The Content and Access division enables seamless discovery and use of University Libraries collections. We maintain and manage resources to support knowledge and culture sharing curated and preserved by University Libraries to advance:
- Innovative research, creative expression, transformative teaching and effective learning.
- Collaborative collection development and management with library partners across the state, region and nation.
- Empowered knowledge creators leveraging the collections of University Libraries.
View all members of University Libraries Content and Access division in the Staff Directory.
Access Services
Access Services helps facilitate the delivery and circulation of University Libraries’ content, services and resources. We help users navigate a dynamic information landscape through circulation desks at each Ohio State main campus location, real-time chat, email and consultation.
Acquisitions and Discovery
Acquisitions and Discovery ensures global discoverability and access to University Libraries’ collections.
We support relationships with campus stakeholders, donors and other external partners to purchase and license resources that reflect the university’s teaching and research needs. We follow national and international standards of content description to develop search tools and to present the unique qualities and contextual importance of the exceptional collections and resources curated by University Libraries.
Collections Strategy
Collections Strategy coordinates the purposeful development and management of University Libraries’ collections for current and future scholarship, and transformative teaching and learning.
In collaboration with University Libraries' subject librarians, curators, staff members, academic department liaisons and key stakeholders, we contribute to:
- Assessing collection strengths and gaps.
- Budgeting for and selecting materials.
- Creating and enhancing consortia arrangements within the state, region and other academic research libraries.
Preservation
To help Ohio State communities and global users access our collections, Preservation partners with University Libraries’ departments, university academic units, content creators and collection donors to preserve and prepare materials for use and collection placement.
Scholarly Sharing
Scholarly Sharing supports Ohio State faculty, staff, researchers and students as they create, publish and share their scholarly work. We promote new models for sharing scholarly works to advance research, creative expression, teaching and learning.
University Libraries’ Copyright Services supports the understanding and appropriate application of copyright law to help advance teaching, learning, innovative research and creative expression by Ohio State faculty, staff, students and scholars.