RTC EBOOKS (FOR CURRENT STAFF AND STUDENTS)
The RTC Library offers students and staff access to eBooks primarily through the Digital The RTC provides access to eBooks through both subscription/membership packages and as individual titles. Our co-ownership of the Digital Theological Library (DTL) provides access to over 600,000 eBooks covering religious and theological subjects; and our EBSCO eBooks Religion database provides an additional 10,000 eBooks. The library also holds approximately 1,600 individually selected eBook titles on our Wheelers and Proquest platforms and we are continuing to expand this collection.
All titles that are individually selected on our Wheelers and Proquest platforms; and key holdings of the DTL including items from unit guide bibliographies; and commentaries collected in print by the RTC will be added to the RTC catalogue to assist with searches. User guides are available through the eCampus Shared Library Resources section.
For help in accessing the E-book collection please contact the RTC Librarian. If you are not a current student or staff member of the RTC you may wish to contact the librarian about possible access.
The DTL offers over 600,000+ eBooks which includes a number of resources used within RTC units; and commentary sets collected in print by the RTC library. Examples of commentary The DTL offers over 600,000+ eBooks which includes a number of resources used within RTC units; and commentary sets collected in print by the RTC library. Examples of commentary sets held include selections from The Bible Speaks today, Tyndale, Baker Exegetical, Story of God, NIV Application, Word Biblical and the New International Commentaries on the Old and New Testaments. The DTL can be accessed here.
ACCESS TO FREE EBOOKS AND EBOOK COLLECTIONS
- Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL) -The OADTL is a collection of high-quality content in religious studies and related disciplines from publisher websites, institutional repositories, scholarly societies, archives, and stable public domain collections. This is the open access section of the DTL which is co-owned by the RTC.
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library – The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is a digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books selected for edification and education.
- Theological commons – The Theological Commons is a digital library of books and periodicals on theology and religion, including nearly 30,000 volumes from the Princeton Theological Seminary Library.
- Monergism – online theological library comprised of Reformed Christian resources
- Puritan Library
- Post-Reformation Digital Library – The Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL) is a select database of digital books relating to the development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.).
- Westminster Assembly Project
- Works of Jonathan Edwards Online
- Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls digital library
- Codex Sinaiticus project
- Project Gutenberg
