Open Access Resources
- Calvin Digital Commons (Institutional Repository)
Calvin Digital Commons serves as an online institutional repository (IR) for Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary and is a service of Hekman Library. The repository includes working papers and conference papers, master’s and doctoral theses, undergraduate theses, and copies of published articles, as well presentations and other works not published elsewhere. It houses a wide variety of digitized archival material related to the university, seminary, and the Christian Reformed Church. In particular, it contains digitized materials from special collections related to Reformed Christianity, Dutch North American history, and local and state history.
- Digital Commons Network - Religion
The Digital Commons Network brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, the Network includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
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The H. Henry Meeter Center
Located on the library's 4th floor, the Meeter Center brings academics and scholars from all over the country and the world to study John Calvin's thought and influence. For more information on using the Meeter Center, check out their webpage.
The Ministry Resource Center (MRC)
The Ministry Resource Center provides resources for the practice of congregational and campus ministry, in cooperation with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and the department of Congregational and Ministry Studies of Calvin University. It is located on the 4th floor of the Hekman Library, and is available whenever the library is open.