Libraries

SCD Libraries

Our Libraries

The Sydney College of Divinity (SCD) Library consists of eleven individual libraries, which are spread across the campuses of the SCD Member Institutions and Korean School of Theology. All campus libraries are branches of the Sydney College of Divinity Library.

The libraries have extensive learning resources and research-trained staff to deliver the Sydney College of Divinity programs of study for which they are accredited and support the concept of research-led teaching in Higher Education. Most libraries are institutional members of ALIA/LIANZA and ANZTLA.

The library branches operate in accordance with the Sydney College of Divinity Library Policy and Regulations. Though, each library has its own operating procedures and borrowing regulations, it is in accordance with the SCD requirements.  Library users are advised to contact the individual libraries for opening hours, and other key regulations including borrowing, renewal, loan period, and late penalties as they may vary across the libraries.

DTL2

The Digital Theological Library 2 (DTL2) is on online library that provides access to wide variety of digital resources, including over 1.4 million books, 100 million articles, and 60 thousand journals.

DTL 2 aims to provide the highest quality digital resources in religious and theological studies, with new resources being added regularly.

All SCD students enrolled in a current award have access to DTL2 through their Member College.

SCD Libraries

Colin Library
  • Te Kupenga: Catholic Theological College library in New Zealand has holdings in ecclesiastical sciences, theology, philosophy, scripture, history, the humanities and literature.
John D. Fulton Library
  • The NTC library has around 35,000 volumes, 65 academic journal titles, audio-visual kits, videos, and access to the Religion and Philosophy Collection, and eBook Collection.
Korean School of Theology Library
  • The Korean School of Theology has libraries in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, specialising in Korean-language resources with particular strengths in Christian doctrine, pastoral theology, and Church history.
Milton Coleman Pastoral Care Library
  • The NSWCCPE Library is a single discipline digital library in the area of practical theology covering the history of Clinical Pastoral Education, the various aspects of pastoral care and pastoral supervision.
Nisibis Library
  • The Nisibis Assyrian Theological College Library was established in 2020 with a small collection of books in English and e-resources. It plans to grow into a specialist Syriac library with books in Arabic and Syriac.
Planetshakers College Library
  • [email protected] Mr Thijs Van Dijk, MTh +61 (03) 9896 7999 planetshakerscollege.com.au Monday to Friday | 9.00am – 5.00pm;…
SAGOTC Library
  • The Library collection consists of over 16,000 monographs and 200 periodicals available in English and Greek with specialisation in (Greek) Patristic texts, Eastern Orthodox doctrine and spirituality, and Byzantine Music transcripts.
St Cyril’s Library
  • The Library has 9000 monographs and 100 periodicals. Its specialisations are in Biblical Studies, Theology, and Church History. The eBook Religion Collection features eBooks from a variety of distinguished academic, university and religious publishers.
The Emmaus Library
  • The ACCS library collection has a focus in the following areas: Bible, Theology, Pastoral and Local Church Ministry, and Social Science for Counselling in Ministry. It has a specialist collection in Plymouth Brethren History and Plymouth Brethren Missionary Activities.
Urquhart Memorial Library
  • The Perth Bible College library houses over 25,000 books and a reference section which contains Bible commentaries, software resources, theological resources, various Bible versions, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps and other study aids.
Veech Library
  • The CIS Veech Library collection includes patristics, ecclesiology, ethics, philosophy, works by and about Thomas Aquinas, major collections of Church documents and writers eg. Migne’s Patrologia Latina and Patrologia Graeca, and collections of papal encyclicals.

Research Degree Library Resources

Sydney College of Divinity (SCD) Research candidates have access to SCD’s Digital Library, DTL2.