Library Resources for Alumni

Books from Stitt Library

Stitt Library Catalog

Alumni can purchase a Stitt Library card for a $5 annual fee.  Out of town alumni can receive up to four books at a time through the mail.  Contact the public services librarian for more information and assistance. When searching the catalog, you may want to restrict your search to APTS titles only, since your Alumni Library card only allows you to check out APTS books. 

Books from Other Libraries

This handout will walk you through how to use World Cat to find a book at a library near you. Please note that you will not find Stitt Library books in World Cat. To find our holdings, please use the link above. 

Books on the Web

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

A digital collection of classic Christian titles. 

Google Books

Google Books contains whole books and snippets of books on a wide range of topics. 

Hathi Trust Digital Library

Search and read millions of digitized books from libraries around the world.

Internet Archive -Texts

The Internet Archive and Open Library offer free access to over six million eBooks that are in the public domain. 

ATLA for Alumni

Access to the ATLA Religion Database is provided at no cost to alumni through the support of Austin Seminary. Off-campus access to ATLA for Alumni requires a password -- please contact the public services librarian for logon information.

Other Journal Databases and Search Engines

Open Access Databases from the Digital Theological Library

Free and open databases on theological and related topics.

Directory of Open Access Journals

Search over 9,000 open access journals. 

Google Scholar

Seach journals and other scholarly literature and citations. 

Ministry Matters

Access articles, videos, and Bible reference resources.  Both free and subscription plans are available. 

OAIster

Access millions of records to open archive digital resources.

Open Education Database - "A Guide to Little-Known Image Collections..."

This website will point you to multiple websites with free images to use that are in the public domain. The page also offers tips for how to search for images and check restrictions. 

Stitt Library's Theological Web Resources Page

The Theological Web Resources page offers access to Bible interpretation resources, encyclopedias, digital collections and more.