L. Nelson Bell Library
Library Catalog
Hours and Contact Info
Academic Year Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-12 a.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday: 2 p.m.-11 p.m.
Summer and Break Hours
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
310 Gaither Circle
P.O. Box 1297
Montreat, NC 28757
828.669.2382
reference@montreat.edu
Main Campus
The L. Nelson Bell Library is an integral part of Montreat College’s academic program. The staff, collection and services support the educational program and information needs of the faculty and students, both on and off campus. The library is named in honor of Dr. L. Nelson Bell, who was an outstanding missionary, surgeon, author, and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.
Services
The library’s collection offers access to information in all formats. Resources include books, periodicals (print and electronic), online databases, videos, DVDs, and compact disks. The audiovisual department provides materials and equipment to support and supplement the instructional program. Online services include NC LIVE, JSTOR, and many other databases. Through the Appalachian College Association shared online catalog, faculty and students have access to thousands of volumes from academic libraries throughout the region.
The building is equipped with study and research areas for individual and group work. Available within the facility are a computer lab, an art gallery, a calling and career center, and the nurses station.
Special collections include the memorabilia of Dr. L. Nelson Bell and the Crosby Adams Music Collection.
Montreat College Online Students
The main campus library is the hub for library services for Montreat College Online students, designed specifically to meet the needs of the adult student population. Provision is made for computer-based information services, reference assistance, library instruction, agreements with university libraries, interlibrary loan, remote access to databases, and document delivery. Arrangements with area academic libraries offer borrowing privileges to online faculty and students. Faculty and students have remote access to databases that contain full text journal articles. Students can connect to those databases from their office or home computers.
Additionally, the main campus library makes all of its services available to online faculty and students. Requests for library services may be transmitted to the main campus library by phone or e-mail. The Librarians provide interlibrary loan and reference services and instruction on the use of the library’s databases. Library orientation sessions are conducted for all new cohorts.
