any given subject exist:
1. Research communication, written by scholars for other scholars in dialogue on topics of timely interest, consists largely of academic journal articles and academic monographs.
2. Primary resources for research are not produced by scholars for scholars, but by individuals or communities who are the focus of scholarly interest. Such items include the archival materials of missions agencies or holiness bodies, the theological publications of important historical figures, and others.
3. Instructional resources introduce or summarize the current state of knowledge in various fields, such as textbooks, manuals, and topical introductions.
4. Historical resources, no longer in demand for currency, will remain important in perpetuity.
5. Bibliographical and reference sources organize knowledge and provide informational access to other sources.
Defining core titles in a given discipline is accepted as a fundamental ongoing responsibility of the CDT and involves the participation of the broader academic community.
Because ATS is a product of the holiness movement, the library (KY and FL) has strived to create a collection of materials to honor, interpret, and preserve the movement in such a way that this collection is a strength of the library, a source of pride for the institution, and is recognized nationally for its scope and breadth. This extensive collection consists of both published materials and, because of archival and records management programs, a repository for non-published items.
Areas of more recent vigorous growth and strength include missions and biblical studies in order to support the needs of the doctoral programs offered by ATS.
The CDT evaluates its collection development priorities on the basis of the following levels of collection intensity. Appendix B offers a more detailed understanding.
1. Out of scope: The library (KY and FL) does not collect in this area.
2. Minimal level: A subject area in which few selections are made beyond very basic works.
The library (KY and FL) maintains minimal collections in a few areas. Such areas include law, modern languages, war, and military science.
3. Basic information level: A collection of current general materials serving to introduce and define a subject and to indicate the varieties of information available elsewhere.
The library (KY and FL) maintains basic collections in subject areas of general usefulness to graduate theological education that are themselves not directly relevant to course offerings. Subject areas include political science, physical science, economics, business administration, information commons and information science, computers and technology, communications, medicine, health, and fiction.
4. Instructional support level: A collection adequate to support most graduate instruction, or sustained independent study.
The library (KY and FL) maintains a curricular support collection in the areas of practical specialization. This support level includes the subject areas of Christian education, youth ministry, leadership, worship, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, ethics, cultural studies, feminist studies, social sciences, comparative religions, non- traditional theologies, and general history. Foreign language materials in these areas will be purchased sporadically. Collecting for the Florida campus ends at this level. The materials acquired for the library at the Florida Campus are intended to support the curriculum offered at that campus. The most important periodicals as determined by the faculty and library staff are purchased for this collection as well.
The Florida Campus library contains two major specialized collections. Most of the Anglican material held by the libraries is housed at the Florida Campus. Furthermore, all Spanish language materials are held at this library.
5. Research level: A collection that includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research, including materials containing research reporting, new findings, scientific experimental results, and other information useful to researchers. It includes all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting sources.
The library (KY) maintains research collections in the areas of Wesleyana, missiology and evangelization, and biblical studies. The intent is to procure the major published source materials for research, essential texts and documents, important reference works, major indexing and abstracting services, specialized monographs, journals, dissertations, and other cognate non-published materials as appropriate. Foreign language material, especially French, Spanish, and German, is emphasized.
6. Comprehensive level: A collection in which every reasonable effort is made to include all significant works of recorded knowledge, published and unpublished, in all applicable languages, for a narrowly defined and limited field.
The only area of collection development that can be undertaken with comprehensiveness (level 6) given these constraints is that of the holiness movement and sanctification, their sources, history, and products. Here the CDT endeavors to collect all significant works, all publications and manuscripts, regardless of language.
Core Definition and Collection Evaluation
The core collection for each subject or discipline must have boundaries commonly recognized by the assessment of researchers and authorities in that area.
Several approaches to collection evaluation can be undertaken, ranging from inspection, random sampling, statistical analysis, comparative studies, use analysis, checklists, etc. Evaluation should be undertaken to answer such questions as:
What is the true scope of the collection?
What is the depth of the collection?
What are the strong areas of the collection?
What are the weak areas of the collection?
Do any subject areas of the collection fall outside the
Libraries’ focus and mission?
