Services

The APU Libraries have made a number of cooperative agreements to allow APU students, faculty, and staff to borrow materials from other academic and public libraries.

Atla Reciprocal Borrowing Program

The Atla Reciprocal Borrowing Program creates an arrangement between participating Atla Institutional Members and Affiliate Candidate Libraries to grant check-out privileges to each other’s patrons/students. A patron/student walks into a participating library, shows proof of current enrollment at another participating library, and checks out materials based on its local lending policies.

To see which seminaries/libraries are members in this program and closest to you, view a map of participating libraries.

Inland Empire Academic Library Cooperative (IEALC)

IEALC is a cooperative arrangement between 17 academic libraries in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. It allows students to visit and borrow materials from participating libraries. Students must show their APU ID card and an IEALC card at the participating library in order to borrow books. This service is not available for faculty and staff. Apply for an IEALC card online.

For the most current listing of IEALC member libraries, see the IEALC membership list.

Southern California Theological Library Association (SCATLA)

SCATLA is a cooperative arrangement between 18 theological libraries in Southern California. It allows graduate theology students and theology faculty members to visit and borrow materials from participating libraries. A research consultation is required in order to obtain a SCATLA card, and users must show their APU ID card and a SCATLA card at the participating library in order to borrow books. To apply for a SCATLA card, contact Lindsey Sinnott at lsinnott@apu.edu or (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2192; or Liz Leahy at lleahy@apu.edu or (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5641.

Learn more about SCATLA.

Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)

SCELC is a cooperative arrangement between 83 libraries throughout California. It allows faculty members to visit and borrow materials from participating libraries. A research consultation is required in order to obtain a SCELC card, and faculty members must show their APU ID card and a SCELC card at the participating library in order to borrow books. This service is not available for students or staff. To apply for a SCELC card, contact Cheryl Chesler at cachesler@apu.edu.

Computer workstations with Internet access and application software are available in several locations on the Azusa campus: Marshburn Library, the Ahmanson Information Center located in Darling Library, Stamps Theological Library, and at each Regional Center.

The Libraries offer PC workstations loaded with Internet Explorer, Firefox, SPSS, and Microsoft Office. IMT lab technicians are available to help with software, hardware, and access issues.

Wireless network access is available anywhere on the APU campus as well as at each Regional Campus. A guest wireless network is available, but access to secured wifi networks is restricted to current APU students, faculty, and staff with an APU NetID and password.

APU has partnered with WEPA for pay-for-print services. Printing for students and guests is simple and easy using WEPA print stations. When you print your document, it will be sent to a central print release station. Directions for sending print jobs are available by the printer workstation carrels. Learn more about how WEPA works.

Cost of Printing

Pay for prints via:

• Cougar Bucks
• Credit/debit cards: VISA, MasterCard, AmericanExpress, Discover
• Venmo or PayPal

APU ID cards must be pre-loaded with Cougar Bucks to pay for printing. Cougar Bucks may be added to an APU ID card online, at the One Card Office inside Cougars’ Den Cafe on East Campus, or at the Campus Store on Duke Student Commons West Campus.

Photocopies are priced at the same rate as listed above under Cost of Printing. Direct photocopying is not available on the WEPA printers. However, patrons may scan copies from scanners attached to printers and print from scanned digital files.

Located in Marshburn Library, room 127, the Aspire Makerspace is a self-learning and self-teaching space for you to use your creativity and talents by enabling access to various equipment. Tools and equipment have a wide range of high and low-technology including, but not limited to: Laser engraver, Cricut die cut machine, Cricut mug maker, Cricut heat press, sewing machine, photo box, tracing and projector light, lightboxes, and low-tech tools for drawing, painting, and crafts including easels, Macramé, and crochet boards.

Book the Aspire Makerspace to reserve the room.

Located in Marshburn Library, room 125, the Video Recording Studio houses various video equipment of professional quality. Video equipment features include professional rotating lighting, a 75-inch touch screen smartboard, green screen, blue screen, white screen, and mounted sound muffling boards. Users must bring their camera (no restrictions on type). This room empowers faculty, staff, and students to easily record high-quality videos without any experience.

Book the Video Recording Studio to reserve the room.

To access library databases from home, you will need an active APU NetID and password. Contact the IT Support Center at support@apu.edu or (866) APU-DESK if you do not have this information. Once you have established your NetID and password, use the “Library Resources” link (under ”Quicklinks”) at home.apu.edu to access all library databases with one quick log-in.

Using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla/Firefox is recommended for remote access of library databases. You may also need to disable your browser’s pop-up blocker.