OSC personnel who wish to use other departments' private libraries are asked to introduce themselves to the librarian there and inquire about borrowing arrangements. Borrowing privileges for graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff Borrowing privileges are extended to people who receive mail at the Optical Sciences Center. This group includes our faculty, staff, graduate students and visiting scholars. No library card or special registration is required. Borrowing privileges for guests Our guests, including students from other departments who are taking an optics class and members of the general public, may occasionally borrow one of our books for two weeks if that item is not available from the Science Library.
Special registration is required.
Call numbers We use Library of Congress call numbers. Generally, we will shelve books under the same call number used in the Main and Science Libraries. Our card catalog is located just behind the reference desk. Books and journals are listed alphabetically within the catalog by subject, author and title. Class notes and homework Class notes are shelved in black binders at the end of the reference and reserve book section.