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multimedia carrels, media and group study rooms, or for check out. Special collections embrace extensive microform resources, selected Bible study tools in Braille, and curriculum resources for teacher education. The Library provides access to its holdings through a web-based online public access catalog and circulation system. Further, over 100 online databases are available through our local area network and the Library Internet home page. Library automation reflects the University's commitment to quality service and expanding resources through the electronic exchange of ideas and information. In addition, adaptive technologies and fee-based photocopying, scanners, printers, microform readers and reader-printers facilitate resource use. The Library is a gateway to the world of information and knowledge. It offers trained reference help at posted times to connect patrons to our own and other relevant library resources throughout the world. Reciprocal direct borrowing promotes Biolan access to the library resources at California State Universities at Fullerton and San Bernardino, selected members of the Link+ consortium which includes many public, college, university, and seminary libraries, as well as other consortia and cooperatives. Interlibrary loan services facilitate borrowing resources from thousands of libraries around the world. Networked computer services help Biola scholars access the Internet and international bibliographical and full-text databases through such vendors as OCLC First Search, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, J-Stor, Art-Stor, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, and Ebrary. Nine professional librarians, a well-qualified paraprofessional staff, and many able student assistants provide service more than 90 hours per week during the regular campus semesters with adjusted schedules of service available year round. Through Ask a Librarian, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, many of our services and resources are available 24/7/365 for those with Internet access and active NetIDs and passwords. Media Services Media Services in the Library Media Center offers a variety of audio-visual resources to enhance the quality of communication and instruction by faculty and students. Media Services supports classroom instruction through digital projection, presentation and AV equipped roll about units. Assistance and training are available to assure the proper use of the equipment and media resources. Media Services also provides fee-based duplication and media transfer for various copyright cleared items. Center for Christian Thought The mission of the Center for Christian Thought is to facilitate, promote and disseminate biblically informed thinking and scholarship about timely issues in service to the Academy, the Church, and Culture. The Center awards fellowships and supports collaborative endeavors for engaging a variety of critical themes. The Center seeks to promote multi- disciplinary conversation within Biola's faculty community and to attract engaging thinkers from around the world. See the Center's website for additional information: cct.biola.edu (http://cct.biola.edu). Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts The Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts (CCCA) is a valuable and innovative resource for artists, academics, theologians and anyone interested in exploring the relationship between art, culture and faith. The
CCCA is distinguished by its commitment to the full range of the arts, its emphasis on multidisciplinary collaborations and discussions, and its focus on making a variety of resources and original content easily accessible online. Center for Marriage and Relationships The Center for Marriage and Relationships (CMR) exists to build and sustain healthy relationships and marriages at Biola, in the church and broader culture. Our mission is to combine the timeless, cross-cultural wisdom of Scripture with scholarly research, insights, and tools. We provide a safe place for students, couples and families to share their stories and be heard. And we desire to restore and inspire a vision of marriage that reflects the Biblical model of Christ's redeeming love for the church. Visit cmr.biola.edu (http://cmr.biola.edu) for information on events and resources. Digital Learning At its essence digital learning is the design and delivery of an intentional learning experience for students who are not physically present with the instructor for the entirety of the course. The course may be delivered either entirely online; or as a hybrid or blended course, conducted both online and in a physical classroom. Biola University offers online and hybrid courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These courses contribute to the development of degree programs, and some certificate and degree programs are offered entirely online. The objective of Biola digital learning courses is to provide technology that meets students’ needs for time and convenience and to create additional local and/or global opportunities for students to attend Biola University. The methods used are aimed at delivering the highest possible learning outcomes in the digital learning modality and to contribute to the vision and mission of the University. Digital learning courses are designed to maximize instructor/student and student/peer relationships through effective collaborative instructional tools and methods. Each course endeavors to create a cooperative and interactive experience where students actively engage in the learning process. Relationships and learning outcomes are equivalent to those of traditional, in-person courses and programs. Professors add value to online classes by demonstrating content expertise and sharing their practitioner experience. They also serve as facilitators of discussion and of the learning process by actively engaging students, stimulating critical thinking, and encouraging practical application. Interterm Session To facilitate the completion of graduation, allow exposure to creative learning, and to enrich students' academic programs, the University provides an Interterm session in January. A balanced program of general education, Bible, electives and graduate courses is offered. Students may enrich their course of study and reduce the overall time spent in the classroom or decrease their regular course load by careful selection of Interterm courses. Certain courses or workshops may be offered during Interterm that are not listed in this catalog. Courses may be innovative or the content may be in response to specialized needs or current topics. In collaboration with Biola faculty, the Center for Cross-Cultural Engagement organizes several different opportunities for national and international travel during Interterm integrating faith and learning through experiential education.
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