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ARKLink

ARKLink offers a statewide Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement using the ARKLink Card, allowing any Arkansas Tech University affiliated person residing in the state to borrow books and other items from some 52 college and university libraries including the University of Arkansas in Fayettville, the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, and the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.

Request your ARKLink card through the form below. Your card will be mailed to the address you enter in the form.

Audio Lab

The Audio Lab is open to current ATU students where they can record their voice for podcasts or film narrations, record their piano or guitar playing, mix beats and pop songs, and post-produce pre-recorded audio files with high quality mastering software. Learn more.

Book It!

Reserve a study room for up to two hours per day. You can also reserve the Audio Lab or the Video Lab. Select the appropriate location in the "Location" dropdown. The system has a 24 hour wait between bookings. The study rooms are equipped with a PC and a white board. Dry erase markers, webcams, and headsets are available at circulation for check out. Book it!

Book Scanner

The book scanner allows you to scan book pages and send them to your email as PDF. It is located in RPL129, next to the Tech Learning Center.

The library strives to provide the best quality services to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community. See below for specific borrowing privileges and policies.

The Basics

Circulation Desk: one can check-out materials, borrow calculators, dry erase markers, laptops..., pay fines, retrieve lost items, or pick course reserves. The PHIL station is used to load Tech IDs and community library cards with additional cash for printing/copying.
Reference Desk: research help; getting started, finding and using library materials
Printers and photocopiers: available on all three floors of the building. Add funds to Tech IDs and print cards at the PHIL station at the Circulation desk.
Borrowing Privileges: the Tech library offers borrowing privileges to members of the Tech Family and the community.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL): this service provides resources from other libraries that are not found in the Tech collections.
Curriculum Work Space: large die cut collection (bring your own paper), laminator ($1.00 per linear foot)
Study rooms: small (2 chairs) and medium (4 chairs). Reserve one with Book it!
stations (Tech library search engine): there are two stations dedicated to using the Tech library search engine. One is on the first floor (near the Reference Desk) and the other one on the second floor (near the rotunda).
Multimedia rooms (also called Tegrity rooms): allows audio and video recording for course work or test taking. Includes equipment for audio-video transfer. Reserve a Multimedia Room with Book it!
ARKLink: the library’s membership in this consortium allows students and faculty to use resources at other member college and university libraries throughout Arkansas.
Music Lab: equipped with computers with music composition software and keyboards. Holds the CD and LP collections. Video and audio transfer equipment is also available.
Audio Lab: high end software and equipment for creating audio and editing audio and video. Reserve the Audio Lab with Book it!
Video Lab: high end software and equipment for video recording. Green screen room. Reserve the Video Lab with Book it!

The Specifics

While all services listed above are offered to all Arkansas Tech University affiliates, they might differ depending on the group to which you belong. The community at large can also use the library. Check the specific services for your group below.