Borrowing Materials

Current OCCC Students, Faculty, and Staff

• All current OCCC credit students, faculty, and staff are authorized to use all services of the OCCC Library.
• Once you are enrolled at OCCC or begin employment, you are automatically set up with a Library account. 
• Your OCCC ID card is your library card. It must be valid for the current semester. If you do not have your OCCC ID, a valid federal or state photo ID is acceptable. 
• Your OCCC ID is available as a mobile ID.  You may also request a physical ID by visiting the Office of Records and Registration.  Use the link below for details on how to download your mobile ID and what you need to obtain a physical ID.
• • Office of Records and Registration

Courtesy Card

• Non-students, 16 and older, residing in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area may apply for a courtesy card by presenting a current state or federal photo ID.
• At the time of application, a courtesy account will be created and at that time one item may be checked out to the new courtesy card patron from the OCCC Library’s circulating collection.
  • To verify the address, a courtesy card will be mailed to the address provided by the applicant.
  • Once the card arrives in the mail, the applicant can then use their new courtesy card to check out up to five items from the Library’s circulating collection.
  • All courtesy card holders must present their courtesy card to check out items. A state or federal ID alone is not sufficient.
  • The courtesy card is valid for one year.
• Note:  A Courtesy Card patron must be in the OCCC Library to access most electronic library resources, such as databases. Courtesy Card patrons do not have access to OverDrive eBooks.  Courtesy Card patrons must still request a guest pass to use library computers.

OK-Share Card

• With an OK-Share card, OCCC credit students, faculty, and staff may use the libraries of many other higher education institutions in Oklahoma to check out books.
• OK-Share cards are only valid for the current semester.
• Students must be in good standing to obtain an OK-Share Card
• Once an OK-Share card is received, you may go to any OK-Share participating institution to utilize their facilities and borrow materials from their library.
• Students from other institutions may request an OK-Share card from their home library and present their OK-Share card at the OCCC Library Circulation Desk.
• An OK-Share account will be created for them and they may check out up to five items from the OCCC collection. A valid student ID and an OK-Share card issued by their institution is required.
• Note:  OK-Share patrons must be in the OCCC Library to access most electronic library resources, such as databases. OK-Share patrons do not have access to OverDrive eBooks.
• OK-Share Webpage

• All items can be checked out at the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor. Please bring your OCCC ID or your Courtesy or OK-Share Card.
• The checkout period for all second floor material is two weeks with a maximum of two renewals, if the item is not on hold for another patron.
• First floor items (magazines, journals, Reference, and A/V) may be checked out by OCCC faculty only.
• OCCC students may check out a maximum of 10 items.
• Courtesy Card and OK-Share patrons may check out a maximum of five items.
• No more than five items on any one subject may be checked out at once.
• Test review books in the circulating collection (i.e. - GED, SAT, MCAT) may be checked out for two weeks with a one-book limit.
• If you would like to check out an item that is already checked out, you may place a hold on the item through the Library catalog.  
  • Select the "Place Hold" option on the item's record.
  • You will be notified by email and phone once the item is available.
• If the catalog indicates an item is on the shelf, but you are unable to locate it, come to the Circulation Desk and ask for assistance. 
• Patrons are responsible for all items checked out on their account.

• Renewals may be made in person, by phone, or by using My Account on the library homepage. 
• OCCC students, faculty, and staff will need to log on with their Moodle/Portal username and password. 
• Courtesy Card or OK-Share Card holders will need to call or stop by the library to request a renewal.
• All cardholders have a maximum of two renewals per item. 
• OCCC students who have items checked out from other institutions through OK-Share will need to refer to the renewal policies for those individual libraries.
• To request the renewal of an Interlibrary Loan item, please email interlibraryloan@occc.edu.

• The Library purchases select textbooks that are being used in OCCC classes.
• Course Reserves may only be checked out to current OCCC credit students for a two-hour, in-library use only checkout.
• If a Course Reserves item is not returned on time, the patron will be charged the nonrefundable, full replacement cost of the item. 
• Students who repeatedly return Course Reserves late or remove a Course Reserve from the library could lose their Course Reserves privileges.
• If a textbook is not available, email the Circulation Librarian, Johnny Hill, at johnny.c.hill@occc.edu.

• The OCCC Library children's book collection is for use by Child Development students only.
• Child Development students may check our up to 20 children's books at one time.
• Children's books have a 30 day check out period.
• Items can be renewed twice if no other patron is waiting on the item.  See renewal instructions above.

Overdue Materials

• Patrons will be notified by email when their books are due.
• Patrons may request a renewal for overdue materials.  See renewal instructions above.
• Students with materials four weeks overdue or who have returned materials in damaged condition will be placed on academic hold.  They will be unable to check out items from the library or add/drop classes until the matter is resolved.

Damaged or Lost Materials

• The fee for replacing a lost or damaged item is $50. Damage could include, but is not limited to, water damage, stains, torn or chewed pages, highlighting, or writing in the book. 
• For OCCC Students, once materials are long overdue, replacement charges are transferred to the student's Bursar account and are subject to the terms of the Financial Responsibilities Agreement.
• Options for replacing lost or damaged items:
  • Items overdue less than 18 months: you may purchase a replacement copy of the item or pay the $50 replacement fee. The replacement copy must be in like-new condition with no highlighting, writing, or library ownership stamps and be the same edition as the lost or damaged item. 
  • Items overdue by 18 months to 5 years: Subject Librarians will decide whether they will accept replacement copies of the item (items this old may have already been replaced) or if the patron will have to pay the $50 replacement fee. 
  • Items that are more than 5 years overdue: patrons will be required to pay the $50 replacement fee per item and replacement copies will not be accepted.

Paying for Lost or Damaged Library Materials

• Library patrons may pay for lost or damaged library materials with cash or check at the Circulation Desk or by using a credit/debit card or electronic check online.
• If paying by ccash or check, the library will provide a payment slip to submit to the Bursar's office to make the payment.
• If paying by credit/debit card or electronic check, please click on the link below. 
  • The link will take you to the OCCC Bursar's page. 
  • Select the "OCCC eMarket General Store" link, choose the "OCCC Library," and then the "Lost Book Replacement Fee" option. 
  • You will be asked for your name and student ID (if you do not have a student ID or do not know your number, you may leave this blank).
  • For electronic check payments, you will need your bank routing and account numbers.
  • Lost or Damaged Materials Payments.
• Please note that there will be a 2.95% processing fee added to all credit/debit card payments.  There is no processing fee for electronic checks.
• Library and OCCC student accounts will be cleared by next business day.  If you need your accounts cleared immediately, please contact the staff at the Circulation Desk.