SCU Library serves the information and research needs of its students, faculty, and registered guests. Library is closed the month of July. 

HOURS - Please Call or email before coming.

Semester (2nd week through last week of classes)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:45a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Non-Semester (Finals through Christmas break and Fnals through end of June)

Monday – Thursday 8:45 to 4:45 / Closed to the public on Fridays.
Exception is Tuesday when the facility is open until 5:45 p.m. to accommodate the ABLE Adult Professional Services program.

SCU is organized using the Library of Congress classification system.

Circulation, Over dues, & Fines
Items are checked out for three (3) weeks, with one renewal. Items are subject to recall if needed by another student or faculty. ALL renewals can be handled in person, by phone, or email.  The Library sends out renewals, overdues, and other important messages via the school's G-Mail account.  Check it frequently (also see instructions for forwarding the SCU G-Mail to another account you already use).

Fines: A fine of ten cents per item per day is assessed to items kept over their due date. Be sure and ask for a date due slip at checkout.

Over dues : Over due notices are sent via the school email system. It is the responsibility of the student to keep their records current. Each semester there is a FINAL DUE DATE (the last Wednesday of classes). ALL materials are either due in or should be re-checked by that date.

Lost or damaged items: Student will be charged the total current replacement cost of the item, plus a $10 processing fee.

All those with items out after the semester final date and who did not renew, are sent to the Business Office and they will need to be released from the library before they 1) take their finals and 2) receive their final grades. After Finals week, their account is billed and a $10 pere item handling charge is added to their bill.

Oklahoma Share Card
This is a program of the Oklahoma Council of Academic Library Directors(OCALD) and the State Higher Education Board. It allows for a wide range of Oklahomans to utilize resources from many different libraries for their research needs. Students who are unable to find resources (books) in SCU's library can make application to the SCU Library Director for issuance of an "OK-Share Care." This allows the student to make application for a guest or courtesy card at a member institution. The member institution may allow the student to checkout one or two books (varies by institution). Borrower must comply with all the rules of the lending school.

■OK-Share Card Form(print off and bring to the Library Office) http://www.okhighered.org/OCALD/borrowers-app.pdf
■OK-Share Card List of Schools Participating in Program - http://www.okhighered.org/ocald/participating-libraries.shtml

Policies - Library Gifts & Donations
SCU Library welcomes gifts of gently used, quality resources but reserves the right in determining their final disposition. If an item cannot beadded to the collection it will be either sold to purchase needed items, givent o interested students or faculty, or otherwise disposed of.

Gifts of funds should be sent to the attention of the Business Office with a notation “Library.”  Gifts with strings cannot be accepted and there can be no promises of establishing special or separate collections.

Gifts for the PRC and the SCU Archive will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

For a complete list of the Gifts & Donations Policy contact the Library Director. Contact Phone: 405-789-7661 x 3451 or Email: scu.library@swcu.edu

Mission Statement
The mission of the SCU Library Commons is to provide quality, balanced, and current resources to support the educational goals of the University, to instruct in students effective and ethical skills for the use of information in contemporary society, to connect the student with enriching activities on campus and off, and to foster habits for lifelong learning. To accomplish this mission:

■The library will work cooperatively with instructors and others to integrate information skills with course content.
■The library facility will provide intellectual and physical access to materials in a variety of formats and views.
■The library will seek partnerships through various outreach activities to connect students to creatively and intellectually enriching events and guests.
■The Library will seek active partnerships, involvement, and support of the administration, instructors, students, and supporters.

Welcome to the most important service on the campus! This department directly contributes to the success of the student in developing skills for life long learning.

Thank you for stopping by to learn about the library and information resources of Southwestern Christian University.  We hope you will come to visit us soon and often.   Students who use their campus library often and well are the students who succeed in their goal of an education. Your campus library is your window on the world of knowledge.

Marilyn A. Hudson, M.L.I.S.

Director of Library Services