Community Users:

Welcome to the OIT Library.

Klamath Basin residents are welcome to borrow circulating materials from the OIT Library. Borrowing privileges, for OIT-owned materials only, are provided at a cost of $20.00 (cash only) for one year. These privileges allow the holder to borrow up to 10 items. Individual Library accounts may not be shared between family members.

Complimentary borrowing privileges are offered to: members of the OIT and Shaw Library boards, retired OIT employees, OIT Alumni Association members, OIT Foundation members, and community borrowers registered before 1994.

The Library contains approximately 140,000 books and bound periodicals, and subscribes to over 1,200 periodicals. We have over 70 online databases as well as Federal and Oregon State documents. Please feel free to make full use of these resources while visiting our library.

Printing and copying

Printing from our computers is available for 15 cents a page or you may elect to bring a floppy disk and download your information onto it. In addition, many of our databases allow you to email information to yourself.

We also have self-service photocopiers at 10 cents per side.

Interlibrary loan

Occasionally, you will find that we do not own the book or magazine that you need. When this occurs, write down the full bibliographic citation (author, title, date of publication, journal issue number, and pagination) and request this material through your local public library.

Application for borrowing privileges

In order to check out OIT LIbrary materials, you will need to complete an application for 'community-borrowing privileges'. You must be an Oregon resident. You will need to show your driver's license or other photo identification along with proof of your mailing address. You will also need to know your Social Security number, which serves as your OIT identification number. If you choose not to submit a social security number, a substitute number can be provided to you through the OIT Registrars Office.  Your account at OIT will expire after one year.

Hours:

During Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, the library is open 7 days a week. During Summer terms and between terms, we are open fewer hours. Please check our webpage with a list of hours.

Loan periods:

In general, books go out for 4 weeks and periodicals go out for 3 days, both with renewals. See the following site for all the loan periods: Loan period page

Fines:

Books: 25 cents per day; maximum $10.00
Periodicals: $1 per day; maximum $10.00
Lost materials: Borrowers failing to return materials within 21 days of the due date will be charged the replacement cost of the items plus the amount of fine (not to exceed $10) incurred up to the time the item is reported missing. In addition, the borrower will be assessed a billing charge of $10. Return of material before a replacement has been ordered will enable a refund that will not exceed the replacement cost.

Shelving

Circulating books are shelved along the left side of the building, as you enter. The library uses the LC classification scheme to shelve books. This means that instead of numbers like 636.7 for dogs or 970.1 for Indians of North America, OIT's books will start with SF426 for dogs or E77 for Indians.

Maps and atlases are located in the "Pit". Microform holdings and microform readers are also located in the "Pit".  This area is in the NE corner of the library down the stairs or ramp. Periodicals, including the most current issues, are located to the right as you enter the library.

Government documents (both Federal and Oregon) are located at the beginning of the Periodicals section.

Computer use

OIT offers many different databases through the Library computers. These databases can only be accessed at the Library unless you are a registered OIT student or staff member. Because of the variety of databases, ask at the Reference desk (across from the Checkout Desk) if you need help in locating material.

Though you cannot use most of OIT Library's electronic databases off campus, OIT's catalog and the Summit catalog (a product of the Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium) are accessible from the library's home page. In addition, check out the Internet Resources sites.

Library Services available to ACP and HST Program Students

In addition to the services available to all area high school students, those students who are taking classes through OIT are offered some additional services. Students who are in the Advanced Credit or the High School Transition Program are eligible to apply for off-campus access to library databases and can request Interlibrary Loan services from the OIT library.

For more information, please contact the Access Services Manager at 885-1778 or via email.