MLK Holiday Hours

Archer Library Hours Update

The library will be closed Saturday, 1/18 through Monday, 1/20 for the MLK Holiday. Spring hours will resume on Tuesday, 1/21.  Holiday hours and exceptions are available on the library website and the main library calendar.

Update: Library Catalog

Library Catalog Available

Security issues have been resolved and access to Archer Library's catalog has been restored. Thank you for your patience.  If you have problems accessing the catalog, or your library account, please feel free to contact the library:

• Library Circulation:  419-289-5400
• Email: library@ashland.edu
• Ask a Librarian Chat:  Library website

Trial Database • Kanopy (KBASE) Demo

Introducing KBASE 

Archer Library is pleased to introduce a trial streaming video database, KBASE, or Kanopy Bundled Academic Subscription for Education.  This package from Kanopy includes thousands of streaming video titles specially curated for academic institutions. 

Subject areas include: Art, Business, Education, Everyday Health,  Film Studies, Global Studies and Language, History, Law and Criminal Justice, Media and Communications, Music, Theater, and Dance, Political Science, Psychology, Sciences, and Sociology.

BASE titles allow unlimited viewing with no additional charge. Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more. Visit the A-Z List to access this database trial.

Library Catalog • Additional Information

Using the OhioLINK Classic Catalog

Here are a few tips for successfully using the Advanced Search option OhioLINK Classic catalog to conduct a search for Archer Library Resources. After choosing OhioLINK Classic Catalog, select Advanced search, located directly below the keyword search bar.

Enter your search term and LIMIT the search by LOCATION to Ashland University. It is one of the top entries in the location drop-down menu. Submit your search.

Search results will then be limited to items in Archer Library's collection.  If we do not have the item, remove the location limit and return to the main OL catalog. As always, you are able to request items from OhioLINK. 

If you need help renewing a book, please contact the circulation desk at 419-289-5400. They will be able to check your record and renew titles as needed.

We appreciate your continued patience as we work to resolve this problem.

Notice • Library Catalog

Archer Library's catalog is currently unavailable. We are working to restore access and appreciate you patience. 

Catalog Options

It is possible to access catalog resources using the OhioLINK Catalog, OhioLINK Classic Catalog, or OneSearch on the library website. 

For example: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

Review the list of library holdings, OhioLINK libraries owning the resource will display their availability. If Archer Library has the resource, it will display in the list as Ashland U (see below). If you need to request a title we do not have, select the green request button and follow the steps detailed.

New Databases • Sage Skills

What is Sage Skills?

OhioLINK was awarded state capital funds to provide a new interactive resource to foster skills that students will need for success in their academic careers and beyond. Included are two sections:  workplace-readiness focused Sage Skills: Business and academic focused Sage Skills: Student Success. 

Sage Skills resources are integrated with a number of multimedia content to better engage students, including interactive scenarios, self-assessments, downloadable datasets and worksheets, and original videos. These tools combined with authoritative written material create a scholarly environment where students and faculty can independently navigate thousands of skills that will aid them in their academic and future careers. - OhioLINK, 11/18/24  

What collections are available? 

OhioLINK member institutions have access to: 

Business Skills Collection, which includes the following modules: 

• Data Analytics 
• Entrepreneurship 
• Leadership 
• Organizational Communication 
• Professionalism 

Student Success Collection, which includes the following modules: 

• Academic Integrity and Referencing 
• Academic Writing 
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills 
• Critical Thinking 
• Data Literacy 
• Diversity, Bias, and Impacting Change 
• Information Literacy 
• Personal Development and Well-Being 
• Research Skills 
• Study Strategies and Assignments 
  
  

Interested in Learning More?

Sage Skills is currently available on Archer Library's A-Z Database List. Contact us if you have questions about this new resource.

Library Hours • Spring 2025

Welcome to Archer Library 

Archer Library's spring hours schedule begins Monday, January 6th. A complete listing of library hours, exceptions, and updates is available on the library website. 

Spring Hours Schedule: 

• Monday - Thursday: 7:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
• Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Saturday: Noon to 4 p.m. 
• Sunday: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

 Hours for Archer Library, the Instructional Resource Center, and ATS library are available on the combined library hours main calendar. Archer Library hours are subject to change.

Faculty College • Drop-in Help

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by IRC Archer Library (@ircaulib)

Library Database News

Archer Library is excited to announce access to our online library collections now use Ashland’s Microsoft SSO for off-campus resource authentication. We have also changed our Ezproxy server to provide secure authentication & sign-on to these resources. 

What does this mean? 

In most instances, you will not notice this change. However, databases, journals, eBooks, or article links bookmarked for personal use, or added to Blackboard courses, will need to be updated. 

Drop-in Help

Librarians will be available in Archer Library’s Active Learning Lab Thursday, January 2 and Friday, January 3, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. to help answer questions and update links. 

Library Guide Help  

Visit our Course Content • Can I Use This? Library guide for help creating links to library resources such as locating permalinks and our new proxy URL.

Library Hours • After Winter Break

Library Hours • After Winter Break

• Thursday, 1/2:  7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, 1/3: 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday, 1/4: Closed
• Sunday, 1/5: Closed

Archer Library's spring hours schedule will begin on Monday, January 6th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and the main library hours calendar.