The College Library consists of a spacious
reading room overlooking the
garden and a stack area; it is managed
by a professional, theological librarian, and contains over 20,000
volumes, including a number
of rare antiquarian items. It specializes in Reformed and Presbyterian
theology and history, and has a cooperative acquisitions policy
with the Birks Reading
Room of the McGill Faculty of Religious Studies. College students
have access, both in person and through a computer terminal, to
the extensive McGill library collections. The records of the College's
antiquarian and Reformed collections are input into the McGill Libraries'
automated catalogue and are thus available across Canada via a computerized
network. A reference service and bibliographic searching are available
in both English and French.
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3 ways to search!
Presbyterian College Library book
catalog search:
1.
Presbyterian College Catalogue showing only PC copies
2.
Presbyterian College Catalogue
showing PC copies plus copies in McGill Libraries
Entire McGill Library
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3. http://catalogue.mcgill.ca/F
Regular hours of the Library
are as follows:
Monday: 9am - noon, 1pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 9am - noon, 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 11:30am, 1:30am - 5pm
On February 1, 2007 the Board of Governors
of the Presbyterian College announced that the College Library is
being renamed in honour of Rev. Dr. Joseph C. McLelland, in recognition
and celebration of Dr. McLelland's 50 year association with the
College.
In sharing this announcement, College Principal the Rev. Dr. John
Vissers said "Dr. McLelland's contribution to the Presbyterian College
over 50 years is a milestone that deserves to be recognized. Joe's
work as a scholar, teacher, administrator, leader, and mentor in
theological education has shaped generations of students and ministers.
We've been truly blessed to have him as part of our little community
of faith and learning over five decades."
McLelland joined the faculty of The Presbyterian College in 1957
as the Robert Professor of the Philosophy of Religion. He was subsequently
also appointed to the McConnell Chair of the Philosophy of Religion
at McGill University's Faculty of Religious Studies. He is a graduate
of McMaster University (B.A.), The University of Toronto (M.A.),
Knox College (B.D.), and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D.), and
holds honorary degrees from the Montreal Diocesan Theological College
and Knox College, Toronto.
Professor McLelland is the author of numerous books and articles
ranging from The Other Six Days to Prometheus Rebound: The Irony
of Atheism and most recently edited (with Emidio Campi) Commentary
on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics in the Peter Martyr Library. From
1975 to 1985 he served as Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies
at McGill, and he has also served as Acting Principal of the Presbyterian
College. He was the moderator of the General Assembly of The Presbyterian
Church in Canada in 1985. A special dedication event marking the
renaming of the library took place in Fall 2007.
