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Use the library catalog and Oh ioLINK to search for both physical and Ebooks.

What is OhioLINK!

Oh ioLINK is a consortium of 90 Ohio college and university libraries, plus the State Library of Ohio, that work together to get you the information you need, whenever and wherever you need it.

Use the OhioLINK catalog to search for books that can be requested.

When you find a book, to access the delivery service click on “Request”. Follow the prompts.

Select Institution: U of Rio Grande & RGCC.
Your Name: First and Last.
Your “Barcode” is simply an “S” followed by your Student ID Number (Example: s300123456).
If you need a Library PIN: It is the last four-digits of your social security number.

Generally: It takes 3 to 5 business days for books to be ready for you to pick-up at Davis Library's Circulation Desk.

"Ready" Status in "My Record" from Davis Library's Homepage indicates materials are at Davis Library's Circulation Desk and ready to be picked up. An email saying "Ready" will also be sent.

Students may have books for three weeks and possibly renew the book six times through "My Record". Charges may be levied for overdue or lost books.

Tutorial Video: Requesting a book via OhioLINK

Print Books

Below is an example result for a book that can be found in the library. Note the item has a location call number and availability

EBooks

Through Davis Library and OhioLink you have access to thousand of Ebooks. Note the the record below denotes that the item is an online resource.

Ebook Collections

ARPA E-book Collection This link opens in a new window Full text e-books covering a variety of subjects. Includes OhioLINK's ARPA-funded e-book collection. [OhioLINK]
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window Full text e-books covering a variety of subjects. Includes OhioLINK's ARPA-funded e-book collection. [OhioLINK]
EBSCO eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary) This link opens in a new window A library of electronic books (e-books) on many academic subjects. The collection includes thousands of titles purchased by OhioLINK, plus thousands of public-domain e-books. Users can preview an e-book online, peruse a page, read each page in depth, jump to specific chapters or pages, or use links in the Table of Content or Index to go directly to specific chapters of interest. Every word in every book is searchable. This collection operates on the library check-out model, where readers check out e-books for a specified amount of time. This collection was formerly known as NetLibrary. [OhioLINK]
De Gruyter University Press Books This link opens in a new window E-books from Columbia, Harvard, California, Stanford, Toronto, and University of Pennsylvania presses covering a variety of subjects, including sciences, humanities, business, technology, medicine, law, and more. [OhioLINK]
Electronic Book Center (EBC) This link opens in a new window Thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. [OhioLINK]
Elsevier eBooks This link opens in a new window E-books in subjects including earth and planetary sciences, engineering and computing, life and biological sciences, medical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. [OhioLINK]