Frequently Asked Questions

 Check here for all our ways to renew - in person, on the phone, and through My Library Account: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/services/page40036.html.Some materials cannot be renewed, such as reference or reserve books and Pop Culture Library DVDs. If the book you would like to renew does not display in your library account, it may be an Interlibrary Loan book.  If so, you will need to ren... read more

Once you've found a book in the catalog, use the Map It! feature to help you locate the book within the library. ... read more

Hard copies of journals are located behind the Learning Commons on the first floor of the library.  They're arranged alphabetically by journal title and chronologically within each title. tags: magazines, journals, periodicals ... read more

Summon! ... read more

You can check today's hours here http://ul2.bgsu.edu/hours/hours.php as well as hours for the week and for the month.  Note that hours may vary by location.... read more

 Yes! Borrow laptops, Kindles, iPads, headphones, and iPhone 5 and Android chargers at the Jerome Library circulation desk on the first floor. Borrow calculators at the Learning Commons. Headphones are also available at the Research and Information desk.... read more

Yep, in both the main stacks and the Browne Popular Culture Library on the 4th floor. Search for PCL DVDs from their homepage: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/ ... read more

You can pay your fine at the circulation desk, using cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, or your BG1 Card, for approximately the first week after the book was returned. The fine, if not paid, will be transferred to your Bursar bill and can be paid through MyBGSU.  See here for fine amounts: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/services/page42109.html... read more

 Yes! Anyone is welcome to visit the library and use library resources while you are here. If you would like to check out books, check out the information here about courtesy cards: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/services/page40039.html.  Anyone who has received a degree from BGSU is eligible for a free courtesy card.... read more

Books usually arrive in 3 to 5 business days. Occasionally, a book may take longer if the book was checked out to someone else when you made your request. You will get an email when the book arrives.Come to the circulation desk with a photo ID to pick up your book. If you have any questions about an OhioLINK request, call the circulation desk at 419-372-2051 or circdesk@bgsu.edu.  ... read more

BGSU's Dining site should have the hours for Thinkers @ Outtakes listed here: http://www.dineoncampus.com/bgsu/show.cfm?cmd=menus.... read more

There are color printers on the first floor (by the ITS desk), 2nd floor in the Curriculum Resource Center, 3rd floor in the Music Library, 4th floor in the Popular Culture Library and 5th floor in the Archives.... read more

Search by course number here http://maurice.bgsu.edu/search/r to find out if your book is on reserve. Most reserve textbooks are available for a 2 hour checkout, in the library only. Or follow these instructions to search for your textbook in the Jerome Library catalog: http://libguides.bgsu.edu/content.php?pid=88319&sid=656974 Or the OhioLINK catalog: http://libguides.bgsu.edu/content.php?pid=883... read more

The handbook is online here: http://www.bgsu.edu/gradcoll/tdhandbook/index.html.The submission process is here: http://www.bgsu.edu/gradcoll/etd/page26501.html.And you can get in-person help from STAC here in the library: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/stac/index.html.... read more

 Start with our MLA Citation Guide: http://libguides.bgsu.edu/mla.... read more

Contact the circulation desk at 419-372-2051 or circdesk@bgsu.edu as soon as possible. We can work with you to resolve the problem.... read more

You can check to see whether the book is available through OhioLINK  or SearchOhio. Or, contact the circulation desk at 419-372-2051 or circdesk@bgsu.edu to recall the book from the person who has it checked out.... read more

 Are you a student? Use WorkNet, available within your MyBGSU account, to find available jobs in the library.  If you are not a student, staff and faculty jobs are posted here: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/about/page41460.html.... read more

 Consult http://www.bgsu.edu/its/labs/softinv/index.html for a listing of both Library 142 PC (the library's classroom) and the Library Open Lab (at the bottom of the list) on the first floor of the library.... read more

Sure, they circulate for 24 hours and can be checked out at the Circulation Desk. ... read more