If you graduated from a degree program at Columbia Theological Seminary, you are automatically eligible for library privileges! In fact, graduates’ library accounts are now automatically switched to the alumni patron category after commencement.
What does that mean for you?
Alumni digital library privileges!
As a CTS graduate, you can sign up for access to a curated collection of digital resources that you can use from home, which includes:
To sign up for your alumni digital access, follow these steps.
1. Complete the alumni form to create your account. It’s FREE!
2. You will receive an email from OpenAthens to login. Check your spam/junk folder if you don’t see it.
Then go to MyOpenAthens to login:
https://my.openathens.net/auth?entityID=https://idp.eduserv.org.uk/openathens
Access and use the physical collection!
The library offers lifetime checkout privileges to alumni for the main library collections. Alumni can check out up to 6 items for 28 days, with the option to renew up to 3 times.
For alumni outside Greater Atlanta (defined as the 10 counties in the Atlanta Regional Commission: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale), the library will mail physical resources for free! Alumni are expected to mail the items back on or before the due date.
Come visit us on-site!
Your library account offers access to the building to use the collection and the space during open hours. Click here to see a full calendar of library hours. We ask that all patrons, including alumni, be responsible stewards of the space by following posted rules and protocols. If you do not already have a building access card, email ctslibrary@ctsnet.edu or call 404-687-4610 to set up a time to stop by and create one.
Find a photo of a CTS graduate!
Class composite photos are available online through the C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives. To see the collection, visit the archives’ Digital Collections.
