Statement of Purpose

The principal purpose of exhibitions held in the Ohio State University Libraries is to promote the collections and services of the Libraries and closely related organizations by bringing them to the attention of the University community and visitors.  All exhibitions will focus on topics consistent with the overall scholarly and cultural concerns of the University and should, as a rule, be drawn from the collections of the Libraries, supplemented as appropriate with materials from other sources.  Exhibits shall not be used to promote personal, commercial or organizational positions, nor unbalanced political, social or religious viewpoints.  Though topics subject to controversy may and should be presented, they must be handled in an objective manner.

To achieve this goal, the Director of Libraries established the Libraries Exhibits Committee as a standing administrative committee with ex officio members representing special collections (including the Medical Heritage Center), preservation, and Libraries development.  This committee is charged with primary responsibility for scheduling and coordinating library exhibits in the Thompson Library gallery and for loans of OSU Libraries materials for exh ibition elsewhere.

See more: http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/planpol/comdesc.html#exhib

Members

  • Campbell, Harry
  • Chute, Tamar (Chair)
  • Jackson, Gay
  • Kattelman, Beth
  • Langhurst, Ryan
  • Robb, Jenny
  • Smith, Geoff
  • Strege, Gayle
  • Wiener, Judith

Schedule of Exhibits

  • 2012 - May 8 - August 25 -- Rutherford B. Hayes: Buckeye President -- Jose Diaz
  • 2012 - January 11 - April 29 -- Year of Shakespeare -- Beth Kattelman 
  • 2011 - September 7 - December 30 -- Fruits of Devotion: Slavic Medieval Heritage -- Predrag Matejic
  • 2011 - May 4 - August 28 -- King James Bible 400th Anniversary -- Eric Johnson
  • 2011 - March 9 - April 24 -- Benjamin Franklin:  In Search of a Better World -- David Lincove
  • 2010 - September 7 -- January 2 -- Ireland of the Dispatch -- Lucy Caswell

View the full, upcoming exhibit schedule  (Excel worksheet)