Undergrad, graduate, and Doctorial Students have access to a multitude of physical and electronic items for check out including locally held physical and electronical items, items from other libraries either remotely or in person through Orbis Cascade Alliance's Summit reciprocal borrowing program, as well as materials outside that library system through InterLibrary Loan. For a general list of tutorials covering a wide range of services and policies please see the main Tutorials and How-tos page.

• Students are allowed to check out a maximum of 300 items total at a time.  A complete list of the Library's material for check out and loan times can be found on the Library's Borrowing Policy page.
• For instructions on how to place holds on materials please see the Library's main tutorials page. 

What is Summit Borrowing?

Seattle University is a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s Summit program which is a partnership of PNW libraries that allows faculty to access and check out materials through library catalog or in-person borrowing. For specifics of Summit borrowing policies please see the Library's Borrowing Policies page.

Request for local pick up:

• Students can request materials be shipped to SU for pickup and check out at the Lemieux Library Circulation desk. For a tutorial of how to request materials, please see the Borrowing from Summit tutorial page. 
• Having as much information, especially an ISBN, will speed up the process in finding materials in the catalog. 

In-person Pickup or Visiting Summit Patron Program:

• Students are allowed in-person check out privileges at any of the Orbis Cascade Alliance schools.  A full list for these schools can be found here.
• To activate your account, you will need to:
  • Go in person to the Summit school library's circulation desk of your choice with your Seattle University ID
  • The school will have you verify your school affiliation and expiration date by having you log into your Library account. To log into your Library account please visit the: How to access your Library account page. 
  • The specific library you visit will give you additional instructions such as how to renew items and check the status of your library account.

Questions? Contact Access Services (libcirc@seattleu.edu) or Resource Sharing/Summit (sturgeon@seattleu.edu).

If you are unable to find an item through the Lemieux Library or Summit, you may then want to try InterLibrary Loan, via SU Illiad. SU Illiad is an efficient and robust software module used for tracking and processing your Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests. More information is available on the SU Interlibrary Loan Guide.

To request items please see the Library's tutorial on Requesting Materials from ILL 

The full InterLibrary Loan borrowing guide is available here.

Here is a list of Seattle area Libraries that you can obtain loaning privileges for both physical and electronic materials: 

• Seattle Public Library

  SPL has a wealth of resources for scholars in the Seattle area. In addition to many circulating items, SPL has a robust Special Collections division and expert research librarians. Additional services at SPL include special events, free museum passes, and private study rooms.

• King County Public Library

  Students living outside the city of Seattle may be eligible for a King County library card. The KCLS library system also allows eligible patrons to print up to 75 pages per week for free.

• Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

  A library offering materials and services for individuals with visual or other physical impairments.