Library Service Guide in Different Languages
The Library Services Guide is available in foreign languages. This guide provides a brief review of services available in the library. If further assistance is needed, please contact May Chau, ph# 737-0565, May.Chau@oregonstate.edu
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Library hours
Find books, journals or videotapes
Check personal email
Photocopies/printing
Purchase a copy card
Interlibrary Loan
Newspapers
Lost and found
Reference Desk
Circulation Desk
Colaborative Learning Center
Student with Disabilities
Food & Drink Policy
Welcome to The Valley Library; please let us introduce you to our services.
Library hours
The Valley Library is open from 7:30 AM to 1 AM Monday through Thursday. Friday hours are 7:30am-10pm. On Saturdays, we are open from 10 AM to 10 PM and on Sundays from 10 AM to 1 AM.
We have different hours during the summer, holidays, and intersessions. Please call 737-3432 to confirm those hours or see the web page at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/hours/.
Find books, journals or videotapes
You can use OSU Libraries Online Catalog to find books, journals, microforms and videotapes. You can use our electronic databases to find individual articles. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need help.
Photocopies\printing
You are welcome to make copies from books and journals. We have copy machines on every floor. We charge seven cents per page. Copies from microforms are ten cents per page.
Most computers on the second floor are connected to a printer. If you are not an OSU student, you need to purchase a printing card in order to print from the Internet, databases and online catalog. We charge 7 cents per copy. You can also login with your ONID account, it will automatically charge to your account.
Where you can purchase a copy card
You can purchase a copy card on the second floor by the phone booths or in the photocopy center on the main floor. You need to pay one dollar to purchase the card and then add money on top of that. If you have a student ID card you can add money to it instead. We have one coin operated machine.
Interlibrary Loan
If you are an OSU employee or student and we do not have the book or journal you are looking for in this library, we can borrow from other libraries for you through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Please go to the reference desk for help. Ask at the Reference Desk about for registering with ILL using your ONID account.
Newspapers
At The Valley Library we subscribe to newspapers from many foreign countries. We might have a newspaper from your home country. They are shelved in the newspaper room. You can get more details from http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/research/guides/news.html.
We also have a service known as SCOLA that broadcasts news from around the world in the language of origin. It is housed right next to the newspaper room.
Lost and found
If you lose something in the library, you can check at the circulation desk to see if anyone has turned in the item.
Important places to stop by
The Reference Desk---we have well-trained staff to help you do library research. We can show you how to use our online catalog and our databases. Please drop by the desk anytime you need help. We will help you when you have difficulty using our computers or having printer problems. General public can check out an e-mail terminal to check personal e-mails.
Circulation Desk---you can check out library materials, reserve items, lockers and study carrels or group study rooms here. You can also obtain OSUware here, which allows you to hook up to Internet and access library resources from home. If you lose anything, check with this desk. You also check out laptops here, remember, we also have wireless laptop. You can check out course reserve items here. Videos are also available.
Collaborative Learning Center (CLC) -- Located on the main floor (2nd) the Collaborative Learning Center assistants and tutors offer OSU students group and individual assistance with writing, math, chemistry, physics, career services, and library assignments.
Students with disabilities, who have special needs, please contact Richenda Wilkinson at 737-99021; or email her at richenda.wilkinson@oregonstate.edu.
We do not let people bring food into the library because it could cause a hazard to our collections. If you want to bring a drink in then please use refillable cups with lids or closed containers. Thank you.
Can I request a translation in another language?
If the Library Services Guide is not available in your language, you may request another translation. If a translator is available, your request will be processed as soon as possible. Please contact May Chau for more information.
Where can I obtain a Library Services Guide in my language?
You can pick up a Library Services Guide at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library. These guides are also available at the English Language Institute.
Return to the Alphabetical or Subject index of the Subject Research Guides.
