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Bishop Payne Library
Virginia Theological Seminary
Address:
3737 Seminary Road
Alexandria,
Virginia
22304
United States
County: Alexandria City
Region: Mid-Atlantic states
Phone: 703-461-1733
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Bishop Payne Library is a Theology library.
This library is affiliated with Virginia Theological Seminary (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 500,000 volumes. The library circulates 10,000 items per year. The library serves a population of 350 .
Other Info: We also serve the General Theological Seminary in New York City. The Keller Library uses Koha (ByWater).
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Administration: The director of the library is Joseph Thompson .
Organizational structure: It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
| Statistics Theology | ||
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| Service Population | 350 | Residents |
| Collection size | 500,000 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 10,000 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Sierra | 2017 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2007 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1996 |
| Previous Automation System | DRA | 1988 |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | EBSCO Discovery Service | 2019 |
| Authentication Service | OpenAthens | 2024 |
| Previous Authentication Service | EZProxy | 2023 |
| Archives Management | Coeli | 2023 |
| Web Content Management | Stacks (EBSCO) | 2022 |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | Bibliotheca | |
| RFID Tag Type | UHF | |
| RFID Tag Vendor | Bibliotheca | |
| Self-Check | Bibliotheca | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Sierra.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 8666 |
| OCLC Symbol | VTS |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 4016 |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 21, 2003 and was last modified on Jan 16, 2026.
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Bishop Payne Library
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