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Library Hours & Calendar
Normal Hours – Fall and Spring Semesters | |
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Sunday | 1:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. |
Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. |
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Saturday | 12:00 p.m. – 6 p.m. |
Special Dates & Holidays – Fall 2022- Spring 2023 | |
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Monday, May 17th – Saturday, August 20th – Summer Hours | Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sat & Sun CLOSED |
Sunday, August 21st - Orientation | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Monday, August 22nd – New Student Orientation | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Tuesday, August 23rd – First Day of Classes, Normal Hours Resume | 7:30am – 10:00pm |
Monday, September 5th - Labor Day | CLOSED |
Friday, October 7th – Fall Break | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Wednesday, November 23rd – Sunday, November 27th – Thanksgiving Break | CLOSED |
Monday, November 28th – Normal Hours Resume | 7:30 am – 10:00 pm |
Sunday, December 4th – Extended Hours for Finals | 1:00 pm – 12:00 am (Midnight) |
Monday, December 5th – Thursday, December 8th – Extended Hours for Finals | 7:30 am – 12:00 am (Midnight) |
Friday, December 9th | 7:30 am – 6:00 pm |
Saturday, December 10th | 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Sunday, December 11th – Extended Hours for Finals | 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm |
Monday, December 12th – Tuesday, December 13th | 7:30 am – 10:00 pm |
Wednesday, December 14th | 7:30 am – 8:00 pm |
Thursday, December 15th – Last Day of Finals | 7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Friday, December 16th – Thursday, December 22nd – Winter Break (Reduced Hours) | Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm , Sat & Sun CLOSED |
Friday, December 23rd – Monday, January 2nd, 2023 – Winter Break | CLOSED |
Tuesday, January 3rd – Saturday, January 7th – Winter Break (Reduced Hours) | Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm , Sat & Sun CLOSED |
Sunday, January 8th - Normal Hours Resume | 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Monday, January 9th – Spring Semester Classes Begin | 7:30 am – 10:00 pm |
Monday, January 16th – MLK, Jr. Birthday | CLOSED |
Saturday, March 4th – Saturday, March 18th – Spring Break (Reduced Hours) | Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm , Sat & Sun CLOSED |
Sunday, March 19th – Normal Hours Resume | 1:00 pm – 10:00pm |
Sunday, April 30th – Extended Hours for Finals | 1:00 pm – 12:00 am (Midnight) |
Monday, May 1st – Thursday, May 4th – Extended Hours for Finals | 7:30 am – 12:00 am (Midnight) |
Sunday, May 7th – Extended Hours for Finals | 1:00 pm – 12:00 am (Midnight) |
Thursday, May 11th – Last Day of Finals | 7:30 am – 6pm |
Friday, May 12th – Commencement Weekend Begins | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Saturday, May 14th – Commencement | CLOSED |
Sunday, May 16th | CLOSED |
Monday, May 15th – Summer Break Begins (Reduced Hours) | Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm , Sat & Sun CLOSED |
Monday, May 29th – Memorial Day | CLOSED |
Contact Information
Ross Library
Phone: 417-667-8181 ext. 2153
Text Message: 417-986-2275 (Ask-A-Librarian)
Fax: 417-448-1040
E-mail: library@cottey.edu
Courtney Trautweiler
Library Director
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2109
E-mail: ctrautweiler@cottey.edu
Tatiana Jones
Library Technician/Cataloging
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2114
E-mail: tjones@cottey.edu
Trudy Burr
Library Assistant for Acquisitions
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2110
E-mail: tburr@cottey.edu
Amber Overton
Library Assistant & Student Employee Coordinator
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2152
E-mail: aoverton@cottey.edu
Brian Davis
Library Assistant for Public Services
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2181
E-mail: bdavis@cottey.edu
Andrew Adams
Library Assistant for Public Services
Phone: (417) 667-8181 ext. 2210
E-mail: aadams@cottey.edu
Faculty & Staff Resources
Welcome to the Ross Library Faculty and Staff Resources page. This page offers access to copyright and fair use guidelines, instructions for requesting materials from MOBIUS and useful forms for library services: Interlibrary Loans, Display Requests, Order Requests, and Reserve Forms.
Copyright Information & Useful Forms
- Title: The copyright book : a practical guide / William S. Strong.
- Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2014]
- Edition: Sixth Edition.
This book is available online in the library’s eBook collection. Access it here.
Copyright Law of the United States of America: This is the law.
Fair Use: Explanation of the general principles of “fair use”
Information Technology Policy [Library Version]: This version of the College policy includes a consent form for a parent to authorize a child to use computers in the library.
Interlibrary Loan Form: Use this form for requesting a periodical article or a book not available through MOBIUS. Brian Davis at bdavis@cottey.edu.
MOBIUS Books: How to request books from other MOBIUS libraries.
