Library
You may use the instant message service below to contact
our Reference Assistant. Hours are normally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, Central Standard Time. When not available, you may also contact
the Reference Librarian at 417.626.1234 X2724 or RefLib@OCC.edu.
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The Seth Wilson Library is named after OCC's founding academic dean,
Seth Wilson (1914-2006).
The
library provides more than 77,000 items (print and non-print), with access
to additional volumes in the nearby Joplin
Public Library and Missouri
Southern State University Library. Access to other information is available
through full-text databases. Internet access is also available including access
to religious & theological abstracts. All library functions are fully
automated and our catalog is accessible
on-line. A full-time research assistant is available to assist students
with research needs.
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Summer Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
OUTSIDE BOOK-DROP: Open all hours
Circulation System: The circulation of materials from the library will require the use of an ID card.
| Item Type |
Circulation Period |
Late Charge |
| Regular Books |
2 weeks |
$ .20/day |
| Reserve Books |
Varies |
$ .20/hour after 9 a.m. |
| Reference Books |
Overnight only |
$ .20/hour after 9 a.m. |
| Periodicals |
Overnight only |
$1.00/day/item after 9 a.m. |
| Audio Tapes |
1 week |
$ .50/day |
| Video Tapes |
1 week |
$1.00/day |
| AV Equipment |
3 days |
$1.00/day |
Phoned-in renewals are permitted:
417.626.1234, Ext. 2700 (books); Ext. 2712 (Audio-Visuals)
Audio-Visual
Services: A-V materials are available at no cost for student checkout.
These include a large video collection, CDs, cassette tapes, filmstrips, slides
and A-V equipment. Data video projectors are available for rental only. A
tape duplication service is offered. Chapel services, convention sessions,
etc. may be borrowed at no charge or purchased for $2.00 per title. Blank
cassettes as well as commercially recorded tapes are available in the bookstore.
A-V Department hours are:
Monday - Friday 
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Internet Use Guidelines for the Library
You may use our Internet computers in half-hour blocks on a first come, first serve basis. You may continue into the next half-hour only if no one is waiting to use the computer when you reach the end of your half-hour.
- The Internet computer is for RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.
- This excludes use of or for chat rooms, personal email, book marking, assignments, game playing, purchasing, etc. Travel reservations are an exception.
- Only library staff can add to BOOKMARKS . You are free to suggest additional bookmarks.
- File saving/transfering/downloading is not available at this time.
- Any inadvertent appearance on the screen of anything approximating pornography
is to be immediately removed. Any deliberate attempt to access sexually
explicit locations will result in a banning from use of the system and an
appearance before the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. The on-duty
librarian's perception of what is acceptable and what is not will prevail
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- FULL-TEXT PRINTING of documents will be at the rate of 5 cents PER PAGE to be paid at the circ desk.
Security System: The Library collection is guarded against unauthorized borrowing by the presence of an electronic surveillance system. All attempts to bypass the system will be treated as disciplinary matters. Inadvertent infractions will result in a request to return to the circulation desk where the necessary checkout procedures will be followed. The Library reserves the right to examine the contents of book bags, brief cases, etc.
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