Ohio State University Libraries
academic publisher based in United States
The Ohio State University Libraries are the collective academic libraries of the Ohio State University and its regional campuses. This system welcomes Ohio State faculty, students, visiting scholars and the general public to study and research. It includes ten libraries located on the Columbus campus, six libraries on the regional campus of the university and nine special collections. The Ohio State University Libraries offer educational resources and services to support readers to research, learn and teach. They can help researchers find and borrow physical and digital materials from articles, journals, databases, books, dissertations, theses, newspapers, streaming videos and images, etc. The Ohio State University Libraries hold over six million volumes in traditional library formats and more in electronic information resources.
History
In 1893, the Ohio State University built the Orton Hall Library, the first library at this university. It holds over 200,000 geologic and topographic maps.
The largest library in the system is the Thompson Library. It locates at the very centre of the Columbus campus.
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