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Handbook for Patrons

Coverage of our policies, procedures, and general information about the Hugh & Hazel Darling Library

SCATLA Cooperative Borrowing Program

SCATLA Cooperative Borrowing Program

HIU is a full member of the the Southern California Theological Library Association. SCATLA promotes and supports cooperative efforts among theological libraries in Southern California including a cooperative borrowing program. "This is a referral service that permits, on a case by case basis, screened clients at one library to use the collections at another library during the course of a defined research project." 

 

List of SCATLA Institutions

(Not all SCATLA libraries participate in the Reciprocal Borrowing Program. Please contact your librarian for more information.)

  • Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
  • Bethesda University, Anaheim, CA
  • Biola University, La Mirada, CA
  • California Baptist University, Riverside, CA
  • Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, CA
  • Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
  • Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary, Ontario, CA
  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, CA
  • Hope International University, Fullerton, CA
  • International Theological Seminary, Los Angeles, CA
  • King's University, Van Nuys, CA
  • Life Pacific College, San Dimas, CA
  • Logos Evangelical Seminary, El Monte, CA
  • Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
  • Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, CA
  • Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
  • Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
  • Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America, Santa Fe Springs, CA
  • St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, CA
  • Shepherd University, Los Angeles, CA
  • Southern California Seminary, El Cajon, CA
  • University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA
  • Westminster Seminary California, Escondido, CA
  • World Mission University, Los Angeles, CA

Who is Eligible?

The SCATLA cooperative borrowing program is intended for faculty and students at the graduate level in religion or theology programs. HIU students in masters level programs and faculty may apply for SCATLA cards.

How Does It Work?

  1. HIU students and faculty may apply for a SCATLA card at the Darling Library.
  2. We will verify that you are a patron in good standing with the Darling Library and arrange for you to have a short interview with a librarian regarding your research needs before issuing a SCATLA card.
  3. SCATLA cards are assigned an expiration date based upon the research project and will not exceed one year.
  4. A specific SCATLA card is required for use at each lending library.
  5. Present your SCATLA card along with your current HIU ID card at the participating lending library.
  6. Check out books and other materials from the host library according to their lending policies.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS:

  • Home Library = The library of the institution you attend. (Darling Library of Hope International University)
  • Cooperative Borrowing = An agreement between participating institutions to lend books to each other's eligible patrons.
  • Lending Library = The library that owns and lends out books.
  • Local Lending Rules = Policies that govern a library's lending practices -- what may be borrowed, the length of circulation period, limits on the number of items borrowed, and the levying of fines.
  • Participating Libraries = Libraries that have agreed to participate in a particular agreement such as the SCATLA Cooperative Borrowing Program.
  • Patrons = Registered members, authorized users, or regular "customers" of a library.