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 title of the item, and there should be a link to the catalog page.
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).
Find out more information about Thompson Library such as today's hours.
If you are unable to access the eBooks or streaming video listed below, please email Emily Smock (smock.19@osu.edu).
| Title (Link to library catalog) | Author | Call Number | Loan Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| The little book of aliens | Adam Frank | QB54 .F73 2023 | 2 Hour |
| Microcosmos : four billion years of evolution from our microbial ancestors | Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan | QH371 .M28 1997 | 2 Hour |
| Alien earths : the new science of planet hunting in the cosmos | Lisa Kaltenegger | QB820 .K35 2024 | 2 Hour |
| Title (Direct link to resource) | Author | Call Number | Title (Link to library catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth | Elizabeth Tasker | QB820 .T373 2017eb | The Planet Factory - Link to library catalog |
