OhioLINK: QuickSearch

OhioLINK's Facebook status reports:
"Quicksearch (and Article Search) is currently down. We thank you for your patience as our system engineers work to resolve the problem."

All other
OhioLINK services remain available.

Circulation: Loan Policy

Beginning July 1st, AU Library's loan policy rules for circulating books have been adjusted to match OhioLINK:

• Books circulate for 3 weeks (21 days)
• Book may be renewed 4 times

Renewals are contingent upon the possibility of requests by another patron. Maximum number of items to check out (25), fines (25 cents per day), and replacement fees (cost of item), remain the same.

Ashland University faculty may arrange for an extended circulation period for Ashland University Library materials. Please note that extended faculty loans are subject to recall.

IRC Update: Library 2nd floor

Library and IRC patrons will notice an immediate change in the second floor temperature this week. Sunday evening the air conditing unit filled the second floor with smoke and the unit is currently out of order.

We are thrilled to report no damage was sustained by any of the second floor's education, curriculum, or juvenile collections. However, as we await repairs to the unit, it will be very warm on the second floor.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Library Hours: July 4th Weekend

In observance of Independence Day, Ashland University Library will have the following hours:

• Friday, July 2nd: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday, July 3rd: Library Closed
• Sunday, July 4th: Library Closed
• Monday, July 5th: Library Closed

Regular summer hours resume on Tuesday, July 6th.

OhioLINK Catalog Maintenance

The OhioLINK Library Catalog will be down for maintenance on Thursday, July 1st, from 7:00 p.m. to approximately 9:00 p.m.  This should not affect the AU Library Catalog except that it will not be possible to renew OhioLINK materials during the maintenance time.  OhioLINK apologizes for needing to do the maintenance during evening hours.

Library Spotlight: C.G. Jung's Red Book

Ashland University Library has recently acquired a facsimile edition of the "Red Book" by C.G. Jung, who contributed to the Psycho-Analytic movement an exploration of symbols and the collective unconscious.  The 205-page original was carefully hand-lettered by Jung in the style of an illuminated medieval manuscript, including lavish illustrations by the author.  The facsimile is accompanied by an annotated English translation of the German and Latin original.

This summer the Library of Congress will exhibit the original work, with a public symposium on June 19th.

Library Spotlight: Ohio Resource Center

The Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading spotlight topic is investigating The Science of Oil Spills.

"Current events present us with unique learning opportunities. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico gives us a chance to connect what budding scientists are learning in the classroom to the world. We've pulled together a set of materials that can be used to examine the oil spill through a variety of lenses. - ORC*ON, The Ohio Resource Center

E-publications are presented by grade level, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, and detail a variety of resources including podcasts, lessons, and activities covering the oil spill, it's environmental impact, clean up, and response.

*Originally published on IRC News Blog.