How well is the collection development program doing?
What allocations are needed to maintain areas of strength?
What allocations are needed to strengthen weak areas?
Where should retrospective collecting be focused?
Is the collection too old?
Is the collection adequate for present educational programs?
Is the collection adequate for proposed/nascent educational programs?
Preservation and Access
Preservation is defined as the acquisition, organization, and distribution of resources to ensure adequate protection of information of enduring value for the purpose of access by present and future generations. Library preservation management includes responsibility for planning and implementing policies, procedures, and practices that prevent deterioration and/or renew the usability of items that have been selected to receive appropriate preservation action. The preservation program of the library (KY and FL) focuses on providing a basic level of protection and care for all holdings, including: environmental control; proper housing; disaster prevention; appropriate security; and procedures that favor stabilization and preservation of all holdings.
Special Collections
The Special Collections and archival materials receive standard preservation treatment. Books valued as artifacts or of great age are relegated to compact storage in the closed stacks of the Archives area to minimize handling, exposure to light, and security concerns. Barcode and classification numbers are not applied directly to these items, but to acid-free slips inserted loosely into their text-blocks. Very fragile items or items in several pieces will be encased in acid-free cardboard boxes sized appropriately to the item
Archival materials receive routine preservation treatment during processing. All metal is removed from manuscripts, and materials are placed into acid-free folders and acid-free archival quality boxes that protect them from light, dust, and deformation. Humidity in the archives area is monitored and controlled locally. The lighting is normally kept off to lessen UV deterioration. The area is kept locked at all times, and only authorized staff members are permitted into the area. Certain items may be selected to receive treatment beyond that provided for all archival holdings. These treatments normally would include conservation procedures (mending, cleaning and reinforcement) or reformatting via microfilming or digitization. Items will be selected for preservation action on the basis of the following criteria: amount and nature of use; condition, including level of protection already applied; significance (in relation to the mission and collecting policies of the library); and value for research.
Digitization
The library’s (KY and FL) printed materials are deteriorating most in the areas where its holdings are the strongest and the materials are of most value. The peculiar strength of the library (KY and FL) is also its chief problem. The materials of the holiness movement, camp meeting revivalism, and sectarian Wesleyanism come from a period in time between 1820 and 1970 in large part. By 1820 traditional ways of making books using rag paper had given way to the more easily obtained wood pulp paper. Virtually all the print matter from this 150-year period will have been produced on this cheaper, very acidic paper. The main culprit in the decay of our collection is the paper that self-destructs with time.
The library staff continues to digitize the most important items from the collection. Additional areas of digitization include copyright free material, course syllabi, and other institutional records. This material is housed on the digital library, ePlace (powered by Digital Commons).
Collection Maintenance
Discarding of materials must be approached very carefully. The items of most value to our collection tomorrow may well be the items deemed of little value to us today. The weeding of older materials should be based on some simple considerations. If the library (KY and FL) owns several copies and the items are no longer of curricular value, then two copies may be retained, one for circulation and one for special collections. If the title has been preserved by filming or electronic means, then the print copy may be discarded when its useful life has expired. If the title is ubiquitous or falls outside of the present and projected collecting interest of the libraries, then it may be discarded provided another library has taken preservation interest in it. Otherwise, it may be withdrawn for placement in another more suitable collection elsewhere. Items from which preservation copies have been made may be discarded if too brittle to circulate. Since the library (KY and FL) is research based with strong preservation interests, weeding should be a last resort for items even remotely associated with the holiness tradition.
Items that are not used or that are multiple copies, but of importance to the collection are put in remote storage in the underground storage located at High Bridge, Kentucky. These materials can be retrieved within 24 hours if requested by a patron. Storing at High Bridge also helps with preservation.
Gifts
The library (KY and FL) gratefully receives gifts of materials and manuscripts. One must understand, however, that the library (KY and FL) will not retain all gift items. Items that fall outside of the collection development policies can be handled in various ways, from inexpensive sale to students, donations to international libraries, or discarding. The library (KY and FL) cannot accept items with mildew, mold, or water damage. Furthermore, we do not appraise the value of items donated to the library (KY and FL). Tax receipts are offered for all items received.
