The Library Catalog has a Regular Search option and an Advanced Search option. This will work best if you have a Title or an Author for which you are searching. This FAQ will walk you through to how to find your material in our catalog or OhioLINK.

FAQ Topics

Using Regular Search

Using Advanced Search

Requesting for Pickup

OhioLINK Search

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Using Regular Search

1. Change the search to Library Catalog and type in your title or author. This example uses the title
   
    
2. Click the spy glass
3. Click on the title of the item record
   
    
4. This title has one holding location from an OHIO University Library under LOCATION ITEMS and 3 others under GET IT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
   
    
5. If your campus has the book,
   • take the call number to a library service desk for help finding the book
   • find the book in the shelves
   • request item for pickup

Using Advanced Search

1. Instead of changing anything, simply click Advanced Search underneath the Spy Glass.
   
    
2. If you know the title and author, you can fill out that information here within the Search Filters. You can also limit by material type, language, etc. In this example, I limited by Material Type to book to help narrow down the search. 
   
    
3. Click Search 
4. Click on the title of the item record
   
    
5. This title has one holding location from an OHIO University Library under LOCATION ITEMS and 3 others under GET IT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
   
    
6. If your campus has the book,
   • take the call number to a library service desk for help finding the book
   • find the book in the shelves
   • request item for pickup

Requesting for Pickup

1. Click Request
   
    
2. Choose your pickup location. You do not need to fill out any other information.
   
    
3. Review your request details and choose SEND REQUEST.
4. You will receive a message acknowledging the request was placed
   

OhioLINK Search

1. Instead of changing anything, simply click Advanced Search underneath the Spy Glass.
   
    
2. If you know the title and author, you can fill out that information here within the Search Filters. You will need to change Search For to OhioLINK Search.
   
    
3. Click Search 
4. Click on the title of the item record
   
    
5. Scroll down to Get it from other locations.
   

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