Egypt’s Spring and Turmoil on a Fulbright Grant

Presented by OSU Libraries’ Associate Professor Magda El-Sherbini Tuesday, May 1, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave. Rooms 150 A/B Egyptian desert and tea will be served. On January 25, 2011, thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of Cairo.  They spilled across the venerable Qasr al-Nil bridge, [...]

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Weak Governance: Globalization’s Achilles Heel

Speaker:  Dr. Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico Wednesday, May 2 3  p.m. (please note time change) Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave. Campus Reading Room Dr. Ernesto Zedillo is a global strategist and expert in globalization and emerging markets in Central and South America.  In this talk, he will consider how weak or ineffective governance [...]

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OSU Libraries Launching “Immigration in Comics” discussion series

 The Ohio State University Libraries and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum will present a four-part reading and discussion series, “Immigration in Comics,” beginning in January 2012, in conjunction with the campus-wide conversation on immigration.  The series will be facilitated by Dr. Jared Gardner of the Ohio State Department of English.  The discussions will [...]

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Ask Us! OSU Librarians Available to Help

Save time and minimize frustration by making an appointment with an OSU Subject Librarian. We’re here to help you find information for a paper, presentation, group project, or dissertation. We can also show you how to manage your citations and create a bibliography in seconds using EasyBib Library Edition or RefWorks, two tools for automatically [...]

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EasyBib Library Edition

Has your professor asked you to cite sources for a paper using the APA, Chicago Manual of Style or MLA format? The OSU Libraries now offers EasyBib Library Edition, a popular service that automatically composes bibliographies. Simply search or enter data for your source and EasyBib will automatically format your citation. EasyBib will also alphabetize [...]

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Authors Books Benefit OSU Libraries

The Ohio State University: An Illustrated History Acclaimed OSU archivist and historian Raimund Goerler latest book, The Ohio State University: An Illustrated History, is the first one-volume history of the university to appear in more than 50 years. Using a topical strategy–ranging widely through critical events in OSU’s history, vignettes of prominent alumni, and stories [...]

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Libraries, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Launching Tutoring Sessions

Beginning fall quarter 2011, University Libraries and the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW) will be offering free tutoring sessions. Writing tutors will be holding tutoring sessions 16 hours a week in Thompson Room 460—Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and 5:30-7:30 p.m. In addition, reference staff in Thompson and writing center [...]

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Thompson Library open March 12-16 until 2 a.m.

The Thompson Library will be open extra hours for finals.  Thompson will remain open until 2 a.m. each night from March 12-16. The Science and Engineering Library is always open 24/7.

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OSU Libraries on Facebook

Keep up with OSU Libraries programs and activities by becoming a friend on Facebook.

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Daily Lockers available at the Thompson Library

Daily Lockers are available for OSU Faculty, Staff, Students and affiliated patrons in the Alumni database and Friends members. Keys to lockers are available at the Oval Entrance Circulation Desk (East Entrance) and will be checked out to your Library Account. All keys for daily lockers are due before closing of the same day.

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