Access to the general materials collection is available through Circulation. All materials are checked out, returned, or renewed at the Circulation Desk. At the Circulation Desk, one can receive assistance on the location of materials, answers to directional questions and some transactional questions, activate your Ram Card, pay for charges, pick up and pay for copies and get popular non-circulating periodicals (newspapers and some magazines) to use within the library.
All WSSU faculty, staff, and students must use their Ram Card which should be current and validated each school year to borrow materials. Borrowers are financially responsible for all materials checked out on their Ram Cards.
Borrowing Privileges
TALA – Triad Academic Library Association
According to the agreement with the Triad Academic Library Association ("TALA"), current Winston-Salem State University students, staff, and faculty may borrow circulating books directly from any of the following libraries:
- Alamance Community College
- Bennett College
- Elon University
- Greensboro College
- Guilford College
- Guilford Tech Community College
- High Point University
- North Carolina A&T
- Salem College
- University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- University of North Carolina-School of the Arts
- Wake Forest University
- Winston-Salem State University
IMPORTANT: You will be asked to show a valid photo ID AND be prepared to confirm your status as a currently enrolled or employed Winston-Salem State University community member. Be sure to have your Ram Card with you for borrowing.
C.G. O'Kelly library does not charge faculty, staff or students for black & white copying; request for printing in color is handled on a case-by-case basis. The access service staff will make every effort to accommodate the request.
Articles for course reserves are handled via the library liaison and faculty members. Once the item is placed on reserved, it will be circulated from the Access service desk, reserved items are for in-house library use only and cannot be taken outside of the building.
Faculty members who need to place photocopied materials on reserve will need to provide the library with proof of copyright permission. Permission may be obtained by logging on to the Copyright Clearance Center or calling 978-750-8400.
NOTE: Faculty may contact the Information Commons Coordinator for more information.
Only faculty members can
All fines, fees and holds are handled via the cashier's office. C. G. O'Kelly library does not collect or accept cash for fines and fees. A temporary hold is placed on your account until the library material has been returned.
The Interlibrary Loan Department promotes and supports the research and creative activities of the University’s students, faculty and staff. This service was designed to help faculty and researchers obtain information from other libraries or vendors, if not available at their home library. Our staff supports your research by conducting our own research in an effort to borrow books, acquire dissertations, journal articles, and other sources of information for WSSU authorized persons.
Our Newspapers are located in the Information Commons area (1st floor West) and are available first come first serve. Magazines and Periodicals are located on the 2nd floor east and are for in-house (Library Use Only). These items cannot be checked out.
