John W. Graham Library, Joint Theological Collection of Trinity and Wycliffe Colleges
Library and information resources for students at Wycliffe College are
available in the John W. Graham Library, at Trinity College across the road from
Wycliffe. Since 2000 the Graham Library has comprised the merged Wycliffe and
Trinity College collections. It serves as an important resource for Anglican
studies and a base for scholars from all parts of the world. In collaboration
and ecumenical cooperation with five other Toronto School of Theology (TST)
libraries and the University of Toronto Library (UTL), the Graham Library
functions both as a theological and general reference library. It is one of the
fifty or so libraries that comprise the University of Toronto Library (UTL)
system, to which all students have access. In addition, Robarts Library, the
central university library, houses internationally recognized theological
research collections. These collections are significantly funded and selected
by, or in consultation with, the TST libraries.
Facilities The Graham Library, with total holdings in
excess of 180,000 volumes, occupies all four floors of the renovated
arts-and-crafts building of the Munk Centre. There are about 270 reader spaces,
including individual open carrels, large study tables, group study rooms,
computer workstations, and lounge seating. A well-equipped electronic classroom
with 10 workstations is available for instruction in small groups and, at other
times, for individual work. All 116 carrels and most other reader spaces have
power and data access. There is wireless functionality. A media viewing room
accommodates the use of digital and other resources by small groups.
Collections The Graham Library continues to add to
its collection of over 75,000 volumes in theological disciplines. Some current
areas of specialization that reflect educational commitments are:
Biblical: Old Testament and New Testament, Jewish contexts, New Testament
Greek, Pauline biography, textual criticism.
Historical: English Reformation, Post-Reformation Church of England, English
Evangelical Revival, recusant history, missions (Anglican), Anglican Communion
and Global Anglicanism, Anglican Church of Canada.
Pastoral: Anglican worship and liturgy, homiletics, youth ministry, Anglican
theological foundations of education, Lambeth Conferences.
The Library has a large collection of parish histories from locations
across Canada.
The Graham Library subscribes to over 200
print periodicals in the theological disciplines for scholarly and professional
research and for casual reading. These are supplemented by an extensive list of
online journals, many of them full-text.
Electronic Resources The Library has access to a vast
range of electronic resources through the UTL, including online indexes,
e-books, e-reference, and e-journals. The Library has significant holdings of
stand-alone CD-ROM resources in the theological disciplines, broadly defined.
The Library website includes an Anglican Authors section containing links to
primary works, secondary material and other resources relating to authors in the
Anglican tradition since 1534. It also has an extensive listing of online
resources for students and clergy in the Pastor's Electronic Library.
Special Collections The Graham Library's rare book
and special collections are principally theological with strengths in
Anglicanism. Trinity's foundation SPCK and Strachan Collections, which comprise
mainly eighteenth to nineteenth century theological works, are complemented by
other rare books from both Wycliffe and Trinity, including extensive holdings of
the Book of Common Prayer.
Library Services Library orientation and
bibliographic instruction appropriate to the requirements of students is
provided by the Graham Library staff on an ongoing basis. In addition, specially
tailored workshops are offered from time to time to meet the needs of students
and faculty.
In collaboration and ecumenical cooperation with five other TST libraries
and the University of Toronto (UTL), the Graham Library functions both as a
theological and general reference library. It is one of 50 or so libraries that
form part of the UTL system. Students registered through Wycliffe may use any of
the libraries in the UTL system. The Robarts library, the central university
library, houses internationally recognized theological research collections.