The Digital Archives offers several different ways to access our material:

  • Browse
  • Collections menu
  • Search

The Browse All page shows all our items in the one screen. You can then refine your results using the filter options on the left hand side.

Screenshot of filter menu on results page, showing choices for filtering by date, collection, creator, sub-collection, type, language and subject.

When you are viewing an individual item, if you click on any of the terms appearing as a grey button, it will show you all items with that particular term in that field. This allows you to browse all results created by the same person, or about the same topic.

Screenshot showing examples of sub-collection, type and subject headings, which are hyper-linked.

Browse by Collection

 

Screenshot showing the thumbnails for the three main collections: Digital Library and Archives, Moore College Media and Resources, and Research Repository.

 

The Collections menu lets you choose one of our three top-level collections to browse, search and refine your results.

Browse Menus

Screenshot of Browse menus - Creator, Sub-collection, Type, Subject - Topical, Subject - Geographical, Subject - Name.

The Browse menus on the homepage allow you to browse all the categories in a particular field, and select one or more to display all items with those categories.

This repository offers powerful keyword searching capabilities. You can enter your keywords into the search bar on the homepage or at the top of any page. 

Screenshot showing text 'Search our digital collections' in red text above a white search box.

You will then see the results of your search, and can refine them using the filter options on the left hand side. You can also choose whether to include results with your search terms within the full text of the item, or just within the metadata.

Screenshot showing results for a keyword search 'Biblical theology' and one result: 'Expository preaching: text and biblical theology'.

To search for a specific phrase, put it in quotation marks. 

Advanced Search

The Advanced Search screen gives you more options for refining your initial search.

Screenshot of Advanced Search screen showing three search boxes.

Metadata only results

Some items in our repository only show you the metadata for the item, not the item itself. This means there are access restrictions and you need to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Information about who to contact is included in the metadata.

Documents and Images

Documents and images are displayed in a viewing tool that allows you to scroll through the pages (if there are more than one), zoom in and out, and view in full-screen mode. Any transcriptions are available from the Transcript tab to the right of the image viewer.

Screenshot of a document display page showing one page of handwritten manuscript, and the transcript of the text to the right.

You can also download the item, generate a link for embedding the item on another website, bookmark the page or the image, and add the item to a IIIF Manifest or Viewer.

IIIF Viewer

The International Image Interoperability Framework is an open source tool for viewing images and documents, and comparing them with other items in our collection, or from the collections of other institutions that provide items in the IIIF format. It enables deep zoom, comparison, structure and annotation.

Audio and video

Audio and video items are available to play, download, embed or bookmark.

Screenshot of an audio item page, showing the audio player.

 

Screenshot of additional features menu, showing the icons for the search bar, sharing options, My Account, and dark mode.

The top right corner of each page offers additional features (left to right):

Search bar

This allows you to perform a new search, no matter where you are.

Sharing options

This gives you the option to share your current page on Facebook, Twitter/X or by email. You will need to be logged into your Facebook or Twitter/X account.

My Account

Create a free account to save your bookmarked items and saved searches for later reference. Passwords must be at least six characters long and contain at least one upper case letter and one number. You will be asked to accept the AM Quartex Terms and Conditions when you create your account.

Screenshot of the My Account screen, with the menu options My Bookmarks, My Saved Searches, My Profile.

Dark Mode

This button switches the site to a dark mode, with all page elements in black or greyscale.

 

Physical Archives

The Samuel Marsden Archives, which is administered by the Donald Robinson Library, is the principal repository for the institutional records of Moore College, as well as the records of organizations and individuals with a connection to Moore College, the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and/or the evangelical tradition in Australia. 

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Library Collections

The Donald Robinson Library is an integral part of Moore Theological College. The Library began with the opening of the College in 1856. Today the Library is one of the largest and most comprehensive theological libraries in the Southern Hemisphere. Its growing collections and services support the academic work of our faculty, visiting scholars, PhD and other students. Donald William Bradley Robinson (1922-2018) was a former Vice Principal of the College, Bishop of Parramatta (1973-1982) and Archbishop of Sydney (1982-1993).

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