A maximum of 40 items may be checked out

*"Day(s)" refers to days that the Library is open.
**Please note: Reference books and periodicals are for in library use only.

**Please note: Materials may be returned through the book return bin when the Library is closed; this is located at the south building entrance (parking lot).

Inter-library Loans

If you have a UBC Library card and you need a book or article which we do not have, you may request it through inter-library loan. Before requesting materials through Inter-library loan, you are required to check all of the following locations: Regent Carey Library, Vancouver School of Theology online catalogue, St. Mark's catalogue, UBC online and card catalogues. This may require a fair amount of time and effort on your part, so you should only do this is if the item in question is something you have a strong need for.

To submit your inter-library loan request, you must fill out an online form. Click here for more information.

Delivery time depends on whether it's available at the supplying library. Some items can arrive as quickly as 3-5 days. In general, please allow 1-2 weeks for your ILL request to be filled.

Normally, this service is free to Regent students, but if special costs are involved in obtaining an item, the student will be contacted. Special costs must be paid by the student.

Items which have come in must be picked up by the student at Koerner Library on the UBC campus, and returned to the same location.

A. It sets service priorities
B. It establishes standards and levels of service
C. It can inform users of the services they can expect
D. It is useful in training new staff members

II. Reference Service Priorities

A. The highest priority is placed on serving patrons who are in the library, needing assistance in locating the information and materials they are seeking.

B. Students and faculty will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis. Preference will not be given to one class of patron over the other.

C. Patrons seeking assistance over the phone or through e-mail will be served as time allows, at a lower level of priority in relation to patrons in the library.

III. Reference Service Standards and Levels

A. Standards of Service

1. Collections
The Regent Carey Library will establish and maintain a collection of books, periodicals, and reference works which are of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the academic needs of the students and faculty.

2. Electronic resources
The Library will provide for its users electronic tools which will assist them in locating appropriate resources efficiently. These tools will include: 1) an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), which indexes the Library's holdings, 2) the American Theological Library Association's Religion (ATLA) Database, 3) Religious and Theological Abstracts, 4) the Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, 5) the Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 6) access to a wide range of electronic resources at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver School of Theology, 7) other electronic resources (some of which may only beavailable in the Regent Carey Library) may be added in the future as appropriate.

3. Staff competencies
The Library will hire and train staff members who will be able to provide effective assistance to the Library's patrons. Effective assistance requires, at a minimum, a general knowledge of the collections and the electronic resources. At a higher level, advanced assistance will be provided by staff members who have pursued graduate studies in theology, religion, or related fields.

B. Levels of Service

1. Ready reference questions
The Library staff will be prepared to answer, or assist the patron in answering, simple factual questions.

2. Basic individual instruction in the use of electronic resources
The Library staff will be prepared to offer patrons basic instruction in how to search for resources using the OPAC, the religion databases, and the Internet. This instruction will involve making a preliminary assessment of the patron's knowledge level in these tools, and will normally involve working with the patron for 3-15 minutes.

3. Bibliographic instruction
When pedagogical circumstances warrant, bibliographic instruction sessions will be arranged for particular classes. These sessions will normally last for 1-3 hours.

4. Advanced assistance for students writing theses
Advanced assistance will be provided to students writing masters theses. This assistance will be offered by the Public Services Librarian, and will include "brainstorming" with regard to thesis topics, development of the thesis bibliography, and feedback on the written proposal.