Columbus, Ohio and The Ohio State University

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Columbus, OhioandThe Ohio State University

• A Look at our City and University

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Columbus, Ohio - history

• Founded in 1812
• Capital of the state of Ohio
• Named for Christopher Columbus

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Columbus, Ohio - population

• Population - 730,000 (2 million in Metro area)
• 15th largest city in America

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Columbus, Ohio - Location

• Central United States - 1 hour from 2/3 of US
  population
• East Coast Time - 13 hours time difference from
  China

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Columbus, Ohio - Location

• Center of Ohio

State flag
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Columbus, Ohio - Location

• On Two Rivers - Olentangy and Sciota Rivers

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Columbus, Ohio

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Columbus, Ohio - capital city

• Ohio State House
• Location of Governors office and House of
  Representatives

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Columbus, Ohio - Museums

• Center of Science
• and Industry
• Columbus Museum
• of Art

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Columbus, Ohio - Attractions

• Franklin County Conservatory
• Christopher Columbus
• Santa Maria (copy)

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Columbus, Ohio - Attractions

• Topiary Garden
• Georges Seurat - A Sunday On The Island Of La
  Grande Jatte

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Columbus, Ohio - Sports

• Clippers
• (minor league baseball)
• Blue Jackets
• (Pro ice hockey)
• Marathon

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Columbus, Ohio - Home of
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Nationwide Insurance
Wendys Hamburgers
Chemical Abstracts Services
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Columbus, Ohio - Home of
American Whistle Company
Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic
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Ohio - famous people

• Neil Armstrong astronaut
• Thomas Edison inventor
• Clark Gable actor
• Zane Grey author
• Maya Lin artist/sculptor
• Jack Nicklaus golfer
• Steven Spielberg director
• Ted Turner broadcasting
• James Thurber humorist
• Orville and Wilber inventors
• Wright

7 Presidents of the United States James
Garfield Ulysses S. Grant Warren Harding
Rutherford Hayes Benjamin Harrison William
McKinley William Taft
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Ohio - colleges and universities

• Over 150 in Ohio
• Eight universities/colleges in Columbus
• Capital
• Columbus College of Art and Design
• DeVry University
• Franklin University
• Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• The Ohio State University (and 6 regional
  campuses)
• Ohio Dominican University
• Otterbein College

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The Ohio State University
18 colleges (170 undergraduate majors, 200
graduate fields) 10,000 courses offered Top 25 US
institute 131 student faculty
All satistics from www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.p
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The Ohio State University
7,000 faculty and administrators 51,800 students
(largest in the United States) -13,000
graduates, 4,300 international students (2,700
Asian Americans)
All satistics from www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.p
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The Ohio State University
471 buildings on our campuses (26 residence
halls) 1,755 acres (largest in the United States)
Wexner Center for the Arts
University Hall
All satistics from www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.p
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Ohio State - Nickname
Buckeyes An ornamental tree with nuts that
look like the eyes of a deer (buck)
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Ohio State - History
Created in 1870 as agriculture school
Armory
Biological Sciences Zoology
Faculty Club
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The Ohio State University
Recreational and Physical Activities Center
Morrill Tower student dormitory
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The Ohio State University
Architecture College
Law School
James Cancer Hospital
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Ohio State - Sports
Stadium seats 106,000 people
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Ohio State Sports - football
2002 National champions 2006 Ranked 2nd
Nationally
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Ohio State - Marching Band

• The Best Damn Band in the Land

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Ohio State - Libraries
20 library buildings 6 million volumes 5 million
microforms 30,000 periodical titles 350 databases
Geology Library
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Ohio State Other Libraries
Music and Dance Library
Science Engineering Library
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Ohio State Other Libraries
Fine Arts Library
Business Library
Law Library
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Ohio State Library Renovation
Restoration and Update 100 million cost Closed
2007-2009
Main Library (2009)
Main Library (2007)
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Ohio State Renovation
The Grand Reading Room
1920
2009
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Ohio State Renovation
New space for students
2004
2009
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Ohio State Renovation
Main Library (outside)
Main Library (inside)
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OSU Libraries Administration
Director
Collections, Instruction, and Public Services
Information Technology Technical Services
Special Collections Archives
Administrative Services
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Ohio State Libraries Home
http//library.osu.edu
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Ohio State Libraries Catalog
6 million items searched by title, author,
author/title, keyword, subject, call number
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Ohio State Libraries OhioLINK
Search for 45 million titles in 88 Ohio
institutions
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Ohio State Libraries Record
Send a book to your office or another library
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Ohio State Libraries My Record
Renew books you have checked out
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Ohio State Libraries Other
Search for articles
Library Information
Chat Help
Interlibrary Loan
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Ohio State Web Addresses

• Ohio State University www.osu.edu
• Ohio State campus map www.osu.edu/map/
• Ohio State sports info www.osu.edu/athletics/
• Ohio State Libraries library.osu.edu
• Libraries catalog library.ohio-state.edu/search
• OhioLINK catalog olc1.ohiolink.edu/search/

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Columbus, Ohio Web Addresses

• Columbus Web site www.experiencecolumbus.com/
• State of Ohio Web site www.50states.com/ohio.htm
• COSI Science Museum www.cosi.org/home
• Columbus Museum of Art www.columbusmuseum.org/
• Wexner Center for the Arts www.cosi.org/home/
• Ohio Historical Center www.cosi.org/home/

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Questions?

• Fred Roecker
• Head, Library Instruction
• The Ohio State University
• 120N Mason Hall
• 250 West Woodruff
• Columbus, OH 43210-1286
• [phone]
• Roecker.1_at_osu.edu