OhioLINK Catalog Now Includes Over 10 Million Unique Titles

The OhioLINK Library Catalog now includes 10 million unique titles and a total of 45.5 million copies of books and other libraries materials. Ohio students, faculty, staff and others from participating libraries can request these items online and pick them up at any participating OhioLINK library in just two to three days.

To visualize how many items 45.5 million is, imagine a bookshelf that stretches from Columbus to Portland, Maine. That would be 878 miles of shelf space, just twenty miles short of the amount needed to accommodate all 45.5 million items.*

The 10,000,000th title is Mexican Modern: Masters of the 20th Century, essays by David Craven and Luis-Martin Lozano. It was added by The Ohio State University Libraries this month.

But don’t forget, these 45.5 million physical library items are just the beginning of what OhioLINK and Ohio’s academic libraries offer students, faculty and staff. We also have a robust virtual library of 7.5 million scholarly journal articles, 19,000 electronic books, 2,000 digital videos and more. These items are accessible online 24 hours a day, seven days a week at www.ohiolink.edu and library.jcu.edu.

Tip: Not sure how to request a book through OhioLINK? Check out these flash tutorials for step-by-step instructions.

*Using an average book width of 1.25 inches, 45.5 million books lined up side-by-side on a bookshelf would cover a distance of 898 miles. The distance from Columbus, Ohio to Portland, Maine is 878 miles according to MapQuest.com

628 New Titles Added to the Collection During September

During the month of September 2006, 628 new titles were added to Carrolline, the Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center online catalog. The titles cover all areas of the collection. Use this link to browse the titles. The list is organized by Library of Congress call number. Titles are linked to the record in Carrolline. Bookmark the link and check each month for new titles in your areas of interest.

New Titles List

Hungarian 1956 Revolution Exhibit in the Grasselli Library Lobby

Hungarian 1956 Revolution Exhibit in the Grasselli Library Lobby
October 1 - 31, 2006

"1956-2006, Hungarian Revolution 50th Anniversary:
Against all Odds, Freedom Fight vs. Soviet Oppression"

Co-sponsored by:
Hungarian Association - Magyar Társaság
JCU’s Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures
JCU’s Program In Modern European Studies

• Opening reception: Sunday, October 1 beginning at 2:30 PM
• At opening reception, showing of a new documentary film by Réka Pigniczky: JOURNEY HOME: A Film about My Father / A Story from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
• Special tribute to the distinguished & persecuted Cardinal Mindszenty, primate of Hungary, who spent 23 of his 31 episcopal years in a Communist prison tortured by the Soviets. Cardinal Mindszenty remained loyal & committed to the Hungarian people at a time when even the “West” turned away.
• Grasselli Library open 7 days per week. Regular hours: Sundays 11:00am to 12 midnight; Mondays thru Thursdays 7:30am to 12 midnight; Fridays 7:30am to 9:00pm; Saturdays 10:00am to 6:00pm.
• Opening reception & also exhibit: Free & open to the public

Contact Information: Grasselli Library: 216-397-4233 Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures: 216.397-4371 / 216.397-4723 Modern European Studies: http://www.jcu.edu/mes Hungarian Association: (216) 521-7183 <magyartarsasag@nadas.org> http://www.hungarianassociation.com

Rock and Roll Radio Exhibit Opens Today!

ROCK and ROLL RADIO

Before the iPod, before the Walkman, there was the transistor radio. Heralded as a technological triumph in the 1950s, the transistor radio ushered in the era of Rock and Roll while changing the way we listened to the radio. Come see a collection of over 20 examples of 1950s and 60s transistor radios, including the one that started it all. The radios are on loan from the collection of David and Ellen Valentine.

The display is on the upper level of Grasselli Library at the top of the main staircase.

While there, check out the new Grasselli Library/Heights Libraries Leisure Reading Collection just down the hall and find a good mystery to curl up with on a chilly fall evening.