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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The fourth century = Le quatrième siècle | Edouard Glissant ; translated by Betsy Wing | PQ3949.2.G53 Q481 2001 | 4 hour | Link |
| I, Tituba, Black witch of Salem | Maryse Condé ; translated by Richard Philcox ; foreword by Angela Y. Davis ; afterword by Ann Armstrong Scarboro | PQ3949.2.C65 M5613 1994 | 4 hour | Link |
| The kingdom of this world | Alejo Carpentier ; translated from the Spanish by Pablo Medina | PQ7389.C263 R413 2017 | 4 hour | Link |
| Maroon societies : rebel slave communities in the Americas | edited by Richard Price | HT1048 .P74 1996 | 4 hour | Link |
| The ripening | Edouard Glissant ; Translated and introduced Micheal Dash | PQ2667.L5 L41 1985 | 4 hour | Link |
Electronic Resources
| Title (Direct Link to Resource) | Author | Call Number | Link to Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running a thousand miles for freedom : the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery | by William Craft and Ellen Craft ; with an introductory chapter by Frederick Douglass | E450 .C8 2020eb | Link |
| The fourth century = Le quatrième siècle | Édouard Glissant ; translated by Betsy Wing | PQ3949.2.G53 Q4813 2001eb | Link |
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