Learn how to avoid fines, what you'll need to check out items, and how to get materials on reserve that aren't available right now.
Learn about what items can go on reserve, for how long, and where, as well as processing time, fines that may apply, and electronic resources.
This is a quick guide on how to read the status of items in the library catalog:
Available the item is ready to be checked out
Due: followed by a date and time the item is checked out and due back at the indicated date and time.
In Process the item is not ready to be checked out; it is currently being processed by staff, but should be available soon
To view the status of an item, you must click on the link in the column "click on link to view status" below
You can check out these items from the circulation desk of Thompson Library, located on the first floor at the East/Oval end
To check out materials please have a valid photo ID such as your BuckID or Driver's License
Fines for reserve items can be significant and these items must be returned back to Thompson Library circulation desk (Fine Information Link).
Find out more information about Thompson Library such as today's hours (Thompson Library Link).
If you are unable to access the eBooks or streaming video listed below, please email Emily Smock (smock.19@osu.edu)
Physical Books or DVDs in Thompson Library
| Title | Author | Call Number | Loan Period | Click on link to view status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style | BF76.7 .P83 2020 |
2 hour No Overnight |
Link | |
| On writing well : the classic guide to writing nonfiction | William Zinsser | PE1429 .Z5 2001 | 2 hour | Link |
| Style : lessons in clarity and grace | Joseph M. Williams; revised by Joseph Bizup | PE1421 .W545 2014 c.2 | 2 hour | Link |
| American Earth : environmental writing since Thoreau | edited by Bill McKibben ; foreword by Al Gore | PS169.E25 A44 2008 | 2 hour | Link |
| Rhetorical grammar : grammatical choices, rhetorical effects | Martha Kolln, Loretta Gray | PE1408 .K696 2010 | 2 hour | Link |
| Writing science in plain English | Anne E. Greene | T11 .G6814 2013 | 2 hour | Link |
| A Sand County almanac : with essays on conservation from Round River | Aldo Leopold; illustrated by Charles W. Schwartz | QH81 .L56 1970b c.3 | 2 hour | Link |
| Style : the basics of clarity and grace | Joseph M. Williams | PE1421 .W5455 2015 | 2 hour | Link |
Electronic Resources
| Title (Direct Link to Resource) | Author | Call Number | Link to Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent spring | Rachel Carson | SB959 .C3 1962 | Link |
| The craft of scientific writing | Michael Alley | T11 | Link |
| The craft of research | Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams | Q180.55.M4 B66 2008eb | Link |
