Our Lady of the Lake University
 
 
  

Catholic High School Borrowing Policies

The Sueltenfuss Library, Our Lady of the Lake University, provides helpful services to San Antonio Catholic High School students. These services include reference, circulation, & document delivery.
Reference Service:
Reference librarians are available to assist Catholic high school students in conducting successful research in all subjects.
Areas of assistance include:
  • Searching the OLLU Library Catalog
  • General Internet Searching
  • Evaluating websites
  • Journal database searching
  • Identifying materials in other area libraries
  • Citing materials
  • Writing a research paper
Reference librarians can be accessed in the following ways:
  • In person during regular reference hours (Mon. - Thurs. 8am - 10pm; Fri. 8am - 5pm; Sat. & Sun. 10am - 6pm).
  • Via telephone - 434-6711 ext.8236
  • Via email reference@lake.ollusa.edu
  • By appointment - Click Here to see the librarian assigned to your campus
Circulation of OLLU-Owned Books:
Catholic high school students have limited checkout privileges with the Sueltenfuss Library and must follow the following guidelines:
Policy:
  • Students are limited to two checkouts at a time
  • The checkout period is two weeks
  • There are no renewal periods
  • Checkouts are limited to books, Items that do not circulate are all AV materials (videos, DVD's, CD's), journals, reserve items, reference items and software.
To Checkout Books and Requests:
  • Step one - Students must have signed parental permission slip on file.
  • Step two - Students must make arrangements with their high school librarian. Students should already know what materials they want to check out by consulting theOLLU Library Catalog
  • Step Three - The high school librarian will approve the checkout and then proceed in one of two ways:
    • The high school librarian will fill out an OLLU/Catholic high school form for the student. The student then brings the form to the Circulation Desk of the Sueltenfuss Library in person. It will be the student's responsibility to return the book to the library.
      • Or
    • If the student cannot find transportation to the Sueltenfuss Library, the librarian can email reference@lake.ollusa.edu with the request and the material will be delivered to the high school.
Document Delivery
Catholic high school students can utilize the Sueltenfuss Library's document delivery services for articles only. The high school student submits the article request to the high school librarian, who then fills out the Document Delivery request form. Once the article has been received by OLLU, the student (cc:to high school librarian) will receive an e-mail message instructing how the student can retrieve the article online for 30 days.