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Library at AJR

The library at AJR includes a core collection of more than 10,000 books, periodicals, sheet music, recordings and other media supporting the multi-denominational aspects of academic and spiritual learning at the Academy. The collection ranges from classical texts to works on philosophy, history, Israel, music, liturgy, and issues facing modern Jews. Explore AJR’s collection via the AJR Library Catalog.

AJR LIBRARY CATALOG

 

DIGITAL THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY

AJR is a co-owner of The Digital Theological Library, a born-digital library of religious and theological studies. The mission of the DTL is to provide its co-owning institutions with the highest quality digital resources in religious and theological studies at the lowest possible costs. DTL’s vast collection includes over 600,000 e-books, over 150 databases, over 22,000 journals, and over 100,000 musical scores. 

For any questions about access to information on DTL please contact the AJR librarian.

 

JSTOR ACCESS

To use: AJR subscribes to the Jewish Studies Archive Collection of JSTOR. This collection in JSTOR (Journal Storage) is a searchable, digitized archive of sixty scholarly journals — from the first date of publication to three to five years ago. Access to JSTOR through AJR is available to members of ARC and may not be shared with others.  JSTOR is available to students and faculty through the Digital Theological Library.

If you explore the site, please note that JSTOR hosts dozens of clusters of journals in different subjects. AJR’s subscription only applies to the Jewish Studies Archive Collection. At the bottom of the JSTOR website, under “Help and Support,” you will find tutorial links.

For any questions about access to information on JSTOR please contact the AJR librarian.

 

Additional Resources and Databases

Library services also include research assistance, inter-library loan and access to the Internet. A brief list of useful sites can be found below:

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

DIGITAL BOOKS

GENERAL RESOURCES

HEBREW

LITURGY

MUSIC & CANTORIAL

PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY

TANAKH & RABBINICS