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 |
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Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945 | Rana Mitter | DS777.53 .M555 2013 | 2 hour | Link |
Konoe Fumimaro and the failure of peace in Japan, 1937-1941 : a critical appraisal of the three-time prime minister | Kazuo Yagami | DS885.5.K6 Y34 2006 | 2 hour | Link |
The Pacific War : World War II and the Japanese, 1931-1945 | Ienaga Saburo ; translated from the Japanese by Frank Baldwin | D767.2 .I31 | 2 hour | Link |
Red sorghum : a novel of China | Mo Yan ; translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt | PL2886.O1684 H831 1994 | 2 hour | Link |
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers | Kate L. Turabian | LB2369 .T8 2018 c.3 | 2 hour | Link |
Electronic Resources
Title (Direct Link to Resource) | Author | Call Number | Link to Catalog |
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Japan's Imperial Army : Its Rise and Fall, 1853 - 1945 | Edward J. Drea | DS838.7 .D74 2009 | Link |
The Generalissimo : Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China |
Jay Taylor | DS777.488.C5 T39 2009eb | Link |
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