Collection Development Guidelines
Books and Periodicals
Collection Development should include all of the following activities:
1. An annual comparison report of the collections of comparative schools is
performed to determine the ability of the library (KY and FL) to support the degree programs offered;
2. The purchase of special collections when offered for sale;
3. The purchase of collections of primary and secondary sources on microform;
4. The acquisition of unique and specialized materials;
5. The development of those areas of historical strength and preeminence;
6. Outstanding English language commentaries on the Bible will include one
reference copy in both library locations (KY and FL) and at least one in the main stacks;
7. Foreign language commentaries will be placed in the main stacks;
8. The remedial development of areas of historical weakness;
9. The ongoing provision for preservation of the collection;
10. Factors of acquisition pertaining to periodicals include indexing,
embargo periods, the credibility of the publisher, and vendor availability.
Electronic Resources
Electronic resources comprise any resource requiring technology for access. These resources include, but are not limited to, full-text databases, indexes, Bible software, and training resources. In addition to the policies and procedures laid out in the rest of the Collection Development Policy Statement, the selection, acquisition, and evaluation of electronic resources is guided by the following:
1. Preference is given to electronic resources that come from a reliable vendor and, in addition to relevant, authoritative, and comprehensive content, provide the following:
a. 24 hour remote access;
b. A powerful and user-friendly interface;
c. Material that is indexed well;
d. Full-text resources;
e. Good customer support;
f. Reasonable pricing;
g. Compatibility across a wide variety of platforms; and,
h. A common interface with other electronic resources used by the libraries.
2. An electronic resource is not purchased unless the library (KY and FL) has the funds, technology, and staff to maintain the resource for the foreseeable future.
3. Electronic resources are given preference over similar print resources when they meet the preceding criteria, however, embargo periods and ease of preservation are also to be considered.
4. Electronic collections that are for purchase or perpetual access are preferred over
subscription collections.
5. The staff of the library (KY and FL) evaluates electronic resources before making the final decision regarding purchase. Trial subscriptions are utilized whenever possible to access valuable information..
Media
The primary reason for the purchase of audiovisual materials is for classroom instruction. The collection is split between media available for faculty use, which is housed at the Help Desk, and a circulating collection held in the library (KY and FL). CDs and DVDs are the primary audiovisual materials purchased currently. The library (KY and FL) also subscribes to streaming media databases. Materials available online are preferred over physical media. For further information on archival media see the Archives Collection Development Policy.
Institutional Repository
The library maintains an institutional repository for the purpose of preserving Seminary records and publications, and in order to assist with the process of assessment. The following is a non-exhaustive list of areas maintained:
1. The official papers of ATS. These papers include the charter, the minutes of the Board of Trustees, the reports of the President, the reports of the executive officers and departmental chairpersons. The records and papers generated by the various administrative offices as well as the files of leading committees and organizations on campus are also collected.
2. The official publications of ATS and all of its departments.
3. The personal and professional papers of the faculty of ATS. This material includes correspondence and other records relating to research, teaching, and professional affiliations. Additionally, the CDT attempts to obtain all publications written by current faculty members.
4. Photographs and tapes documenting the history of ATS, contributions to scholarship, and general campus activities. The blueprints of campus buildings are also collected.
5. Theses and dissertations produced by ATS students for completion of degree requirements.
Archival Material
The Archives collects papers of individuals and family groups, and records of institutions and corporate bodies that document or are within the Wesleyan/holiness traditions. These materials are acquired through gifts and the transfer of materials. Collections are occasionally purchased. The Archives also collects books, journals, and selected recordings that document the Wesleyan/holiness traditions. Furthermore, the ATS Archives serves as the
official Archives for the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church, and collect materials relating to the Conference through donation and purchase. For more detailed information, please consult the Archives Collection Development policy.
Division of Collection Development Responsibilities
Collection development responsibilities are divided between the faculty of ATS and the professional staff of the library (KY and FL). The CDT generally purchases all faculty requests for materials. Sometimes, depending on the status of the budget, the purchase may be delayed, but the intention of CDT is to purchase any materials the faculty feel are needed for the collection. Furthermore, any request costing over $500 must be approved by the CDT. In addition, all materials listed as required in the faculty course syllabi are purchased.
