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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan at war : an oral history | Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook | D811.A2 C62 1992 | 2 Hour |
| A modern history of Japan : from Tokugawa times to the present | Andrew Gordon | DS881.9 .G66 2020 | 2 Hour |
| Naomi | Junichirō Tanizaki ; translated by Anthony H. Chambers | PL839.A7 C513 2001 | 2 Hour |
| Gojira = Godzilla | directed by Ishiro Honda | PN1995.9.G63 G63 2012 DVD pt.1-2 | 2 Hour |
| Title (Direct link to resource) | Author | Call Number | Title (Link to library catalog) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mishima : a life in four chapters | Paul Schrader | PN1997 K366 | Mishima - Link to library catalog |
