Extra seats have been opened up throughout the Thompson Library for the week before and week of finals.
Additional tables and chairs have been set up on the ground floor, the 11th floor, and in Room 165. The Thompson Library Classroom (150 A & B) has also been opened for study after 5 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.
These measures open up an additional 128 seats in Thompson, which already has seating for 1,800 people.
Former University Archivist and Assistant Director Rai Goerler will be at this reception and book signing with his latest book, “The Ohio State University: An Illustrated History.” The event will be in Room 165 of the Thompson Library, 1868 Neil Avenue. Copies of the book, the first one-volume history of the university in more than 50 years, will be available for sale and signing.
Proceeds benefit University Archives. It’s the perfect holiday gift for Buckeye fans.
The Ohio State University Libraries (OSUL) and the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) have partnered in the acquisition of the record books and ledger of internationally renowned artist and Columbus native George Bellows (1882 – 1925).
The acquisition was announced by Ohio State’s Director of Libraries Carol Pitts Diedrichs and CMA Executive Director Nannette V. Maciejunes.
Bellows, widely acclaimed as the greatest American artist of his generation, maintained meticulous records of his artistic production including sales and exhibition showings, including documentation of works that were destroyed. He augmented the record books with more than 200 thumbnail sketches of his original art.
“These documents are a unique research source for the study of the historical book market, and the taste and culture of early 20th century America,” Diedrichs said. “The acquisition of the books and ledger are in keeping with the Libraries’ special collections’ mission of acquiring and preserving primary research materials.”
Bellows’ connections to Columbus made retaining the volumes locally a desirable outcome, Diedrichs said. Bellows was born and raised in Columbus and attended The Ohio State University.
“This acquisition from the Bellows Trust is an important one for Columbus,” Maciejunes said. “The record books provide context for the Museum’s vast collection of paintings and lithographs by Bellows and play a major role in ongoing scholarship on the artist.”
As the joint owners of the record books, the Museum and the Libraries will collaborate on programming, exhibition and research availability of these unique resources.
In addition to storing the materials in the secure, atmospherically controlled Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, located in the Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., Diedrichs said the Bellows documents will be available online through OSU’s Knowledge Bank , a digital repository.
The Bellows Collection was acquired from the Bellows Trust that assumed stewardship of the materials upon the death of the artist’s daughter, Jean Bellows Booth.
OSUL is ranked 12th among public university libraries by the Association of Research Libraries. The Libraries include nine special collections available for use by Ohio State University faculty, students, visiting scholars and the general public. The Columbus Museum of Art is committed to its mission of creating great experiences with art for everyone. The Museum’s collection has been celebrated as a treasure trove of European and American Modernism and includes important examples of Impressionism, German Expressionism, and Cubism. CMA also houses the world’s largest collection of paintings and lithographs by George Bellows.
The OSU Libraries will be offering online and in-person classes during winter quarter designed to enhance research skills and teach digital story creation.
Online Classes
ARTS&SCI 120/Internet Tools & Research Techniques: Learn to use the Web browser and communication tools effectively; develop strong searching and evaluation skills.
ARTS&SCI 121/Advanced Online Research: Learn advanced searching skills and study specialized online research tools in a subject area of interest to the student.
ARTS&SCI 314/Online Research and the Science Literature: Learn searching techniques, resource types, evaluation strategies, and search tools for the life/physical sciences and engineering.
In person Classes
ARTS&SCI 294/Digital Storytelling Course: Learn searching storytelling, scriptwriting, photo and movie editing. Enhance your work with voice and soundtrack, all while following copyright laws.
Please note that “Exploring Careers in the Information Professions” will not be offered during Winter Quarter.
Check the Libraries web site for more information on Library Credit Courses.
Retired OSU Archivist Raimund Goerler will discuss his book, The Ohio State University: An Illustrated History, in a free program at the Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Avenue, on Thursday, October 13 at 3 p.m. Copies of Goerler’s book will be on sale during a reception following the program, part of the Libraries’ fall “ReadAloud” series.
The book 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 of well-known campus buildings, historic sites, presidents, student life, traditions, and athletics—Goerler’s book is a must-have for all who call themselves Buckeyes. Always entertaining and consistently informative, the book is lavishly illustrated with more than 300 rare photographs from the OSU Archives.
“The history of Ohio State is in so many ways the history of modern higher education in this country,” said Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. “Rai Goerler’s wonderful book provides insight into one of the most remarkable universities in America—its history, its traditions, its possibilities. It is a must-read for anyone who loves Ohio State.”
Professor Goerler was University Archivist from 1978-2010, and also assistant director for Special Collections and Archives of the OSU Libraries from 2000–2010. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the OSU Libraries.
Proceeds from the book will benefit University Archives. The program is being sponsored by the OSU Libraries and the Friends of the OSU Libraries.
See the ReadAloud web site for more details, library.osu.edu/blogs/readaloud .
Fruits of Devotion
September 7-December 30
Thompson Library Gallery, 1858 Neil Ave.
Over time, due to fires and natural disasters, conflicts and wars, as well as attrition, many manuscripts and other cultural treasures of Slavic Eastern Christianity were lost. Those that remain, together with a shared heritage of alphabets, literature, religious practice, iconography, music, architecture, among others, unite many of the Slavic peoples and nations.
This exhibit celebrates the approaching 30th anniversary of the founding of the Hilandar Research Library and Curator Predrag Matejic’s 40th year of preservation and research of medieval Slavic manuscripts.
RefWorks is an online research management, writing and collaboration tool you can use to collect, store, share and organize citations for multiple research papers and projects. You can use your RefWorks account to create bibliographies and manuscripts.
RefWorks is available for free to all OSU students, faculty and staff, compliments of University Libraries. Check out the service: http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/refworks/
The Libraries’ Music and Dance books and materials, faculty and staff are now available in their new home in the Science and Engineering Library.
Music and Dance is on the second floor of SEL. Books, scores and audio visual materials are available, and the new space includes three seminar rooms and a media center.
The Science and Engineering Library, 175 West 18th Avenue, is open 24/7. Access from 11:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. requires a BUCK ID.
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 formatting bibliographies.
To help you find the right librarian for your project and schedule a time, tell us a bit about your project by completing our appointment form. An OSU Subject Librarian will contact you to arrange a date and time to meet. Please Note: If your assignment is due within two working days, please call us instead of using this form.
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 your list of references and allow you to export this list to word-processing software.
EasyBib Library Edition is available from any PC used on campus. To access EasyBib Library Edition from off-campus, click here.
The OSU Libraries also continues to subscribe to RefWorks, a powerful online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers at all levels easily gather, organize, store and share all types of information and to instantly generate citations and bibliographies. RefWorks is typically more appropriate for large, involved projects, such as Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertations. To learn more about RefWorks, click here.
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