Distance Services

Library staff will e-mail journal articles and book chapters found in the AMBS library and partner libraries.

The Databases link on the library home page takes you to a list that includes ATLA Religion Database and Academic Search Elite. These databases list many journal articles and book chapters without online full text.

If you see a citation that doesn't have a PDF available, click on the "Request or check for full text" button.

To request a copy, click the "Get it!" button and complete the form to submit your request to the AMBS Library.

A librarian will correspond with you to make any necessary arrangements. The article will come to you as an email attachment.

When starting a research paper or sermon, you may need access to high-quality reference books and commentaries that are only available in the library's print collection. Or perhaps you need a chapter from a book that is in the library's circulating collection.

1. Identify titles of the reference books or commentaries you want to use by searching the catalog, which is linked from the library home page.
2. If you don't know what portion you will need, you may ask for a scan of the table of contents or index.
3. Fill out the form at https://anabapti.st/scanning to make your request.

The library cannot scan an entire book due to copyright restrictions, but we can scan a modest portion you need for a research purpose. Expect a response to your request within 24 hours on weekdays.