Find Books: Library Catalogs
Use an online library catalog to locate and borrow books on a topic.
Catalogs list books, journals (but not articles within journals),
microforms, multimedia as well as online sources (databases and online journals)
owned or licensed by a library.
| Web Site | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OSU Libraries | OSCAR | Begin here. Collections of Ohio State's Columbus and regional campuses. Borrow materials online. |
| OhioLINK | OhioLINK Online Catalog | Combined catalog of over 50 Ohio university and college libraries, the State Library of Ohio, and more. Borrow materials online. |
| OCLC |
WorldCat.org
WorldCat via FirstSearch |
OCLC WorldCat contains more than 70 million records representing more than 1 billion physical and electronic items owned by libraries worldwide.
WorldCat.org is Web user oriented. Search the collections of participating libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. Please note: Remote (off-campus) access to Interlibrary Services (ILL) is not available via this interface. WorldCat via FirstSearch is researcher oriented. Features advanced search capabilities and additional evaluative content. Remote (off-campus) access to Interlibrary Services (ILL) is available via this interface. |
| CIC Center for Library Initiatives | CIC Virtual Catalog | Search interface to the catalogs of 12 major research libraries (Big Ten Libraries plus University of Chicago). |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library | CML Catalog | For resources not usually found in research library collections. |
| State Library of Ohio | State Library catalog | State Library provides services to state government and maintains large collection of U.S. government documents for public access. Materials are also included in OhioLINK catalog. |
| Ohio Historical Society | Ohio Historical Society Catalog | Search the records of more than 230,000 items in the Society's library, newspaper, manuscript, audiovisual, state archives, history, natural history, and archaeology collections. |
| RLG | RLG Union Catalog | Combined catalog of holdings of hundreds of major research and academic libraries |
| Library of Congress | Library of Congress Online Catalog | Search many different research collections in the U.S. national library. |
| Center for Research Libraries | CRL Catalog | Center for Research Libraries catalog |
| Ohio Public Library Information Network | Find an Ohio public library | Links to Ohio public libraries. |
| LibWeb | Directory of library Web sites from more than 125 countries |