About the Divinity School Library
The Divinity School Library serves the Divinity School as well as the wider university and scholarly community. With collections covering the spectrum of world religions, it offers particular depth in Christianity and Judaism.

Areas of the theological library collection in which particular strength has been built-- in print, microform, and digital collections-- include Biblical Studies, Christian theology, American Christianity, Methodism, religious art and architecture, mysticism, and archaeology of the Near East. The library has significant collections in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism as well.

As of August 2005, the library contains more than 365,000 volumes, with almost 700 subscriptions to scholarly periodicals and a wealth of information via 100 electronic databases in religion.

Special collections in Religion
The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library collects a variety of religious materials in partnership with the Divinity School Library. Notable collections include:

• The collection of Methodism and Wesleyana material assembled by Dr. Frank Baker-- the most comprehensive Wesleyana collection in the United States
• Judaica including the Abram and Francis Pascher Kanof Collection of Jewish Art, Archaeology, and Symbolism which includes more than 300 Haggadahs, many of them early, illustrated, limited, or ephemeral editions.
• Kenneth Willis Clark Collection of Greek Manuscripts-- 98 items dating from the 9th to the 17th centuries. Of these 27 contain texts of the New Testament. Others represent diverse homiletic and litergical books for services in the Byzantine Church.
• A number of religious pamphlets, tracts, sermons, diaries, hymnals and manuscripts dating from the 8th century to the present.

Services
The library is open to all researchers, and offers study spaces and services that meet ADA requirements. While everyone is welcome to make on-site use of the library, those who do not have a current, formal relationship with Duke University must pay an annual fee for a borrower's card in order to check out books.

The library staff includes three librarians trained in both theology and library science, two circulation managers, and student assistants. Research assistance provided by full-time staff members is available during daytime hours Monday through Saturday. Reference inquiries may also be submitted via online reference form, telephone, fax, or e-mail.