Welcome to Rolfing Library's guide for distance students. In order to help support your research and writing we offer the following resources: 

• Access to ebooks 
• Scans of articles and chapters through WorldShare
• Ability to visit other libraries
• Mailing of books from our collection to you  
• Assistance from library staff

For further information click here for an interactive guide, watch the video below, or use the menu to the left to navigate to a specific service. 

Distance services tutorial:

Search for ebooks which you can access through your computer, tablet, or phone. 

• In order to access these items you will need to provide your Trinity username and password or your Trinity ID number. 

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More information about ebooks

Using WorldShare, distance students may request scans of items from Rolfing Library and from other libraries. For example, you may request an article from a print journal, an essay from a book, or an entry from a reference book.

You can place a request by finding an article in the database and then selecting the "Request through WorldShare" button or creating your own request by logging into WorldShare and entering in the required information. 

For further information on requesting scans, click here. 

You can visit and check out books from various theological libraries across the United States through Atla Reciprocal Borrowing. You will need to provide proof of your enrollment at Trinity, such as a billing statement or student ID. For a list of participating libraries, click here. 

The Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) also has a reciprocal borrowing program. You will need to obtain a signed Authorization Form from our library, which you can email to ill@tiu.edu. For more information and to find participating libraries visit www.acl.org/RBP.

Patrons who are farther than 60 miles from the Deerfield campus and in the continental United States may request that books from our collection be sent to them. Items will be mailed library rate (similar to media mail) at the library's expense. Other expedited shipping options may be available, but those charges will be the responsibility of the borrower and will be added to their library account. The book will be charged to their circulation account. The borrower is responsible for returning the item on time, either through the mail or in person.