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AHE Master's Program (Ecampus)

This guide supports the AHE 500-level courses in the Master of Education in Adult and Higher Education program.

Finding Books with 1Search

1Search lists the books and other materials owned by OSU Libraries, including the Valley Library in Corvallis, the Guin Library in Newport, and the Cascades collection in Bend.

  • Log in to 1Search.
  • Use "quotation marks" around the title for a more precise search.
  • Click the title of the book
  • Click on the Request OSU's Copy link. This option is only available if you're logged in.
  • For Pickup Location, choose Personal Delivery - Home Address
  • Click Request
  • It will take about 5-7 days for the book to arrive. Please use the enclosed shipping label to return the book to the OSU Libraries by the given due date.

Getting Books from Regional Libraries (Summit)

You can search for books in the Summit system, which consists of 38 academic libraries in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. As an Ecampus student, you can have them shipped to you.

  • Search for the title of the book you want in 1Search. Use the OSU Libraries + Summit scope.
  • Refine your results using the menu on the right so the Resource Type is Print Books.
  • Click on the title of the book. If the item is available through Summit, there will be a Place Summit Request link under Get It.
    Book record. Boxed text: Place Summit Request
  • Click on Place Summit Request.
  • Under Pickup/Delivery location choose Home Address
  • Click Request
  • The loan period for Summit items is 12 weeks. They may be renewed once for an additional 6 weeks.

If you live in Oregon or Washington, you can use your OSU ID to use another Summit Library. Bring your OSU ID and a photo ID.

PLEASE RETAIN YOUR FEDEX TRACKING NUMBER 

Borrowing Books from OSU

Book Delivery Services

Where to Return Books

You can borrow books, videos, government documents and other materials from the OSU Libraries. We send the books to you via FedEx (we cannot ship to a P.O. or A.P.O Box).

We also provide a shipping label for you to return the item. It is your responsibility to mail them back to us in a timely fashion. Please keep in mind that you are responsible for the book once it leaves the building. You may wish to use a form of delivery that provides a receipt since you are responsible for the items until the library receives them.

Please make sure we have your correct address. If you have moved or changed your name, we need to know.

NOTE: You need to be registered for a current Ecampus course to use this service.

 

PLEASE RETAIN YOUR FEDEX TRACKING NUMBER 

OSU Valley Library

OSU Valley Library - ILL
121 The Valley Library
201 SW Waldo Pl.
Corvallis, OR 97331

You may also return items in person to the circulation desks of the Valley Library, Guin Library, and Cascades-COCC Library.

Guin Library

Hatfield Marine Science Center
2030 SE Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR  97365

hmsc.library@oregonstate.edu  
541-867-0249

OSU-Cascades Library

202 Tykeson Hall
500 SW Chandler Ave.
Bend, OR 97702
library@osucascades.edu
541-322-2079

Ebooks at OSU

Find electronic books (ebooks) at OSU Libraries in four easy steps. 

  1. Start in 1Search from the OSU Libraries home page. Search for your topic or book title.
  2. Use the facets on the right-hand side of the page to choose eBooks and Apply Filters. You may need to go to "show more" under content type.
  3. Click Online Access by the desired ebook.
  4. Click Red Online tab to access the ebook.

Most ebooks can be "borrowed" for 1 or 7 days. In some cases, you can download the ebook and read it for the given loan period. For more information, check out OSU's ebook guide.

Finding Books Nearby

WorldCat lists books that are available at other libraries in the United States, and sometimes in other countries. If a book you want is not listed in the OSU Libraries catalog or at a  Summit library,  you might want to check WorldCat to see if the book is available at a library near you.

Generally, it will be faster to get the book from a local library or you can at least review it while you wait for the OSU copy to arrive.

Go to WorldCat.org. Type in the title of the book or keywords to describe your topic:

Search for a book in WorldCat.org

Click on the title of the book or item you want. You can also look to see who has other editions of the book by clicking on the View all editions and formats link.

Click on thte title of the book.

To see if OSU has the item, click on FindIt@OSU. If you want to know if the book is in a library near you, scroll down and enter your zip code.

Enter your zip code to see if the book is available in a library near you

If there isn't a copy in your area, you can place an Interlibrary Loan request with the OSU Libraries and we'll borrow it for you from another library and mail it to you. You just need to mail it back to us.