Screencasts and Videos

On this page:

• Library Instruction Videos
• Library Lectures
• Princeton Theological Seminary Media Archive
• Princeton Theological Seminary Multimedia Channels

• Library Catalog Login
  A brief demonstration of how to log in to the library catalog, Sierra (WebPAC), https://catalog.ptsem.edu.
• Library Catalog: Mobile Versions
  A brief demonstration about the mobile versions of the library catalog​.
• Library Catalog: Saving your searches
  A brief demonstration of how to save a search (Preferred Searches) in the library catalog.
• Library Catalog: SMS Alerts
  A brief demonstration of opting in for SMS alerts from the library catalog.

See also: How to Log In to HathiTrust (above) and Controlled Digital Lending (below)

"Controlled Digital Lending is the library practice whereby a library owns a book, digitizes it, and loans either the physical book or the digital copy to one user at a time."

For an animated illustration of this practice, watch Controlled Digital Lending Explained.

Watch Controlled Digital Lending at Princeton Seminary for a short demo of borrowing digitized books.

See also: Internet Archive Partnership Expands Access

• Self-Service Features in Summon
  New self-service features in Summon include renewing and recalling books and saving searches.
• Getting Started with Summon
  A brief introduction to basic searching in Summon, a library search engine that includes records for books, articles, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, manuscripts, maps, and more.
• Summon Searching: Beyond the Basics
  A brief introduction to advanced searching in Summon
• Discovering Special Collections Using Summon
  Another example of the Advanced Search option in Summon

The playlist below includes Alumni Resources Overview; Atla Religion Database Tutorial; Religion Database Tutorial; Self-Service Features in Summon; Library Catalog Login; Library Catalog: Mobile Versions; Library Catalog: Saving your searches; Library Catalog: SMS Alerts; Freely Available Preaching Resources; and Exploring The Earl Palmer Collection, among others.

• Alumni Resources Overview
  An overview of the resources and services available to Princeton Seminary alumni from Wright Library.
• Atla Religion Database Tutorial
  How to use key features of Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS, the premier database for theology and religious studies
• Biblical Scripture Citation Searching in Atla
  A brief demonstration of ways to search for specific Scripture passages in Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS
• Database Access for Princeton Seminary Alumni
  A brief introduction to the research databases for which Wright Library has purchased alumni access
• Exploring The Earl Palmer Collection
  A demonstration of tools for exploring the Earl Palmer Collection in the Theological Commons digital library representing decades of Rev. Palmer's ministry.
• Free Preaching Resources
  A brief introduction to the free preaching resources on the Wright Library website
• How to Log In to HathiTrust
  How and why log in to HathiTrust?, a screencast from HathiTrust for member library patrons
• Religion Database Tutorial
  This video demonstrates how to search Religion Database. Although this database is not as extensive as Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS, it does contain some journals not available in Atla.

The playlist below includes: Adventures in the Seminary Library Land (Karlfried Froehlich); Light and Delight: from Tradition to Innovation in the New Library at Princeton Theological Seminary (Rayford Law); Building the Theological Commons at Princeton Theological Seminary (Gregory Murray); Faith and Politics: Religion on the 2016 Campaign Trail (Elizabeth Dias); Down to Earth: The Bible and Environmental Ethics (Jacqueline Lapsley); The Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict (Justin Farrell); Exploring the Healing Power of Gratitude (Laura Bratton); and Light in Darkness: Images of Evil and Redemption in Hitchcock's Films (C. Clifton Black).

The links below go to individual pages that include transcripts.

• Adventures in the Seminary Library Land
  Dr. Karlfried Froehlich, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Ecclesiastical History Emeritus, offers a tribute to Princeton Theological Seminary Library in a lecture given during Theological Libraries Month, October 2013. Running time: 00:55:15
• Light and Delight: from Tradition to Innovation in the New Library at Princeton Theological Seminary
  Architect Rayford W Law AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C talks about the thought and meaning behind this beautiful space. October 26, 2015, a Theological Libraries Month Event
• Light in Darkness: Images of Evil and Redemption in Hitchcock’s Films
  C. Clifton Black, professor of biblical theology, Princeton Theological Seminary. October 29, 2015
• Faith and Politics: Religion on the 2016 Campaign Trail
  Elizabeth Dias, correspondent, TIME Magazine. February 11, 2016
• Down to Earth: The Bible and Environmental Ethics
  Jacqueline Lapsley, PhD, associate professor of Old Testament and director, The Center for Theology Women, and Gender, Princeton Theological Seminary. March 22, 2016
• The Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict
  Book signing and conversation with author Justin Farrell, assistant professor of sociology, Yale University. April 7, 2016
• Exploring the Healing Power of Gratitude
  Book signing and conversation with author, speaker, coach, and Princeton Theological Seminary alumna (Class of 2010) Laura Bratton. November 15, 2016

The Princeton Theological Seminary Media Archive in the Theological Commons contains a growing number of audio and video recordings.

• Building the Theological Commons
  A brief presentation about Wright Library's flagship digital project. "[T]he Theological Commons represents a blending of the aims and methods of mass digitization with the informed curation and accurate resource description that are the hallmarks of librarianship...[working] to achieve a balance that maximizes the reach and usefulness of these digital resources for research and ministry." Running time: 00:21:00

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