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Penrose Library

Borrowing Materials Outside of Penrose
Summit / Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Summit & Interlibrary Loan do not have extended loan periods.

Summit

Summit is a library catalog that combines over 27 million items from Oregon and Washington academic libraries. Journal articles are not available through Summit.

Accessing Summit:

  • If you can’t find an item in the Penrose Library Catalog use the “Search Summit” link

    Search Summit

  • Access Summit directly: http://summit.orbiscascade.org

Summit Borrowing:

  • Requested items arrive within 2 to 3 business days.
  • Patrons with fines in excess of $20 are barred
  • Summit is a service for current students, faculty and staff
  • Items avaliable at Penrose cannot be borrowed through Summit
  • Items will only be placed on the hold shelf for 5 days.

Summit Fines:

  • All patrons (including faculty)
  • $.50 per day for the first 10 days
  • $1 per day for the next 15 day
  • Maximum fine: $30/item
  • Lost book charge: $110 (unless replacement cost is higher)

Interlibrary Loan

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