2012 Course Enhancement Grant

Posted on September 15, 2011

Improve student critical thinking and research skills!

University Libraries is accepting proposals for the early 2012 Course Enhancement Grant program. A $2,000 grant will be given to faculty members to enhance a course by substantially integrating library resources and information literacy instruction.

Proposal deadline is October 19, 2011 for courses that will be taught during winter, spring or summer 2012. Look for a new call in Spring for courses taught the following academic year.

For more information, see http://library.osu.edu/sites/learn/ceg.html
Or contact Karen Diaz at 247-6057 or diaz.28@osu.edu

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Authors Books Benefit OSU Libraries

Posted on September 14, 2011

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 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.

 

 

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Library Services for Columbus State Students

Posted on August 25, 2011

A new Ohio State collaboration with Columbus State Community College will facilitate the transition of Columbus state students into the Ohio State experience and then foster the success of those students.

Set to launch in autumn, 2011, the “Preferred Pathway” program will provide qualified Columbus State students with a guided route to an Ohio State baccalaureate degree.

The OSU Libraries will be participating in this new initiative, starting with the upcoming fall quarter. Columbus State students enrolled in the Preferred Pathways Program will have the following library privileges at OSU:

  • Access to databases and e-journals: Preferred Pathways students already have access to OhioLINK electronic resources through their home institution. With a guest pass in Thompson Library, SEL, or departmental libraries, they will have access to all databases (OhioLINK, OSU-only, or others) on the library premises. They will not have remote access (access at home or elsewhere) to any databases licensed or purchased ONLY for OSU students and faculty.
  • Checkout of books: Preferred Pathways students can check out books from OSU Libraries for 21 days, with 4 renewals possible. They already have this book-borrowing privileges as students at an OhioLINK library.
  • Borrowing of books from other libraries: Preferred Pathways students will continue to have the same ability to borrow books from other OhioLINK libraries that they already have, but they can designate Thompson Library as a pickup point for books borrowed from other OhioLINK libraries.
  • Access to facilities: Preferred Pathways students will have access to all OSU library facilities, but for late evening access (after 11:30 p.m.) access to SEL (Science/Engineering Library), their Columbus State Student card will need to be encoded with student identification data that can be read by the Lenel card system. Also, their Columbus State card will need to have a special sticker showing their Preferred Pathways status to security guards who check student IDs in SEL after 11:30pm.

The program represents a landmark collaboration between Columbus State Community College and The Ohio State University, providing a guaranteed, guided route to an Ohio State baccalaureate degree for program participants. Participating students pursue curricular “pathways” designed jointly by faculty from both campuses. Benefits for participants include:

  • joint academic advising coordinated by advisors on both campuses
  • an enhanced orientation to Ohio State
  • early participation in Ohio State’s First Year Experience and other transition programs
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Libraries, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Launching Tutoring Sessions

Posted on August 19, 2011

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 staff will be cross-trained, with referrals being made from the Thompson Information Desk to the writing tutors in Thompson Room 460.

Reference staff and subject librarians will receive referrals, when appropriate, from the writing tutors, and reference student assistants will be available to help with research questions from students involved in tutoring sessions.

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Thompson Library Gallery Summer Hours

Posted on June 10, 2011

The Thompson Library Gallery hours for this summer, Monday, June 13 through Wednesday, September 21, are:

Monday-Friday:  10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday:  12 – 4 p.m.

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Lyme Disease in Ohio: What You Need to Know

Posted on April 22, 2011

Science and Engineering Library
175 W. 18th Ave.
Visitor parking at the Tuttle Park Place Parking Garage

May is Lyme Disease Month in Ohio.  Lyme Disease is the most important arthropod-borne disease, with more than 20,000 reported cases annually. Dr. Glen Needham, OSU Extension Entomologist, will discuss symptoms in people and dogs, offer tips on prevention and demonstrate tick removal procedures.

Originally from Oklahoma, Dr. Needham earned MS and PhD degrees in entomology from Oklahoma State University.  Since 1978, he has been studying mite and tick biology and control while teaching entomology, acarology and biology.

 

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“Benjamin Franklin’s Bookshop,” April 21, 4 p.m., Thompson Library, 11th Floor

Posted on April 21, 2011

“Benjamin Franklin’s Bookshop,” James N. Green Librarian, Library Company of Philadelphia, April 21, 4 p.m., 11th Floor, Thompson Library.

Green has lectured and published about early American library history, printing, and the research collection at the library founded as a lending library by Benjamin Franklin and friends in 1731.

Come early and hear “Music that Benjamin Franklin Heard,” featuring OSU Music Students Leah Batstone, Kristen Mancini, Norman Cardwell and Katie Maskell, 3 – 3:40 p.m., 11th Floor, Thompson Library.  American songs—selection from Handel’s Messiah—string quartets composed by Haydn and Boccherini.

Co-sponsored by the OSU Department of History.

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Borrowing Books Through Interlibrary Services

Posted on April 19, 2011

Interlibrary Services borrows items that are not available through the OSU and OhioLINK catalogs that our patrons need for their work.  Use our ILLiad software to make a request and we will do our best to get non-textbook material from libraries outside of Ohio.

Please click here to log into your ILLiad account and place a request.

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Jesse Owens Exhibition at Thompson Library through May 2

Posted on April 13, 2011

Seventy-five years ago, Jesse Owens became an American icon after winning an amazing four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Before he left for this historic event, Owens was a student athlete competing at Ohio Stadium; after he returned, he was the guest of honor riding in a ticker tape parade in New York City.

In honor of his accomplishments and in conjunction with OSU’s celebration of his Olympic achievements, The Ohio State University Archives has created a display of Owens’ artifacts, photographs, and documents that highlight each stage of Owens’ life: his youth in Cleveland, his relationship to OSU as a student and life-time Buckeye, his record as an Olympian, and his service as an ambassador to the world.  Students, faculty, staff, and the public are invited to come see the exhibition which includes artifacts such as Owens’ Olympic diary, his bronzed shoe from 1935, and his Congressional Gold Medal.

The exhibition is located in the Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., in the display area on the first floor outside the Gallery.  The Thompson Library is open Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. -2 a.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Saturday,  8 a.m. -10 p.m.;  Sunday,  11 a.m. -2 a.m.

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Thompson Library Open until 2 a.m. during Spring Quarter

Posted on March 23, 2011

The Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Avenue, will be open until 2 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday evenings during spring quarter 2011 through Wednesday, June 8.  Entrance into the Library beginning at midnight will require a BUCK ID, and customers in the building during those hours will be asked by Security staff to show their BUCK ID.

The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) and the Libraries are funding this pilot.   There has been a strong expression of interest in adding hours to the Thompson Library’s schedule.  University Student Government unanimously passed a resolution declaring support for extending Thompson’s closing time.

The Science and Engineering Library,175 West 18th Avenue, will continue to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

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