PCC Library
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The PCC Library is housed in a 6-story complex with more than 105,000 square feet, designed to hold a collection of up to a half-million volumes. With seating space for more than 1,000, this facility provides open stacks, study carrels, an audio visual lab, student study rooms, conference rooms, and spacious study areas.
The PALM computerized card catalog system allows students and faculty to locate research materials with speed and simplicity. Present library collections include more than 350,000 volumes, plus more than 800 current periodicals. Online databases provide access to more than 3,000 additional periodicals and journals plus a wealth of other academic electronic resources. Interlibrary loan service is also available through OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) database providing access through a bibliographic retrieval system to more than 135,000,000 resources worldwide held by more than 71,000 academic and public libraries in the United States, Canada, and several foreign countries.
The library also exhibits historical and educational materials in an old-fashioned classroom setting. The Bible Manuscript Collection contains rare Bibles and other materials that give evidence of Bible preservation through the centuries. The collection holds early editions of the English Bible, Old Testament scrolls, and famous Bible reference works.
