Q u i c k T i p s

How to Find Books and Other Materials:
To find books in the CSU library, use the SCHOLAR Catalog, where you may search by author, title, subject, or keyword. You also have access to your circulation record and other helpful information.

Through OhioLINK, a statewide consortium of 84 Ohio colleges and universities, valid CSU students, faculty, staff, and community users registered with the library may borrow books that are unavailable at CSU because the books are either not owned or are checked out, missing, or library use only. If a book is available at another OhioLINK institution, you can request it online through the OhioLINK Central Catalog and have it sent to the circulation desk at either the Main Library or the Law Library. In general, it takes 3-5 working days for the materials to arrive. Check your circulation records in SCHOLAR to keep track of your requests. In addition, as a member of the CSU community, you may borrow directly at OhioLINK institutions with a valid CSU ID.

Scholars conducting thorough research may also want to search WorldCat, an international database of materials published worldwide. In WorldCat, you can search comprehensively for a given topic and find out which libraries own a particular item. If you identify materials in WorldCat that are not available at CSU or in the OhioLINK Central Catalog, you may be able to request these items from our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Department. Read more about our ILL policies.

For more information, stop in at the reference desk, or contact us.