+Seminary Library: FAQs

Send an email to Carolyn Johnson at cjohnson@cbts.edu and list 3 times (Central Time) when you are available to meet. 

• Central Standard Time (begins 1st Sunday in November at 2am and ends 2nd Sunday in March)
• Central Daylight Saving Time (begins 2nd Sunday in March at 2am)

Carolyn will email you a zoom link.

If a Zoom appointment isn't convenient, Carolyn can help you with your research through email.

1. Log into your myCBTS account on Central Seminary's website.
    
2. Select the Digital Theological Library and wait a few seconds. Click "Go to DTL A-Z Databases"

ATLA is now accessed through a 2-step verification process, which protects computer security.

Please follow the following steps:

1. Go to: https://libguides.cbts.edu/home
2. Scroll down and select ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS
3. You should see a box like this, but with your cbts address. Click your address.
    

4. You will then see a box like this. Click “I can’t use my Outlook mobile app right now”

5. Choose which way you want to receive a verification code to access the database.

• The Digital Theological Library (DTL) contains many eBooks! While viewing an ebook in the DTL from eBook Central, click Sign In (upper right) and choose Create Account.  
   
• WHY? Create your own personal Bookshelf, highlight, take notes, bookmark/copy passages, download for offline reading.

EPUB ebooks from EBSCO databases can be downloaded to your device by saving the material as a PDF document, either by chapter or the whole book.

1) chapter method:

Start by click on the "EPUB Full Text" link to view the ebook contents.

Navigate the table of contents panel on the left and expand sections until you are viewing the desired chapter or sub-chapter.

Once the desired content is displaying in the reading panel (the main section in the middle of the screen), click on the "Save Pages" button located near the top.

Click on the option to save "This Section," and finish by clicking on the "Save PDF" button.

2) whole book method (You must have a MyEBSCOhost account so if you don't have one, create one using Sign In (top right) when using an EBSCOhost database). 

Keep in mind that there are a limited number of users allowed per whole book borrowing and downloading, so the chapter save option is preferred so all users can get the material they need.

• Click the Full Download link for the eBook you would like to download.
• If you are not logged into your personal My EBSCOhost folder, you are prompted to do so.
• Select a Borrow duration from the drop-down menu. [ If multiple formats are available (PDF or EPUB), select the desired format ]
• Click the Full Download button.

• Our online library is open 24/7, excluding major holidays
• Chat research assistance is also available (mostly) 24/7
• The Central Librarian is employed part-time but checks email daily, M-F