The members of the CDT include the Executive Director of the Library, the Technical Services Manager, the Manager of Faculty Instructional Commons, the Archivist, the Research Librarians, the Scholarly Communications Librarian, the Acquisitions specialist, and faculty representation in the area of biblical studies. The CDT may be contacted by emailing help.desk@asburyseminary.edu.
Library Bill of Rights
The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas. Because of this affirmation and Asbury Theological Seminary’s commitment to higher education, the library (KY and FL) believes that the following basic policies should guide our services.
1. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community that the library (KY and FL) serve. The community consists primarily of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of ATS and Asbury University, as well as those institutions and their constituents with whom we have reciprocal agreements. Materials should not be solely excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
2. The library (KY and FL) should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues.
3. The library (KY and FL) should encourage freedom of access to information in the fulfillment of its responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. Furthermore, the library (KY and FL) should cooperate with persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgement of free expression and free access to ideas. The partnerships with FoKAL and KYVL enhance the service of the community of ATS in providing access to as much information as practical.
4. Members of the seminary community with good standing will not be denied the right to use the library (KY and FL) because of origin, age, background, or views.
The Asbury Theological Seminary Library (KY and FL) Bill of Rights is a statement on intellectual freedom and censorship. Some provisions have incorporated language from the American Library Association’s Bill of Rights. The American Library Association’s Interpretations of its Library Bill of Rights are not applicable to the ATS Library Bill of Rights.
Appendix A
Archives Collections
Updated: November 14, 2013
Unpublished manuscripts are among the Archives’ major resources. These document the work of persons and organizations within the Wesleyan/holiness traditions. These include the personal papers of such persons as Harmon A. Baldwin; C.W. Butler; D. Willa Caffray; Albert E. Day; Charles G. Finney; E. Stanley Jones; Howard T. Kuist; Leslie Marston; John Paul; Paul S. Reese; B. T. Roberts; the Shelhamer family; Gerrit Smith; Hannah Whitall Smith; and Orville S. Walters.
Organizational records include the papers of: the Christian Holiness Association; Oriental Mission Society (OMS); United Christian Ashrams International; Simpson Park (Michigan) Camp Meeting; the Pentecostal Publishing Company; the Ed Robb Evangelistic Association; the Mission Society for United Methodists; and the Institute for Religion in Democracy (IRD). The IRD records also include the papers of Diane Knippers.
Appendix B
Areas of Collection for ATS According to Library of Congress Subject Headings
| LC CLASS | LEVEL | Description of Subject |
| A | 3 | General works. Polygraphy. |
| B | 3 | Philosophy. |
| BC | 3 | Logic. |
| BD1 | 3 | Speculative philosophy, general. |
