Copy Service for Students

If this is the first time you've used the Copy Service for Students, please read the information below before submitting your request.

Copy Service Request Form

• What is the Copy Service for Students?
• Who is eligible to use the Copy Service for Students?
• What can I order?
• How much does the Copy Service for Students cost?
• When will I receive my articles?
• Are there any restrictions on what I can request?
• How do I submit a request?
• I have more questions. Who do I contact?

What is the copy service for students?
The Al Harris Library will send you journal articles by fax or mail if you are a SWOSU student and you live too far away to visit the library. The Copy Service for Students The cost is 10 cents per page. There's no additional charge for postal or fax delivery.

Who is eligible to use the copy service?
Due to limited library staffing, at this time we only offer the copy service to students who live outside these local Zip codes and communities: Arapaho (73620), Bessie (73622), Clinton (73601), Colony (73021), Corn (73024), Custer City (73639), Eakly (73033), Fay (73646), Hydro (73048), Thomas (73669), and Weatherford (73096).

Faculty and staff: please see the Copy Service for Faculty and Staff page.

What can I order?
You can order copies of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers owned by the Al Harris Library. To find out if the library owns the journal you need, check the Periodicals List and the library catalog. To request an article that is not owned by the library see the Interlibrary Loan page.

How much does the Copy Service for Students cost?
The charge is 10 cents per page. There is no additional charge for fax or postal delivery.

When will I receive my articles?
Your articles will be mailed or faxed to you within two working days. Allow additional time if you request postal mail delivery. Articles over 20 photocopied pages will be mailed.

Are there any restrictions on what I can request?

• You may ask for up to 5 articles at a time.
• The library is required to follow copyright laws and guidelines. In some cases this may limit the number of articles we can copy for you. If your request can't be filled because of copyright issues, the library will contact you with suggestions on other resources that may meet your needs.
• Complete issues of journals can't be copied -- only individual articles.
• Copies of articles not owned by SWOSU can be requested through interlibrary loan. To find out whether the library owns the journal you need, check the Periodicals List and the library catalog.

How do I submit a request?

• First, check the library catalog or the Periodicals List to see whether the Al Harris Library owns the journal, newspaper, or magazine you need.
• If the library owns the article you need submit your request using the Copy Service Request Form.

How do I pay for the articles I receive?
The Al Harris Library will send you a bill for the articles you request. You may either pay your bill in person at the Al Harris Library Circulation Desk or send a check or money order made payable to "SWOSU" to this address:

SWOSU Library
Attention: Ms. Mary Roberson
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096

If you have questions about your bill, contact Ms. Mary Roberson at (580)774-7026 or via email (mary.roberson@swosu.edu).

I have more questions. Who do I contact?
Contact Ms. Mary Roberson at (580)774-7026 or email (mary.roberson@swosu.edu).