About OC Library

"The Library promotes student success through the development of critical thinking and independent research skills, and advances teaching and learning by supporting instruction and professional development."

Okanagan College Library serves four separate campuses with one collection, and daily deliveries among the library centres during academic terms. Access to the library collection is through the online catalogue. This catalogue can be accessed in the library or from any computer. It can also be accessed at home. The library collection includes approximately 180,000 books, videos, government documents, journals, electronic fulltext resources and other materials selected to support the programs and courses at Okanagan College. Through the library website, users can also find articles, statistics, and government documents.

Interlibrary loan services provide Okanagan College students, faculty, and staff with access to materials not held by the library. Online renewals, requests and holds, and phone renewals are provided. Study space, Internet workstations, photocopiers, microfilm/fiche reader-printers, and equipment for viewing media are provided in each centre library. Experienced reference staff are available to help students and faculty individually. Librarians provide group instruction in print and electronic information sources. Instruction in research skills is provided at all levels from introductory to advanced.

For distance education students registered in an Okanagan College credit course, library service is available by email or phone. Material is mailed free of charge.

The Okanagan College ID card is also a library card. It needs to be presented at the library circulation desk to make library transactions.

The mission of library staff is to provide library services, collection resources and facilities of the highest quality for students and faculty/instructors in support of the educational mission of Okanagan College. Service priority is given to students and faculty. Members of the public are welcome to use the collections and facilities. Community borrower cards are available to members of the public.

Last Updated: November 25, 2009
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