| BD95 | 3 | Metaphysics. |
| BD143 | 3 | Epistemology. Theory of knowledge. |
| BD240 | 3 | Methodology. |
| BD300 | 3 | Ontology. Soul. Immortality. |
| BD490 | 3 | Cosmology. Teleology. Space/Time. Atomism. |
| BF1 | 2 | Sensation (Psychology). |
| BF311 | 2 | Cognition. Perception. Intelligence. |
| BF511 | 3 | Emotion. |
| BF608 | 2 | Will. |
| BF636 | 3 | Applied psychology. |
| BF660 | 2 | Comparative psychology. |
| BF683 | 2 | Motivation. |
| BF698 | 2 | Personality. |
| BF699 | 2 | Genetic psychology. |
| BF795 | 2 | Temperment. Character. |
| BF840 | 2 | Physioghomy. Phrealogy. Grephology. Palmistry. |
| BF1000 | 2 | Parapsychology. |
| BF1405 | 3 | Occult. |
| BH1 | 2 | Aesthetics. |
| BJ1 | 2 | Ethics |
| BJ70 | 2 | Ethic, history of. |
| BJ990 | 2 | Ethics, general works. |
| BJ1188 | 3 | Religious ethics. |
| BJ1298 | 2 | Ethics, special topics. |
| BJ1501 | 3 | Individual ethics. Character. Virtue. |
| BJ1801 | 2 | Ethics. Social usages. Etiquette. |
| BL1 | 3 | Religion/Religions. General works. |
| BL175 | 3 | Natural theology. |
| BL300 | 2 | Mythology, general. |
| BL350 | 3 | Religions in relation to one another. |
| BL425 | 2 | Religious doctrine. |
| BL500 | 2 | Eschatology. |
| BL550 | 2 | Worship. Cultus. |
| BL660 | 2 | History and principles of religion. |
| BL1100 | 3 | Hinduism. |
| BL1300 | 2 | Jainism. |
| BL1500 | 2 | Zoroastrianism. |
| BL1600 | 2 | Semitic religions. |
| BL1800 | 3 | History, principles of religion. Asian, Oriental. |
| BL2700 | 2 | Rationalism. |
| BM1 | 3 | Judaism. General. Study and teaching. |
| BM150 | 3 | Judaism. History. |
| BM495 | 3 | Sources of Jewish religion. Literature. |
| BM534 | 3 | Judaism, special subjects. Doctrines. |
| BM650 | 3 | Practical Judaism. |
| BP1 | 3 | Islam. General. |
| BP89 | 3 | Islam, literature. Sacred books. |
| BP140 | 3 | Islam, special subjects. Doctrines. |
| BP174 | 3 | Practice of Islam. |
| BP300 | 2 | Bahaism. |
| BP500 | 2 | Theosophy. |
| BP595 | 2 | Anthroposophy. |
| BP600 | 2 | Other beliefs and movements. |
| BQ1 | 3 | Buddhism. General. |
| BQ250 | 3 | Buddhism, history. Biography. |
| BQ1000 | 3 | Buddhism literature. Sacred books. |
| BQ4000 | 3 | Buddhism. Teachings, doctrines, special topics. |
| BQ4910 | 3 | Practice of Buddhism. |
| BQ7000 | 3 | Modifications, schools, etc. |
| BR1 | 4 | Christianity. Early writers. |
| BR140 | 4 | Church history by period. |
| BR500 | 4 | Church history by country. |
| BR1640 | 4 | Movements transcending denominations. |
| BR1690 | 4 | Christian biography. |
| BS1 | 4 | Bible. Versions. |
| BS410 | 5 | Bible. General works. |
| BS569 | 4 | Men, women and children of the Bible. |
| BS585 | 5 | Bible. Study and teaching. |
| BS620 | 5 | Bible Auxiliary topics. |
| BS700 | 5 | OT. Versions. |
| BS1110 | 5 | OT. General works. |
| BS1143 | 5 | OT. Commentaries. |
| BS1160 | 5 | OT. Criticism, interpretation, study and teaching. |
| BS1196 | 5 | OT. Auxiliary topics. |
| BS1200 | 5 | OT. Historical books, Pentateuch. |
| BS1410 | 5 | OT. Poetical books. |
| BS1500 | 5 | OT. Prophetic books. |
| BS1690 | 5 | OT. Apocryphal books. |
| BS1900 | 5 | NT. Versions. |
| BS2270 | 5 | NT. General works. |
| BS2333 | 5 | NT. Commentaries. |
| BS2350 | 5 | NT. Criticism and interpretation. |
| BS2407 | 5 | NT. Auxiliary topics. |
