Big Changes @ the OSU Libraries
- The Thompson Memorial Library is closed.
- New Locations for Thompson Library Services & Collections.
- The temporary Ackerman Library is open.
- Free bus service to the Ackerman Library and the Book Depository is available.
- Rare Books and Manuscripts has been moved to the Book Depository.
- New study spaces are availabale at the Sullivant Library, the Science and Engineering Library, the Ohio Union and the former Long's Bookstore.
The Thompson (Main) Library, 1858 Neil Avenue, is closed for a three-year renovation.
The Library’s services, collections and staff are available at the Sullivant Library and the new Ackerman Library. Closing the library allows the renovation to be completed safely and in the shortest time possible. When it reopens in the fall of 2009, the Thompson Library will provide a dynamic environment for study, research and discovery. The building's unique architectural features will be restored.
A new temporary library, the Ackerman Library, 600 Ackerman Road, is open.
The Ackerman Library includes much of the Thompson Library’s collection and subject specialist librarians. Microforms, government documents, maps and international study materials are at the Ackerman Library; circulating books are at the Ackerman Library. The Ackerman Library will also offer computers and study space.
The Ackerman Library Phone: 292-6154
Free bus service to the Book Depository and the Ackerman Library
Service to the Book Depository and the Ackerman Library, (the Library/Buckeye Village bus) leaves from and returns to the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC).
There is also parking available at the Ackerman Library. The Ackerman parking lots require at least a “CX” parking tag.
The Rare Books and Manuscripts Library has been moved to the Book Depository, 2700 Kenny Road.
Rare Books and Manuscripts hours:
- Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 1 - 4:30 p.m. (Appointments strongly encouraged during regular Quarters and are required during Quarter breaks; contact Geoffrey D. Smith at smith.1@osu.edu or (614) 292-5938)
- Saturday and Sunday: Closed
- Holidays Closed
The OSU Libraries will continue services at its other libraries during the Thompson Library renovation.
The other libraries in the OSU system are open, some with enhanced spaces and services:
- The Sullivant Library (formerly the EHS Library), 1813 N. High Street. The Sullivant Library, at 15th Avenue and High Street, offers the essential library services remaining on central campus that were previously provided by the Thompson (Main) Library, currently closed for renovation. (Materials previously stored in the “stacks tower” at Thompson have been relocated to the Ackerman Library.) Sullivant Library is the new home for current periodicals and newspapers, videos and DVDs, reference books and non-circulating bound journals in the humanities and social sciences. Librarians at Sullivant provide reference and research assistance. The library offers quiet study space for individual study, along with group work space for collaborative projects.
The Sullivant Learning Commons, on the second floor of the Sullivant Library, offers:- Individual Computer Workstations, with more than 30 software programs.
- Group Workstations to accommodate small groups working together on projects.
- Practice Areas for groups to rehearse presentations using the readily-available equipment and software.
Sullivant Library hours:Sullivant Library Phone: 292-2075
- The Science & Engineering Library, 175 West 18th Avenue.
The Science & Engineering Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Science & Engineering Library Phone: 292-0211
More Study Spaces
A new study center has opened at the former Long’s Book Store, 1836 N High St. Check Library Locations and Hours for hours of operation.
Additional study seats are also available at both the Sullivant and Science & Engineering Libraries.
Where are the library materials going?
Library materials currently at the Main Library have been moved to the Sullivant Library, the new Ackerman Library, and the Libraries Book Depository as indicated below.
| Material | Moved to |
|---|---|
| Rare Books and Manuscripts | Depository |
| Current Periodicals | Sullivant Library |
| ISD, BSL, HIS, WEL, WMN bound periodicals | Sullivant Library |
| ISD, BSL, ETC, HIS, LAT (Portuguese & Spanish), WEL, WMN reference books | Sullivant Library |
| Latin American Studies | Ackerman Library |
| VHS/DVD collections | Sullivant Library |
| Main stacks (books and journals) | Ackerman Library |
| Jewish Studies | Ackerman Library |
| Middle East Studies | Ackerman Library |
| Western European Studies | Ackerman and Sullivant Libraries |
| Government Documents | Ackerman Library |
| East European Studies | Ackerman Library |
| Hilander Research Library | Ackerman Library |
| East Asian Studies | Ackerman Library |
| Microforms | Ackerman Library |
| Map Collection | Ackerman Library |