Journey of an OhioLINK Book

Have you ever wondered how your OhioLINK book request arrives at AU Library?

Thousands of OhioLINK requests (books, DVDs, CDs) travel between OhioLINK member libraries every day.  Learn more about how requests are processed and arrive at their destination, watch Journey of an OhioLINK Book.

Library Hours: Memorial Day

AU Library hours for Memorial Day weekend are:

• Saturday, May 26th: Closed
• Sunday, May 27th:  Closed
• Monday, May 28th: Closed 

AU library's summer hours schedule resumes on Tuesday, May 29.

Journey of an OhioLINK Article

  Journey of an OhioLINK Article from OH-TECH on Vimeo.
"OhioLINK has been building relationships with content providers for 20-plus years. Because of this long history and the 500,000-plus college students, faculty and staff it represents, OhioLINK is able to deliver unrivaled intellectual assets at beneficial pricing for Ohio’s academic community." - Journey of an OhioLINK Article

Learn more about the Journey of an OhioLINK Article in this blog post written by OH-TECH graphic artist Christi Playford, A User's Perspective: Don't Take OhioLINK for Granted.

Hours Update: Early Closure

Due to planned concrete work on the ground floor, AU Library will be closing at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 22nd.

Regular hours will resume on Wednesday, May 23rd. A complete listing of hours and updates is available on our web site:  AU Library Hours & Updates.

Update: Library Summer Hours

AU Library's summer hours have been updated, the new summer hours schedule begins Monday, May 21st. Exceptions to regular summer hours *, including holiday and Sunday hours, are detailed on the library web site.

May 21st - August 26th

Monday - Friday: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday:  Closed
Sunday:  * Closed

AU Library: We're Social!

In addition to our blogs, AU Library News and Instructional Resource Center News, AU Library is a bit more ... social. Check out our sites.

AU Library on Facebook
News, information, updates, and library activities are a few of the things we feature. Comments (and likes) are always welcome.

IRC on Pinterest
Boards feature topic and seasonal books, materials kits, coloring pages, and IRC resources. View our entire collection of Ellison Dies!

@IRCaulibrary
News, updates, things that make us go hmmmm, and all things IRC and AU library. Check out our list of twitter accounts at Ashland University.

AU Library Summer Hours

AU Library's summer hours schedule begins today, Monday, May 7th. Exceptions to regular summer hours, including holiday and Sunday hours, are detailed on the library web site.

May 7th - August 26th

Monday - Thursday:  8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday:  Closed
Sunday:  Closed

Congratulations AU Class of 2018!

Choose Privacy Week: May 1-7

It's Choose Privacy Week! Ashland University Library cares about protecting your personal information. We will never share your personally identifiable information and we will delete all personally identifiable information as soon as we can.

Please ask a librarian or staff member if you have any questions about your privacy and personal information.

Hours Update: After Finals

AU Library hours after finals are detailed below.  Please note the library will be open limited hours during graduation on Saturday, May 5th.  A complete list of AU Library hours updates is available on the Library web site.

• Thursday, May 3rd:  7:45 am to 5:00 pm
• Friday, May 4th:  7:45 am to 5:00 pm
• Saturday, May 5th:  Closed
• Sunday, May 6th:  Closed

AU Library's summer schedule will begin on Monday, May 7th.

Extended Hours: Final Day

Don't forget ...
This is the last day of AU Library's extended hour's schedule.

We are open 7:45 am to 2:00 am today, Wednesday, May 2nd.

A complete list of AU Library hours updates is available on the Library web site. The Instructional Resource Center, library second floor, does not participate in extended hours. Color printing and IRC resources are not available during extended hours.

Update: Database Access

On-Campus access to EBSCO (Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Education Research Complete), Gale (Virtual Reference Library), and ProQuest (Dissertations, Ebook Central) databases has been restored.

A full list of library databases is available on the library web site. Contact the reference (x5402) desk if you have any questions regarding database access issues.

Database Access

On-Campus access to AU Library databases is temporarily unavailable. We are aware of the problem and working with IT to restore access as soon as possible.

Please note, off-Campus database access is available.

Returning Library Materials

Remember to return borrowed library materials, books, CDs, DVDs, IRC resources, and especially OhioLINK items, before leaving campus for summer.

Returning after hours? A book drop is located by the library service entrance, near the UPS pick up.  Please note, some IRC items (materials kits, big books) will not fit in the book drop and need to be returned during open hours.