About
Mission
The Adventist Digital Library (ADL) exists to help spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world through direct and unlimited access to Adventist historical materials, as well as current resources available within copyright boundaries. By providing scholars and researchers the tools they need to publish new insights on Adventist theology and history, and by enriching the ministry of teachers, pastors, and parents, we strive to serve as a resource to guide the minds and hearts of the next generation of Christians. By making materials digitally available, we also are preserving historical items to ensure that they will be accessible for future generations.
The Adventist Digital Library officially launched in 2015. Foundational funding partners include the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC), the GC Office of Education, the GC Office of Archives Statistics and Research, the Ellen G. White Estate, Andrews University, and the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians. Partners have also included the North American Division Office of Education and Loma Linda University. ADL is governed by an executive board and has a current staff of two full time employees and a team of university student workers.
Contributing Institutions
Our goal is to accept contributions of digitized and born digital materials from Adventist institutions and publishers across the world. Currently, we are proud to share contributions from the following:
Atlantic Union College, Andrews University
Center for Adventist Research, Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA)
Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, California, USA)
Edith Fitch Department of Archives, Burman University (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada)
Ellen G. White Estate (Silver Spring, Maryland, USA)
General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research (Silver Spring, Maryland, USA)
La Sierra University (Riverside, California, USA)
Oakwood University Eva B. Dykes Library (Huntsville, Alabama, USA)
Pacific Union College (Angwin, California, USA)
Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, Texas, USA)
Union College (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
Support the Project
Contribute Material
The Adventist Digital Library accepts digitized materials from our contributing partners. If you or your organization have material that you would like to see on the Library website, please write to ADL at content@adventistdigitallibrary.org and we will advise you. Questions about how to get started? Our recommended digitization and metadata standards are documented here.
Concerns or questions about material already shared on the Adventist Digital Library? Visit this page for next steps.
Make a Donation
We sincerely hope that you enjoy the Adventist Digital Library. Please consider donating towards the further digitization and access of Adventist material. You will be taken to the Andrews University* giving site, where you can enter the amount of your donation.
Thank you so very much!
The Adventist Digital Library Team
*The Adventist Digital Library project is physically located on the campus of Andrews University, and as such, all administrative functions flow through the University.
Copyright Notice
I. The Adventist Digital Library serves to increase discoverability of and access to the online cultural resources of contributing institutions. Items shared by ADL are intended to be used for non-commercial, educational, and research purposes.
II. Contributors, as a condition of participating in the Adventist Digital Library, have sole responsibility to ensure that the items they contribute are either free of any copyright or other restrictions that would prohibit their display or that they have secured necessary permissions from copyright holders to digitize and display the contributed items. Contributors will provide as complete as practicable information about items contributed, including those items’ copyright status according to the statements found at https://rightsstatements.org/. Appropriate rights statement information will be included in the record for each item.
III. Users of ADL have the responsibility to consult with contributing institutions, not ADL, to obtain permission for use, display, reproduction, publication, or other potentially copyrighted actions.
