eBooks

Thousands of eBooks available through the library are accessible through the web browser of your desktop, laptop, or mobile device. You can search for eBooks available at Ohio State through the new Libraries Search discovery tool.

Learn about Libraries Search in our Libraries Search guide.

PubMed

PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and life science journals, plus a small collection of online books.

For PubMed searching assistance, the following resources are available:

Our Collections

At its inception, the Medical Heritage Center began acquiring historic material and artifacts that speak to central Ohio's rich health sciences history. All MHC collections are housed in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment. All collections are available for viewing by appointment.

Rare Book Collection

The rare book collection contains over 20,000 volumes representing limited edition and one-of-a kind monographs dating back to 1555.

Reserve Materials

The Health Sciences Library Reserve features materials such as books, serials, and anatomical models that are used in or supplement OSU courses that are given shorter loan periods to provide equitable access to materials.

Print Reserves

The following process is in place for print reserves

Interlibrary Services

Interlibrary Services provides interlibrary loan and document delivery of articles, books and book chapters, and more through the ILLiad request system. The Health Sciences Library (HSL) and Ohio State Interlibrary Services (located in Thompson Library) have partnered to provide one centralized service for all Ohio State students, faculty and staff.

Check and Update Your Links to Library Resources

by
Joe Payne, MLIS
Libraries Search is live, but some links from the old system may be broken. Review and update your course and bookmark links to ensure seamless access for students.
Date
2025-09-23T14:00:00
End Time
2025-09-23T15:00:00
Summary
Are you a current or potential recipient of federal funding or support someone who is? Join the Health Sciences Library (HSL), University Libraries Research Commons and the Office of Sponsored Programs for an informational session on updates to federal public access policies that apply across all disciplines and funding levels. These include new requirements for zero-embargo access to peer-reviewed research articles and expanded expectations for data management and sharing.
Posting Date
2024-09-02T07:30:00

2025 Federal Sponsor Updates to Article and Data Sharing

Tuesday, September 23
2 – 3 p.m. EDT