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The Library
within the Seminary campus at Tal-Virtu’ houses both the Seminary Library
proper (originally founded by Bishop Alpheran Bussan in 1756) and the
Library of the Foundation for Theological Studies set up in 1988 to support
the work of the Faculty of Theology.
The Library
holds some 30,000 volumes receives over 72 journals on subscription basis
and another 70 on exchange or as gifts.
A special
Melitensia collection is available, housing over 1000 items having a bearing
on the Maltese Islands, its language and literature, and on the Order of St.
John. It includes a considerable number of pamphlets sorted out and
filed under broad subject headings in 60 pamphlet boxes. A collection
of Theses on Theology and related subjects is also available in the
Melitensia room.
A collection
of old rare books and Archival material is accessible on demand.
A collection
of Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias on general topics as well as specialised
reference works on Theology and Philosophy is also available.
It is open for
adult students and research workers.
The Library
uses the Library of Congress Classification (LC). It has adopted the
“Lynn Alternative Classification for Catholic Libraries”.
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Class
B
BC
BF
BH
BJ
BL
BM
BP
BQ
BQT 1 - 199
BQT 200-445
BQT 500-1599 |
Subject
Philosophy
Logic
Psychology
Aesthetics
Ethics
World Religions
Judaism
Islam
Christian Literature
Theology (General)
Fundamental Theology
Dogmatic Theology |
Class
BQT
1700-2073
BQT 2130-2899
BQT 2903-3699
BQT 4000-5499
BQT 5601-6278
BQV
BQX
BS
H
J
N
P |
Subject
Moral
Theology
Spiritual Theology
Pastoral Theology
Liturgy
Sacred Art
Canon Law
Church History
Sacred Scripture
Social Sciences
Policital Science
Fine Arts
Language and Literature |
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