Library Hours • Memorial Day

Archer Library will be closed, 

Monday, May 29th,
in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. 

Summer hours will resume on Tuesday, May 30th. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website.

New Login for Interlibrary Loan

Book & Article Requests

Interlibrary loan book and article request forms have been successfully migrated to Microsoft login and authentication.  The forms have not changed, only access has been updated. 

ILL Article Request

Articles requested through interlibrary loan are e-mailed directly to the requester. 

ILL Book Request

Books requested through interlibrary loan are delivered to the main campus Library's Circulation Desk. An email will be sent when items are ready to be picked up.

Learn more about interlibrary loan services on the Archer Library website. If you have questions about interlibrary loan, contact them via email at ill@ashland.edu.

Interlibrary Loan Services

Book & Article Requests

We are in the process of changing over Archer Library and Ashland Theological Seminary Library's Interlibrary Loan article and book request forms from Google to Microsoft authentication. Forms are currently displaying error messages and/or redirecting users back to the library website.

Interlibrary loan remains available; please send full citation information for articles and book requests to the Interlibrary Loan email:  ill@ashland.edu. Be sure to send the requests using your Ashland University email account.

We apologize for the inconvenience and will post updates as soon they become available.

Library Construction • We're Open!

Entrance & Exit • Archer Library Main Floor

Come In • We're Open

Archer Library's main floor service area and active learning lab are closed, but we remain open for business. Beginning today (5/8), please enter and exit the library using the main entrance; access to the elevators, ground floor, and upper floors is available.

Library services have been moved to the ground floor, technical services area, for the summer:

• Circulation, including OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan;
• Library's inside book return;
• Reference services;
• Acquisitions; and
• Technical services

For construction updates, follow Archer Library's News & Information Blog. Library hours and scheduled holiday closings are available on our website; updates to library hours are also available on the main library calendar.

Questions?  

If you have questions, call the library at 419-289-5400, email us at library@ashland.edu, or chat with us from the library website or LibGuides. Be sure to use all ten digits when calling the circulation desk, it has been upgraded to the new phone system.

Library Hours • Summer

Summer Hours Schedule 

Archer Library's summer hours schedule begins Monday, May 8th. A complete listing of library hours, exceptions, and updates is available on the library website and our Main Hours Calendar. 

Due to main floor renovations and construction, Archer Library summer hours are subject to change. For construction updates, follow Archer Library's News & Information Blog.

Congratulations Graduates!

Construction Update • Main Floor

Final Countdown!

Preparations are under way for closing the main floor to the public. We have been working hard to relocate imporant services and make them accessible to the Ashland University community during the construction and renovation process. More information will be posted soon, but beginning next week: 

• Circulation, OhioLINK, and Interlibrary loan will be managed from the ground floor technical services area;
• Network computers are available on the upper floors; 
• Printers will be located on the ground floor, near the lecture hall, 2nd floor, and 6th floor; and
• Study rooms on the 5th floor will be closed for the duration of renovations.

End of an Era

For your enjoyment, here are a few final pictures of Archer Library's main floor.

Hours Update • After Finals

Archer Library hours after finals are detailed below. A complete listing of library hours and updates is available on our website and the main library hours calendar. 

• Thursday, 5/4: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Friday, 5/5: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Saturday, 5/6: Closed
• Sunday, 5/7: Closed 

Archer Library's summer hours schedule begin on Monday, 5/8