| BS2415 | 5 | Teachings of Jesus. |
| BS2430 | 5 | Men, women, children of the NT. |
| BS2525 | 5 | NT. Study and teaching. |
| BS2545 | 5 | NT. Other topics. |
| BS2547 | 5 | NT. Gospels and Acts. |
| BS2630 | 5 | NT. Epistles. |
| BS2830 | 5 | NT. Apocrypha. |
| BT1 | 4 | Doctrinal theology. |
| BT98 | 4 | God. |
| BT181 | 5 | Christology. |
| BT591 | 4 | Saints. |
| BT695 | 4 | Creation. |
| BT750 | 4 | Salvation. Grace. |
| BT765 | 6 | Sanctification. Holiness. |
| BT770 | 4 | Faith. Doubt. Grace. Conversion. |
| BT785 | 4 | Assurance. Regeneration. Free will. |
| BT811 | 4 | Eschatology. Future life. Invisible world. |
| BT990 | 4 | Creeds. Catechisms. |
| BT1095 | 4 | Apologetics. |
| BT1300 | 4 | Doctrinal histories. |
| BV1 | 4 | Worship. |
| BV590 | 4 | Ecclesiastical theology. |
| BV659 | 5 | Ministry. Church administration. |
| BV800 | 4 | Sacraments. |
| BV1460 | 4 | Religious education. |
| BV2000 | 5 | Missions by denomination. |
| BV2600 | 5 | Missions. Special types. |
| BV2700 | 5 | Missions by country. Biography. |
| BV3750 | 5 | Evangelism. Revivals. |
| BV3798 | 5 | Camp meetings |
| BV4000 | 4 | Pastoral theology. |
| BV4012 | 4 | Pastoral psychology, psychiatry. |
| BV4017 | 4 | Clergy training. |
| BV4200 | 4 | Preaching. |
| BV4320 | 4 | Clergy. Office and lifestyle. |
| BV4400 | 4 | Church work. |
| BV4480 | 4 | Christian life. |
| BV4610 | 4 | Moral theology. |
| BV4800 | 4 | Works of meditation and devotion. |
| BV4912 | 3 | Conversion literature. |
| BV5015 | 3 | Asceticism. |
| BV5070 | 3 | Mysticism. |
| BV5099 | 3 | Quietism. |
| BX1 | 4 | Ecumenism. Church unity. |
| BX100 | 3 | Eastern Churches. |
| BX200 | 3 | Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| BX800 | 3 | Catholic Church. General works |
| BX938 | 4 | Catholic Church. History. |
| BX1747 | 4 | Catholic Church. Theology, doctrines, sermons. |
| BX1781 | 4 | Catholic relations. Worship, liturgy. |
| BX2315 | 3 | Catholic Saints. Relics. |
| BX2347 | 4 | Christian life. Biography. |
| BX4800 | 4 | Protestantism. |
| BX5000 | 4 | Church of England. Anglicanism. |
| BX5800 | 4 | Episcopal Church. |
| BX6100 | 4 | Adventists to German Evangelicals. |
| BX7990 | 5 | Holiness churches. |
| BX8001 | 4 | Lutherans to Mennonites. |
| BX8201 | 5 | Methodism. Gerneral works. |
| BX8231 | 5 | Methodism. History by country. |
| BX8330 | 5 | Methodism. Doctrines, sermons, teachings. |
| BX8336 | 5 | Methodist worship. |
| BX8339 | 5 | Methodist church administration. |
| BX8350 | 5 | Wesleyan Methodist Church. Britisht Methodism |
| BX8380 | 5 | Methodist Episcopal Church. Methodist Church (US) |
| BX8390 | 5 | Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Meth. Prot. Church. |
| BX8410 | 5 | Free Methodist Church |
| BX8431 | 5 | Methodism. Other Branches. |
| BX8432 | 5 | Wesleyan Church. |
| BX8435 | 5 | Methodism. Afro-American branches |
| BX8475 | 5 | Methodist camp meetings. Individual Churches. |
| BX8500 | 3 | Millenial Dawnists to Independent Churches. |
| C | 4 | Auxiliary sciences of history (Archeolology). |
| D | 4 | General and Old World History. |
| E | 4 | History. America and U.S. |
| F | 4 | History. U.S. local. |
| G | 3 | Geography. |
| GN | 4 | Anthopology. |
| GR | 1 | Folklore. |
| GT | 1 | Manners and Customs. |
| GV | 1 | Recreation. |
