For Faculty & Staff

• Frequently Asked Questions

  Search or browse for frequently asked questions. Don't see your question here? Use the contact info on the left of the screen to ask a librarian for help.

• Request Library Instruction

  RSU Libraries offers customized library instruction for your students, including research tips and tricks, database navigation, source authority, library services, and more!  To secure your slot for instruction, please complete the instruction request form at least three weekdays in advance. Visit our Information Literacy & Instruction guide for more information on instruction tiers and short session offerings.

• Course Reserves

  Faculty can request that selected material be held at the front desk for library-use only. To submit a Reserves request, contact the library at 918 343-7770.

• Request materials from another library (ILL)

  RSU Libraries has access to books, journal articles, films and more from libraries worldwide. If you need an item that is not in our holdings, we can often borrow it from another library. Simply fill out the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form. Delivery time for items varies, so please place requests at least two weeks in advance.

• Reserve a Study Room  The library has 2 group study rooms that can be reserved and 7 smaller rooms that are available on a first come, first served basis. The larger rooms have a computer and projector. The smaller rooms have a TV that can be connected to laptops. These are great spaces for not only studying but practicing presentations and meeting with students. Reservations can be made by contacting the library at 918-343-7716.

• Tutorials   

  RSU Libraries offers a variety of online tutorials on information literacy topics like avoiding plagiarism and evaluating websites and other sources for reliability and accuracy. At instructor request, the library can create a custom tutorial on research skills and sources specific to a field of study. The custom tutorial can then be posted to a course LMS page, or elsewhere.

Full-Time Faculty:

• Faculty members may check out more materials and renew them multiple times, since they may be using the materials as part of their courses.
• Faculty may keep up to 100 books, 20 compact discs, 25 DVDs, 20 audiotapes, and 50 videotapes.
• Books are checked out to faculty for 120 days and audiovisual materials for 60 days.
• Faculty are encouraged to return materials by the end of the semester.

Adjunct Faculty & Staff:

• Staff and adjunct faculty are limited to no more than 30 books, eight compact discs, eight DVDs, eight audiotapes, or eight videotapes.
• Books, audio books, and compact discs are checked out to staff for 21 days, and DVDs and BluRays are checked out for seven days.

See: Library Policies