Library
The UTC Library is one of the leading theological
libraries in Asia. The well furnished library building
set in beautiful surroundings has a built-in area of
over 43,000 sq. ft with bright, spacious and airy
reading rooms on one side and stacks on the other. The
air-conditioned basement houses the Archives.
The library not only offers substantial resources
primarily for theological study and research at all
levels, but also serves other disciplines such as
history, anthropology, sociology, etc. Research scholars
from the universities in India and abroad continues to
make use of our invaluable resources regularly.
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The library has in its holdings
about 75,000 books, 672 periodical titles, 420
microfilms of historical record and 23,023 microfiches
which includes the Indian census from 1872. The Archives
which preserves the original records and periodicals on
the history of missions, churches, microfilm /
microfiche etc. is an invaluable source of
information about the life and conditions during the
last two centuries. Efforts are also being made to
collect books published by the Indian Language
Theological Literature Committees. Some of the treasures
in the Archives are Martin Luther's Commentary on the
Galatians in Latin, printed in Basel in 1523;
Bartholomew Ziegenbalg's Grammatica Damulica,
Hale, 1716 and the Biblia Damulica by Zie genbalg
and Benjamin Schultze, Tranquebar, 1725-28. The Palm
Leaf Collection dating back to about 600 years are
in Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Malayalam on
subjects such as history, poetry, stotras, puranas,
astrology etc.
Internet connection is available in
the library. The Data entry of the library holdings is
going on steadily. 3 computer terminals are available
for checking the online public access catalogue. One
computer in the library is available for students' use.
Photocopying facility within the rules of the library is
available at 75p per exposure. We have
inter-library-loan with Bangalore University and other
theological colleges in Bangalore.
On the recommendation of the concerned Librarian / head
of institution / employer, any person can become a
member of the library by paying a nominal membership
fee.