| H | 2 | Economics. |
| HM | 4 | Sociology. |
| HN30 | 4 | Church and social problems. |
| HN41 | 4 | Social history. Social problems. |
| HQ1 | 3 | Sex. |
| HQ500 | 4 | Family. Marriage. Home. |
| HQ750 | 2 | Eugenics. |
| HQ755.7 | 2 | Parenting. |
| HQ760 | 2 | Family Size. Birth Control. Abortion. |
| HQ767.8 | 2 | Children. |
| HQ793 | 2 | Youth. Conduct of Life. |
| HQ800 | 2 | Singles. Celibacy. |
| HQ805 | 2 | Marriage problems. |
| HQ1000 | 2 | Marriage, the State and the Church |
| HQ1058 | 2 | Widows and widowers. |
| HQ1060 | 2 | Aged. Retirement. |
| HQ1073 | 4 | Death and dying. |
| HQ1075 | 2 | Sex role. |
| HQ1090 | 2 | Men. |
| HQ1101 | 2 | Women. Femnism. |
| HS | 2 | Secret Societies |
| HT | 4 | Communities. Classes. Races. |
| HV40 | 2 | Charity. |
| HV5001 | 2 | Alcoholism. Temperance. |
| HV5725 | 2 | Tobacco habit. |
| HV5800 | 2 | Drug habit. |
| HV6001 | 2 | Crime. Penology. |
| HX | 2 | Socialism. Communism. Anarchism. |
| J | 1 | Political Science. |
| K | 1 | Law. |
| L | 2 | Education. General works. |
| LB | 4 | Theory and practice of education. |
| LC8 | 2 | Forms of education (self, home, private) |
| LC65 | 2 | Social aspects of education. |
| LC251 | 3 | Moral and religious education. |
| LC1001 | 2 | Types of education. |
| LC1390 | 2 | Education of special classes of persons. |
| LC5201 | 2 | Adult education. |
| LD | 2 | Individual education institutions. |
| LH | 2 | College publications. Fraternities. Textbooks. |
| M1 | 2 | Instrumental music. |
| M1495 | 2 | Vocal music. Secular. |
| M1999 | 4 | Vocal music. Sacred. |
| M2115 | 4 | Hymns. Gospel Songs. |
| ML | 3 | Literature of music. |
| MT | 3 | Music instruction. |
| N | 3 | Fine arts. |
| P | 3 | Philology and linguistics. |
| PA1 | 3 | Classical Greek philology and language. |
| PA2000 | 3 | Classical Latin philology and language. |
| PA3051 | 3 | Classical Greek literature. |
| PA6000 | 3 | Classical Latin literature. |
| PB | 2 | Modern European languages. |
| PJ1 | 1 | Oriental languages. General works. |
| PJ1001 | 2 | Egyptian. Coptic |
| PJ2301 | 1 | Hamitic languages. |
| PJ3001 | 3 | Semitic languages. General works. |
| PJ3101 | 3 | Assyrian. Sumerian. |
| PJ4501 | 4 | Hebrew. |
| PJ5201 | 4 | Aramaic. |
| PJ5403 | 3 | Syriac. |
| PJ6000 | 3 | Arabic. |
| PJ9001 | 3 | Ethiopian. |
| PK1 | 2 | Indo-Iranian. |
| PK8000 | 1 | Other languages and literatures. |
| PN1 | 2 | Literary history and collection. |
| PQ | 2 | Romance literature. |
| PR | 2 | English literature. |
| PS | 2 | American literature. |
| PT | 2 | Germanic literature |
| PZ | 2 | Fiction and juvenile literature. |
| Q | 1 | Science. |
| R | 1 | Medicine. General works. |
| R722 | 1 | Missionary medicine. |
| R723 | 1 | Medical ethics. |
| R728 | 1 | Medicine. General works. |
| RA390 | 1 | Medical missions. |
| RA396 | 1 | Public aspects of medicine. |
| RA790 | 1 | Mental health. |
| RA791 | 1 | Medical geography. Pathology. |
| RC435 | 2 | Psychiatry. |
| RC443 | 1 | Medicine. |
| RZ400 | 2 | Mental healing. |
| S | 1 | Agriculture. |
| T | 1 | Technology. |
| U | 1 | Military science. |
| UH20 | 4 | Chaplains. |
| UH30 | 1 | Military science. |
| V | 1 | Naval science. |
| Z | 2 | Books. Book making. Writing. |
| Z662 | 2 | Libraries. |
| Z998 | 3 | Booksellers’ catalogs. Bibliographies. |