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Health Sciences Library
(614) 292-4861
hslinfo@osumc.edu
Materials may be renewed or held by logging in to My Library Account. Loan periods vary based on the type of materials:
Books
Faculty, staff, and graduate students: 17 week check-out period
Undergraduate students: 6 week check-out period
Reserves
Two-hour checkout period (includes reserve books, models, and bones)
Journals
Journals at the HSL Ackerman Remote Storage facility can be requested through the Library Catalog for pickup at campus library locations or delivery to campus offices.
Faculty, staff, and graduate students: 17 week check-out period
Undergraduate students: 6 week check-out period
For additional information on loan periods including materials borrowed from other OSU and OhioLINK libraries see Loan Periods.
Complete and submit the Authorization Request Form to authorize another person to use your library account.
Fines will be charged for items that are not returned when needed by another borrower, i.e. items that have been recalled or any item(s) on Course Reserve, or materials that are not renewed and long overdue (varies due to loan periods).
Please see Fines and Fees for more information, including a complete list of fines.
Please note that pick-up notices for library materials are sent via email only.
Materials that are not available at OSU Libraries may be requested from OhioLINK and/or SearchOhio. If there are no available copies of the book you need, you can place a request via Interlibrary Services.
A courtesy card extends library borrowing privileges to individuals not affiliated with OSU. Courtesy cards are issued at the Circulation Desks of the Health Sciences Library, Thompson Library, and Moritz Law Library A courtesy card allows one to borrow any regularly circulated items, up to five items from OhioLINK, but not access to all library services.
Healthcare professionals from Franklin, Delaware, Licking, Union, Fairfield, Pickaway, and Madison counties may be eligible for courtesy borrowing privileges. You must present a valid work ID or board certification and a picture ID, e.g., a driver's license. For additional eligibility information and restrictions please see Courtesy Card Information.