Library account

Your employee card also serves as your library card. You may use your card to borrow up to 500 items for 120 days with unlimited renewals. Borrowing privileges may vary according to the type of document.

• Borrow and renew
• Our collections
• Fill out a request form for teaching and research assistants.

Your account

Your uoAccess credentials give you access to the library's electronic resources (databases, e-books, articles, etc.) and workstations and let you access your Omni account.

Username: Full uOttawa.ca email address ([email protected])

Password: your uoAccess password is the same one used for systems such as Outlook/Exchange, VirtuO, and UNIWeb.

To change your uoAccess password, use the uoAccess self-serve tool. Need help? Contact the Service Desk.

Borrow from other libraries

Cannot find what you are looking for? We can help you borrow materials from other libraries. The Interlibrary loan (ILL) service assists members of the University of Ottawa community, including current faculty, retired professors, and emeritus professors.

• Log in to RACER
• How to submit an interlibrary loan request

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My library card

Alumni

1. Contact the Alumni Association to obtain your membership card and bring it to one of our service desks to register for your library card.
2. If you have forgotten your login information, please call the Service Desk at 613-562-5800 ext. 5000.

Visitor

Bring the following items to the service desk of any library to be issued a library card:

1. Identification with your name, photo and address
2. Card issued by your institution, such as Sm@rtLibrary card, etc.

Lost cards are subject to a replacement fee of $5.

Sign in to Omni

To sign into Omni for the first time:

1. On the Omni page, click on "Sign in" in the top right corner of your screen.
2. Select "Omni ID".
   • User ID = your email address
   • Password = the password you chose when you created your uOttawa Library account.
3. Click "Login".

Need help?

• To verify what email address is registered to your account, contact [email protected].
• To reset your password, click on "Need help signing in?"
  • Select "Réinitialiser le mot de passe | Reset password".
  • Enter your email address and click "Send". If we found a matching email address, you will receive a reset password link.

When you have your password you'll need it each time you log into your Omni account.