Using Libraries: Public Libraries

Did you know that some public libraries in Ohio are members of OhioLINK?

And there's more!

As an ODU student, you have access to SearchOhio libraries through the SearchOhio Catalog. SearchOhio is the public libraries' smaller version of OhioLINK and is available to anyone who is a faculty, staff, or student enrolled in an OhioLINK member institution or to anyone holding a library card from any Search Ohio member institution - view member listing here.

Ohio Web Library is a searchable collection of online publications and research resources from library databases accessible to Ohio residents, made available by Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO), a partnership of Ohio's libraries and library organizations. Databases include, but are not limited to:

• Academic Search Premier
• Medline Psychology Collection
• Business Source Premier
• Newspaper Source
• Sociological Collection

Visit the Ohio Public Libraries Information Network (OPLIN) for more information and visit OPLIN's Find a Library in Ohio to find a public library near you.

Moving out of Ohio? Vist USA.gov to find a public library in the U.S., wherever you are.

Local public libraries serve their communities based on community need and funding.

In addition to popular items, many public libraries also provide certain scholarly or professional journals, reference works, and databases.

Summing Up:

• All you need is a valid library cad from a library to use its resources!
• You can have access through public librarise to not only popular magazines, videos, & books, public libraries, but also research, news, & other databases!

Interested?

Take a look at some of the local public libraries in central Ohio.