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The Bethel University Library provides the following services to guests:
On site use of library resources
- You are welcome to use our print and online resources in the library.
Borrowing privileges
You may register for a library card that will allow you to check out up to 5 items from the Bethel University Library including Main Collection books, Lounge Display books, DVDs, Great Courses, and Audiobooks (some exclusions may apply).
Library Cards Registration Fees
- Alumni: Free
- University Library Guests : $15/year
- Additional benefits are available from the University Library with a Friends of the Library membership.
- Students at ATLA Institutions: see our "Guest Use of the Library" policy on our policies page.
Research help
- Click on the Get Help link on any page to contact the library. Librarians are available to assist you in your use of our resources.
Resources Beyond Bethel
Minnesota residents: Your Minnesota public library card provides one-stop access to following statewide library services:
- Find books, CDs, DVDs, articles and more through the MnLink Gateway and have them delivered to your local library.
- Search trusted information resources in the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) to find articles and ebooks on a wide range of topics.
- Discover photos, documents and maps related to Minnesota history through the Minnesota Digital Library.
- Get real-team answers from a library 24/7 at AskMN.
Free Online Resources
- Find full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals through the Directory of Open Access Journals.
- ERIC contains more that 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials.
- Google Scholar is a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature on a wide range of topics.
- PubMed has over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals starting in the 1950s.