The OSU Libraries own approximately 6 million volumes, and subscribe to approximately 35,000 serial titles.

The OSU Library Catalog is the online record of all holdings at each of the libraries, including branch campus libraries, is represented in the Catalog.

If you are a member of the OSU Alumni Association, you are eligible for borrowing. Apply for a Courtesy Card at the Sullivant or Ackerman Libraries Circulation Desks.

You can connect to our Catalog, although contract restrictions do not allow us to provide access to some of our specialized indexes. You may connect to the OSU catalog as indicated above. Please also see our brochure for remote access to the libraries, regarding access to our many other services.

If you are affiliated with OSU, the first thing you should do is check to see if the book you need is listed in the OhioLINK Central Catalog. If no library in OhioLINK owns a copy that can be loaned, you may be able to request a copy through Interlibrary Loan. This service is available only to OSU faculty, staff and graduate students. Requests can be placed electronically through the Catalog. Select "Interlibrary Loan Request Form".

Books on tape and CD are a recent addition to the library's collection. They are shelved in the Browsing section on the Main Level. For more information, please ask at the Reference Desk.

The Browsing section on the Main Level displays a variety of new fiction and non-fiction books selected for pleasure reading. For more information, please ask at the Reference Desk.

The Children's Collection, located on Level 5, is a research collection for library and education students. While many patrons do check out these books for their children to read, the collection is not meant to be a children's library.

No, but we do have a wide selection of books on cassette or CD. Talking Books of Northern Kentucky has a lending library for books and magazines on specially recorded cassettes for people with visual impairments. You may contact them online or by calling (859)962-4095 locally. In Kentucky, you may also call toll-free at (866)491-7610. If you live outside Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton counties, call 1-800-372-2968 for the Talking Book Library nearest you.

Titles can be checked online from the Prince George's Community College Library Web Site by clicking Other Catalogs and Libraries from the left menu. Under the Public Libraries heading, click Prince George's County Memorial Library Web Catalog. Continue by clicking "Here to Star".

According to Manual for Assessing the Quality of Health Sciences Libraries in Hospitals (Albany: New York State Library, 1983), a library should, at a minimum, have 150 books in its collection and purchase 30 titles annually. Keep in mind that these numbers rise as the size of the hospital rises and that the manual is 13 years out of date. Crawford and Flower suggested that "What is collected depends entirely on the purposes of the organization..

workstations in every location offer access to E-databases (including indexes and full text of magazines and newspapers); and last, but not least,

We have over 50,000 e-books available through netLibrary and eBrary. These e-books appear in the PAC (online catalog) along with the print titles

Old, discarded Library items are sold by the Library, with proceeds going to the Library book budget. Some items are also donated to Mount Isa based charities and other non-profit organisations.

We are sorry, but the library does not provide access to all textbooks. The cost of the books and turn-over in editions is prohibitive to our purchasing them every year. Sometimes the books used in class are available in the library collection. Check the online catalog by author or title. Sometimes your professor may place a copy of the textbook on reserve.

Service is provided directly by a regional or subregional library of the NLS network. A list of libraries is available. Some public libraries do have small collections of NLS-produced talking books for eligible users. Check with the regional library in your state to determine if there is a talking-book collection at a public library near you.

Finding fiction books in the library for simple recreational reading isn't as easy as just walking to a shelf and looking for a specific "section". However there are many ways someone can go about using the various tools the library has to offer to find a fiction book that interests them. Visit the webpage available at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/virtual/fiction/fiction.html. That page contains a fairly in-depth look at the many ways a patron can get their hands on the fiction book of their choice.

Yes. Flora Vista has a fully-stocked library/media center that is available to kindergarten - sixth grade. Classes visit the library/media center each week to check out books. Students also have access to the Boost Program, a reading program available to help students improve their reading skills. There is a computer lab available for class or group work.

The Library of Congress is a research library, and books are used only on the premises by members of the public. Anyone over high school age may use the collections. All patrons using the Library's reading rooms and/or collections must have a user card with a photo on it. User cards can be obtained at the reader registration station in Room LM140 of the Madison Building by presenting a driver's license or passport and completing a brief self- registration process.

You can renew your checked out materials online. Open the online library catalog. Click on Personal Record. In the UW-W ID Barcode window, enter the 7-digit middle section of your UW-W ID number. Enter your last name. Click the Login button. The system will display a list of titles you have checked out. Check the Renew? box for the title(s) you want to renew.

There will be two large parking garages on the right hand side of High Street. These are the best places for visitors to park when visiting the campus. There will be two large parking garages on the right hand side of High Street. These are the best places for visitors to park when visiting the campus. There will be two large parking garages on the right hand side of High Street. These are the best places for visitors to park when visiting the campus.

By using the Worldcat database, available through NC LIVE (www.nclive.org), you can search all the books (and other items) owned by Libraries around the world. You may also want to use books listed in bibliographies or found in catalogs of other libraries. Books that we do not own can be requested through Interlibrary Loan and will usually arrive in 7 - 10 days.