Research Guides: Molecular Genetics 4606: I wish someone had told me...

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Inter-library loan: https://library.osu.edu/ill/borrowing

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A+ Research Coaching - NEW

A+ Research Coaching offers help for students with writing and research assignments. Can’t find the information you need? Want to discuss with a fellow student how to organize and use what you’ve found? We can help you refine your thesis or research question, find and use sources, and much more. A+ Research Coaching provides one-on-one consultations to get you the help you need. You can schedule an appointment through OnCourse by visiting our website at go.osu.edu/aplus.

Textbooks via the Library

There are two ways to get textbooks via the library, but only one is currently available due to COVID. When we are not in a pandemic, your instructor can put a textbook on course reserves at any of our libraries. Students can then come check out that item, typically for two hours at a time. Many students scan the textbooks, and that is perfectly legal for personal use.

The second method is for the library to own a copy of the textbook. If it is available in our print collections, or if it is available from a partner library, you can check it out for a regular length of time. You can always request that we purchase it: https://library.osu.edu/suggest-additions-to-the-collection. However, that doesn't scale well, so we try and buy multiple-user eBooks when possible. Your instructor would need to contact their librarian to find out if the book is available as a multiple-user eBook at least four weeks before the class will need it. If a textbook is available as a multi-user eBook (and isn't entirely prohibitive in price), I will happily purchase it!