Collections & Borrowing

The Library holds over 8,000 physical volumes on our shelves. We are members of the Minuteman Library Network, a local consortium that, among other benefits, enables Oliners to request book delivery from any MLN library, expanding borrowing options to over 1.5 million physical items!

Our major ebook platforms are OlinScholar (our name for the EBSCO multi-resource platform) and Libby (also contains audiobooks).

Borrowing Policy Overview

see full policy, and related policies, at the end of this section

  • All items leaving the Library must be checked out.
  • It is an Honor Code violation to take Library items without permission or checking them out.
  • Items without barcodes should never leave the Library without explicit permission, which we do occasionally grant for appropriate uses.
  • We do not charge late fees or replacement costs - please tell us immediately if those occur!

Loan Periods

Item Type Loan Period
Books and DVDs 28 days
A/V & Library of Things 7 days
Board games 14 days
Course Reserves 3 hours

Questions

Contact library@olin.edu for borrowing help. For ILL renewals or questions, email ill@olin.edu.


Mid-year policy updates: Current policies and Library updates are posted at library.olin.edu. Contact us any time with policy questions or clarification requests.