Frequently Asked Questions

You can find online articles through LibrarySearch and through the UO Libraries’ many databases. 

• Help finding the full text of articles in databases

• Tutorial: Accessing an Online Article from LibrarySearch or an Online Database

• Tutorial: Accessing an Online Article from a Citation

Off-campus access to online articles is available to current UO faculty, students, and staff only. 

Members of the community who are not current UO students, faculty, or staff may participate in the Oregon Card program, which allows borrowers to check out up to 10 items, place holds on items, and make interlibrary loan requests for a fee.

Community members may use public Internet computers.

Special Collections & University Archives is open to the general public for research. Check the library's website for up-to-date hours.

Renew your books by logging in to your LibrarySearch Account and select the items you want to renew. Most items in the general collection will auto-renew as long as no one else has requested the item. If your item does not auto-renew, you may contact the Checkout/Reserves desk at 541-346-3065 or ecirc@uoregon.edu. 

You can access your UO Library account through the library’s website. Look for the link near the top of the screen that says Library Accounts. You can log in using your DuckID (for UO affiliates) or your guest ID (for Oregon Card holders and other registered guest users). More information about all of the library accounts is available here: https://library.uoregon.edu/library-accounts

 

Please contact our department at spcarref@uoregon.edu for information about freelance researchers and/or digitization.

If the library does not have the article you need, you may request it through interlibrary loan (ILL). Access the UO Libraries page and select the “Library Accounts” tab on the toolbar at the top of the page. Click on “ILLiad Account (Interlibrary Loan)” and log in with your DuckID. Once logged in, on the right-side menu select Interlibrary Services > Article/Book Chapter Request. Fill out the form with as much of the citation information as you can. Once completed, click “Submit Request.” You will get an email when the article is available, which takes 1-3 days.

Visit the UO Libraries page and select the “Library Accounts” tab on the pale green toolbar at the top of the page.  Click on “LibrarySearch Account” and log in with your DuckID. Once logged in, you will see three columns, and the middle column provides your requests and their statuses.

1. Start on the UO Libraries homepage: http://library.uoregon.edu.
2. Enter the title of the book you want or keywords into the LibrarySearch box in the middle of the screen. 
3. On the next screen, there are a number of ways to limit the results. Under "Resource Type" select the box for "eBooks."

For more help, see our How to Access eBooks tutorial. 

Yes! We have several public "Internet-only kiosks" available in Knight Library.

When you place an item on hold you must choose a pickup location:

• Design Library
• John E. Jaqua Law Library
• Knight Library 
• Price Science Commons & Research Library
• Portland Library and Learning Commons 
• Home Delivery

For specific pickup locations and more information, read our page on Pickup and Delivery Options. 

 

Yes, there are subject librarians that focus on specific academic disciplines. To locate a subject librarian visit https://library.uoregon.edu/subject-librarians. You may also access subject-specific research guides at http://researchguides.uoregon.edu/?b=s that will direct you to the UO librarian responsible for that academic discipline. 

Requests for books and other physical items located in the UO Libraries generally take 1-3 days to fulfill. Library patrons will be notified by email when the item is ready for pickup. For more information and other pickup options, see our Pickup and Delivery Options.

The guide to How to Read an LC Call Number provides information about how to read Library of Congress Classification (LC call numbers) and to use the call numbers to find materials on the shelves.

Yes, there are two options. 1) You can borrow books, DVDs, and other items through the Summit system, which is made up of member libraries in the Northwest. Use LibrarySearch (http://library.uoregon.edu) to find and request items. 2) You can also request books, DVDs, and journal articles through interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loan allows you to borrow items beyond our region. Use WorldCat (https://uolibraries.on.worldcat.org/) to find and request items, or go directly to the ILLiad request sytem to enter what you need: https://illiad.uoregon.edu/illiad/oru/logon.html

For newly graduated seniors, their account is still active for six months. Borrowing (ILL and Summit) and off-campus database access are the same as if they were a student for the six months following graduation.  For example, if you graduated in June, you have an active student account until December.

Community members who are not current UO students, faculty, or staff may participate in the Oregon Card program. Oregon Card holders may check out up to 10 items at a time, with some limitations.

The Tutoring and Academic Engagement Center (formerly known as the Sky Studio) is located on the fourth floor of Knight Library. Current services and hours are available on the Tutoring and Academic Engagement Center services page.  

As of Fall 2021, Summit requests take about five days to arrive. You will get an email when the item is available for checkout.