Bowen Library

The Otis R. and Elizabeth Bowen Library supports the educational mission of Bethel University with a rapidly growing collection of resources and a variety of services. Special collections may be found in the Bowen Museum and Archives, the Missionary Church Archives and Historical Collections, and the Bethel University Archives.

The Bowen Library provides access to its resources through its catalog, which provides access to books whether print or electronic, and through its over ninety databases, which provide access to journal literature. For material that the library does not own, the library provides online tools, such as WorldCAT, that help in locating needed material, and it also offers interlibrary loan services that allow Bethel faculty, staff, and students to request material from libraries across the country. The Bowen Library is also a member of the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI). As part of this membership, Bethel faculty, staff, and students can request material from another PALNI library with a simple click. Through its membership in the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI), Bethel faculty, staff, and students can also borrow materials from any other academic library in Indiana, including Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame.