2008 Woodie Awards
OhioLINK can cut book costs
Students can borrow books from all over the state
By: Kristen Vasas
Issue date: 8/28/08 Section: Campus
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But it wasn't until her junior year that she finally took advantage of the free services provided by the statewide electronic catalog system.
"The [University] library has an extensive library, but I needed more sources," Thompson said. "My women's studies professor told us to take advantage of OhioLINK, and that's what I went and did."
After visiting the OhioLINK Web site and selecting books she needed from other Ohio institutions, Thompson was able to pick up her free materials nearly two days later at the University's Jerome Library, saving her both time and money.
Like Thompson, the average University student will spend $800 to $1,100 per year on books and supplies, according to the Student Money Management Services Web site.
But thanks to the rental books, videos and online databases provided by OhioLINK, students can cut expensive and extravagant textbook costs down to $0.
"It's a great resource that lots of people don't realize will save you lots of money," Thompson said. "If you need differing sides and opinions, you're able to get books from other universities that broaden your knowledge of subjects."
With over 89 Ohio college and university libraries - as well as the State Library of Ohio - included within the services provided by OhioLINK, nearly 600,000 students, faculty and staff takes advantage of the rental services on a regular basis.
"Bowling Green was one of the first catalogs to be implemented into the OhioLINK catalog," Jerome Library Coordinator of Collections Linda Brown said. "Every record in our catalog is in the OhioLINK catalog."
Along with an extensive collection of books and electronic journals, OhioLINK provides millions of electronic articles, 140 electronic research databases, 25,000 e-books and 13,750 theses and dissertations from Ohio students, OhioLINK Communications Manager Candi Clevenger said.
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