Order Request Form: Use this form to suggest new items to be added to the collections. Please submit this form to Trudy Burr at tburr@cottey.edu.
Reserves Form: Use this form for items you wish to put on reserve. Please email this form to Andy Adams at aadams@cottey.edu or submit it at the Library Front Desk.
The library has two Reserve Collections:
Faculty Reserves: Each instructor has space to place items on reserve for their classes.
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- Example item types: Books, Audiovisual materials (DVD, Bluray, VHS, CD), Articles, Practice Quizzes
- Items may be from the Library’s collection or personal copies directly from the faculty member.
- MOBIUS items cannot be placed on Reserve.
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Textbook Reserves: Items in the Library’s collection that match items on the semester’s required textbook list are pulled and placed in this collection. NOTE: This collection is NOT a comprehensive collection of the semester’s required textbooks.
The library has two Reserve Collections:
To Place Items on Reserve please follow these steps:
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- Search the library catalog to determine if the item is available in the Library’s collection. If YES, please go to Step. 2. If NO, you have the option to submit a personal copy or request the purchase of the item using Faculty Allocation Funds. Please note that this option requires at least a two week turnaround. Use the Order Request Form above.
- Fill out the Reserves Form, with relevant information, for each title you are adding to Reserves. Blank copies are also available in the Library at the Front Desk and the Forms Display Shelf.
- Submit your completed forms to the Front Desk along with the items to be placed on Reserve.
- Please allow 3 business days for the items to be processed and placed on the Reserve Shelf.
- If you requested titles using your Faculty Allocation funds, please allow those titles to be received and catalogued fully, then follow the Reserves procedure above.
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Course Reserves item titles and availability can be viewed here:
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- Select Course Reserves in the Search Options sidebar on the right side of the screen
- Course Reserve listings are searchable by Course Name and Professor Name.
- Textbook Reserves is listed under course name: Ross Textbooks
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Display Request Form: Use this from to request library display space. Forms may be emailed to library@cottey.edu or submit at the Library Front Desk.
Reviews
Choice Reviews: Short reviews of new books and electronic resources for academic libraries
Technology Policy for family members who use computers in the Library: Individuals, who are not employed by Cottey, and who use Library computers are required to sign the policy in person and to sign in each time they enter the building. Normally, a child under 10 years must be accompanied by a parent. Cottey employees’ children who are under the age of 10 may be allowed in the Library if the parent is on campus. The decision about this privilege will be made on a “case-by-case” basis and may be revoked, depending on the child’s behavior while in the Library.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How can I request a WorldCat Book or an article from another library?
Interlibrary Loan Request Form and email it to Brian Davis at bdavis@cottey.edu
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How do I Request a MOBIUS Book?
MOBIUS libraries in Missouri lend books from one library to another library. Movies and other formats are not available.
- Search the MOBIUS catalog to find a book that you want. MOBIUS
- Click on the title to see if the book is available.
- Click on Request It.
- Please Choose Your Library: Click on the drop down box and choose MOBIUS – Cottey College. Click on Submit.
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Your name
Your campus ID: a number followed by COTT on your Cottey keycard.
Crowder College students enter your Crowder ID number followed by CC. - Pickup Library: select MOBIUS Cottey College.
- Choose a pickup location.
Open the drop down box and choose Cottey College.
[You may select a different location where the book will be sent. You would get the book at that location.] - Click on Submit.
- Watch the response from MOBIUS, to see if your request was successful.
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WHAT ARE THE LOAN PERIODS AND FEES?
Library materials can be returned to the Library’s front desk or the drop box in a residence hall. Reserves must be returned directly to the Front Circulation Desk. There is an outside return slot beside the entrance to the Library.
Circulation notices are emailed directly to the borrower. Borrowing privileges are suspended for borrowers who have long overdue material.
Format Loan Period Renewals Fines Reserve Items (set aside for a particular course) Determined by each professor Can be renewed unless needed by someone else in the class $.25 per hour SWAN and MOBIUS loans 28 days Yes, unless recalled by lending library $120 fine for late books
Lost books are charged a $100 replacement cost.
Late books that are not lost are charged $20WorldCat loans 30 days Yes, unless recalled by lending library Determined by the lending library Periodicals 1 day* Yes $.25 per day Movies & CDs 3 days Yes $.25 per day Storage Item 28 days Yes $.25 per day Laptop Computers 3 hours
Library use onlyYes $1.00 per hour AV Equipment 1 day Yes $.25 per day Computer Speaker 3 hours
Library use onlyYes $.25 per hour Flash Drive 3 hours
Library use onlyYes $.25 per hour, no grace period CD-R 3 hours
Library use onlyYes $.25 per hour, no grace period * The most recent issue is not available for check out.
Transcripts and Grades are held until student accounts are cleared each semester.
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How do I request display space in the library?
Fill out the Display Request Form.