Checking Out Library Items
Eligible Library Users
To check out an item, you will need to present your COCC/OSU-C student/staff ID or community patron library card at the circulation desk.
Your Library Account
When you log in to your library account, you can
- view due dates for checked out items
- renew items
- see what you have requested and the request status.
Checking Out Items - How Many & How Long?
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COCC Student |
COCC Faculty/Staff |
Community Patron |
OSU-C Undergrad |
OSU-C Grad Student |
OSU-C Faculty/Staff |
| Item Check Out Limit |
250 |
500 |
10 |
250 |
500 |
500 |
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| Item Loan Periods |
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| COCC Book |
30 days, 3 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
30 days, 3 renewals |
30 days, 3 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
| COCC AV Item (DVD, VHS, etc.) |
3 days, 1 renewal |
3 days, 1 renewal; can arrange longer use for instruction |
3 days, 1 renewal |
3 days, 1 renewal |
3 days, 1 renewal |
3 days, 1 renewal; can arrange longer use for instruction |
| OSU Book |
30 days, 3 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
n/a |
30 days, 3 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
180 days, 2 renewals |
| OSU AV Item |
3 days, 1 renewal |
3 days, 1 renewal |
n/a |
7 days, 1 renewal |
7 days, 1 renewal |
7 days, 1 renewal |
| Summit Book |
42 days, no renewals |
42 days, no renewals |
n/a |
42 days, no renewals |
42 days, no renewals |
42 days, no renewals |
| Summit AV Item or Bound Journal |
6 days, no renewals |
6 days, no renewals |
n/a |
6 days, no renewals |
6 days, no renewals |
6 days, no renewals |
| ILL Item |
Lending library sets loan period & renewals |
Lending library sets loan period & renewals |
n/a |
Lending library sets loan period & renewals |
Lending library sets loan period & renewals |
Lending library sets loan period & renewals |
Other Items for Check Out
- Course Reserves
- Lending periods are 3 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week, all with 1 renewal. The instructor specifies the lending period.
- Technology Equipment
- Current students, faculty, and staff only
- Lending periods range from 3 hours to 3 weeks, depending on the item.
- Renewal depends on the item.
- Group Study Rooms
- Priority use for current students, faculty, and staff
- Lending period is 3 hours, no renewals.
What if I need something the COCC Library doesn't have?
COCC students, faculty and staff may borrow items from the OSU libraries in Corvallis and Newport, any of the 37 Summit Libraries or from libraries nationwide via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
We do not process Summit or ILL requests for Community Patrons. Community Patrons should contact their local public library for ILL services.
OSU Libraries
Request items online via the OSU Libraries Catalog. You will be asked for your last name and COCC ID number. Choose Cascades-COCC or COCC-Redmond as a pick up location. The item will be delivered to the COCC Library or Redmond Bldg 3 within 2-3 working days. When it is ready to pick up, you will get an email at your COCC email address. These items have the same lending period as COCC's local collection items.
Summit Libraries
If an item isn't available at COCC or through the OSU libraries, you can place a Summit request. Summit is a group of 37 academic libraries in the Pacific Northwest that have agreed to share materials with one another. The Summit catalog allows you to search the collections of all of those libraries and place requests on items you wish to borrow. Choose Cascades-COCC or COCC-Redmond as a pick up location. The item will be delivered to the COCC Library or Redmond Bldg 3 within 3-7 working days. When it is ready to pick up, you will get an email at your COCC email address.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If an item isn't available through the COCC, OSU or Summit libraries (these other methods are faster - use them first!), you can place an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request. ILL requests go out to a network of libraries nationwide. It can take ILL items anywhere from 3-14 days to arrive, depending on the type of item and where it's coming from.