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What is the Dominican Theological Library?
The Dominican Theological Library (DTL) began as the faculty library of the Dominican House of Studies at Somerset, Ohio, in 1834. It was moved to Washington, D.C., with the establishment of the current House of Studies in 1905. Our faculty became a Pontifical Faculty of Theology in 1941, and is also civilly accredited. A new wing for the Faculty and Library were dedicated in 2009.
The DTL holds approximately 50,000 volumes in its circulating collection, as well as some 2,500 titles in its specialized Reference, Dominican and Rare Books collections. We also receive over 200 scholarly journals.
PFIC staff and students should see the Circulation Supervisor to arrange access to local (WTC) consortium member-libraries. The member-libraries are at the Catholic University of America, the Howard University School of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, Wesley Theological Seminary, the Washington Theological Union, Capital Bible Seminary, the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, Reformed Theological Seminary, Lutheran Theological Seminary (Gettysburg), and the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.
Library or Information Center?
Today many libraries are better described as information centers or media centers. While the DTL employs some new information technologies and new media, it remains, above all, a traditional library: a place for books and for the rigorous acquisition of learning. All our collections, services, and facilities are meant to foster serious and recollected study in the service of the Gospel.
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