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List of Subject Librarians

Find the Librarian for your major here.

Library Locations

Find your favorite library!

We have many locations across campus. 

Enter the location address into the Ohio State App to get directions via the campus map.

 

North Campus Library Locations

Closest to these residence halls: Archer, Barrett, Blackburn, Bowen, Busch, Drackett, Gateway, Haverfield, Houck, Houston, Jones, Mendoza, Norton, Nosker, Raney, Scott, Taylor, Torres

South Campus Library Locations

Closest to these residence halls: Baker, Bradley, Canfield, Mack, Morrison, Neil, Park-Stradley, Paterson, Residences on 10th, Siebert, Smith-Steeb, William Hall

West Campus Library Locations

 

Closest libraries to Lincoln and Morrill Towers:

 

Check here for Locations and Hours of Operation for all University Libraries.

Find Textbooks & Course Materials

University Libraries offers some textbooks and other course materials for short-term loan. Most items are at Thompson Library and available for 2 hour loans.

How do I use Libraries Search?

See our Libraries Search guide for details on using Libraries Search to find books, articles, videos, and more.

To see how to find specific items  (specific journals, databases, authors, etc.) or specific formats, see this page on the Libraries Search guide for help.

Find Books

Libraries Search can be used to find books (both print books, ebooks, and some audiobooks).

To focus in on books, you can limit to books prior to searching by choosing it under Resource Type.

Advanced Search, with book selected from Resource Type.

After a search, you can refine to books (under resource type) and specify you want content available online (e.g., ebooks).

 

Refine to books (under resource type) and available online (if you want ebooks)

You will see print books available across OSU and OhioLINK locations. You can refine to specify a specific library location for a print book, if desired.

Find Articles

Search Articles
 

What is this searching? Academic Search Complete is a multi-disciplinary database that allows you to search the contents of over 10,000 scholarly and professional journals by topic.

 

Find Specific Items

In Libraries Search, use the following to find specific items:

Journal Title Search can be used in Libraries Search to search by journal title or ISSN. You can also browse by letter or category.

Databases Title Search can be used in Libraries Search to search by database title. You can also browse by letter or category.

Citation Finder can be used in Libraries Search to search for an article, book, or journal using a citation.

Browse By.... can be used in Libraries Search to search for items by title, author, call number, and other ways.

Get Help

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Research Help

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Get help with research assignments or ask questions about library resources at Ask Us.  We can help you find articles, organize your research, cite sources and more.

Ask Us in person, by email, phone, chat or use our FAQ.

 

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