Health Sciences Library print reserve collection, located at the Public Services Desk on the 1st floor of Prior Hall, consists of physical materials (books, DVDs, kits, etc) that are available for 2 hours, 1 day, 1 week, or 3 week checkout periods. Course materials may be included in this collection at the request of instructors. Materials included in the collection are sourced from:
The following is in place for print reserves:
Late fines and fees for Health Sciences Library reserves:
You can locate Health Sciences Library print reserve material in the library catalog in two ways:
Instructors may add materials for their courses to Health Sciences Library print reserve collection. Materials added to the print reserve collection are sourced from the OSU library collection and/or personal copies of professors/instructors/departments*. To add materials please do the following:
*If the library does not own a desired title, you may submit a purchase recommendation form. Form linked below.
Some of the print reserves have eBook copies available through the library. eBooks copies are NOT listed with print reserves, but the links below will help you locate eBook copies, if available, through OSU libraries. If using eBooks or other online resources off-campus, please use the link below for "off-campus sign in" to authenticate yourself as an OSU user to get full access to online library resources.
Provides quick and easy access to 25 popular eBooks covering most internal medicine topics as well as medical dictionaries and drug information.
Contains content from several current Elsevier databases including MD Consult, First Consult, Procedures Consult, Clinics of North America and new content including over 900 eBooks.
Access to more than 60 medical titles including Harrison's Online, frequently updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and more.
Provides access to electronic versions of AHFS Drug Information, Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, and more.
The OhioLINK Electronic Book Center includes over 45,000 scholarly and reference eBooks on a variety of topics including nearly 3,000 in the health sciences.
Provides access to thousands of books, videos, expert-curated courses, and interactive learning environments for business, technology, and more.
Books available through HathiTrust which are also in The Ohio State University Libraries print collections have been made available online without the additional step of requesting a digital scan. This action from HathiTrust allows digital access to nearly two million volumes, corresponding to approximately 46% of the print collections held at Ohio State.