The library website at library.osu.edu is the portal for our resources.  Be sure to login via the off-campus sign-in if you are not on campus to be able to get to material that is restricted to OSU registered students, faculty, and staff.

books

Our catalog will tell you the location and status of books and other materials that we own.  Many of our books are in our off-site storage book depository and must be requested through the catalog for delivery to Thompson Library or some other location. You can also click on OhioLINK catalog from within our catalog to borrow books and other materials from other colleges in Ohio.

journals

Journals and other periodicals that we own either in paper or digitally are listed in the catalog .  Since we get digital materials from a wide variety of sources, you should also check the journal name in the online journals list available from the top page of the library website.  Many articles can be accessed from within our research databases.

films

The library has a collection of dvds that can be found in the catalog .  We also have collections of streaming video in the Criterion Collection,  Ethnographic Video Online, Films on Demand,  and other multimedia databases .

databases

To find articles (and sometimes other materials) you need a research database.  These can be found by name or subject area by clicking on research databases list from the library webpage or from the subject guides prepared by the librarians.

if we don’t have it

Interlibrary Services can help.