Ralph D. Winter Library
Named for renowned missiologist and Olivet University Honorary Chairman Dr. Ralph D. Winter in July 2007, the Ralph D. Winter Library currently features 150,000 physical and electronic items for Biblical higher education and research.
The Ralph D. Winter Library is envisioned as a repository for academic and theological resources in multiple formats and languages in service for world mission. Its collection of educational resources are distributed throughout the University’s main library, the William L. Wagner Mission Library, the Asian library, and seven specialized libraries supporting Olivet‘s educational programs.
The majority of items in today’s Ralph D. Winter Library were acquired in the last five years. The growth was prompted by several key decisions: adopting the current course reserve system; the library committee’s restructuring; and grouping learning resources by seven disciplines: theology, music, journalism, graphic design, information technology, and more recently, business and language studies.
The Ralph D Winter Library was dedicated at Olivet University on September 10, 2007 in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Winter, one of the world’s foremost mission strategists. Dr. Winter was named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in Time Magazine in 2005.
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