Columbus Ohio and The Ohio State University A
Columbus, Ohio and The Ohio State University A Look at our City and University
Columbus, Ohio - history Founded in 1812 Capital of the state of Ohio Named for Christopher Columbus
Columbus, Ohio - population Population - 730, 000 (2 million in Metro area) 15 th largest city in America
Columbus, Ohio - Location Central United States - 1 hour from 2/3 of US population East Coast Time - 13 hours time difference from China
Columbus, Ohio - Location Center of Ohio State flag
Columbus, Ohio - Location On Two Rivers - Olentangy and Sciota Rivers
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio - capital city Ohio State House Location of Governor’s office and House of Representatives
Columbus, Ohio - Museums Center of Science and Industry Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, Ohio - Attractions Franklin County Conservatory Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria (copy)
Columbus, Ohio - Attractions Topiary Garden Georges Seurat - A Sunday On The Island Of La Grande Jatte
Columbus, Ohio - Sports Clippers (minor league baseball) Blue Jackets (Pro ice hockey) Marathon
Columbus, Ohio - Home of … OCLC Online Computer Library Center Nationwide Insurance Wendy’s Hamburgers Chemical Abstracts Services
Columbus, Ohio - Home of … American Whistle Company Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic
Ohio - famous people Neil Armstrong astronaut Thomas Edison inventor Clark Gable actor Zane Grey author Maya Lin artist/sculptor Jack Nicklaus golfer Steven Spielberg director Ted Turner broadcasting James Thurber humorist Orville and Wilber inventors Wright 7 Presidents of the United States James Garfield Ulysses S. Grant Warren Harding Rutherford Hayes Benjamin Harrison William Mc. Kinley William Taft
Ohio - colleges and universities Over 150 in Ohio Eight universities/colleges in Columbus • • Capital Columbus College of Art and Design De. Vry University Franklin University Mount Carmel College of Nursing The Ohio State University (and 6 regional campuses) Ohio Dominican University Otterbein College
The Ohio State University 18 colleges (170 undergraduate majors, 200 graduate fields) 10, 000 courses offered Top 25 US institute 13: 1 student : faculty All satistics from: www. osu. edu/osutoday/stuinfo. php
The Ohio State University 7, 000 faculty and administrators 51, 800 students (largest in the United States) -13, 000 graduates, 4, 300 international students (2, 700 Asian Americans) All satistics from: www. osu. edu/osutoday/stuinfo. php
The Ohio State University 471 buildings on our campuses (26 residence halls) 1, 755 acres (largest in the United States) Wexner Center for the Arts University Hall All satistics from: www. osu. edu/osutoday/stuinfo. php
Ohio State - Nickname “Buckeyes” An ornamental tree with nuts that look like the eyes of a deer (buck)
Ohio State - History Created in 1870 as agriculture school Armory Faculty Club Biological Sciences & Zoology
The Ohio State University Morrill Tower student dormitory Recreational and Physical Activities Center
The Ohio State University Architecture College Law School James Cancer Hospital
Ohio State - Sports Stadium – seats 106, 000 people
Ohio State Sports - football 2002 – National champions 2006 – Ranked 2 nd Nationally
Ohio State - Marching Band “The Best Damn Band in the Land”
Ohio State - Libraries 20 library buildings 6 million volumes 5 million microforms 30, 000 periodical titles 350+ databases Geology Library
Ohio State – Other Libraries Music and Dance Library Science & Engineering Library
Ohio State – Other Libraries Fine Arts Library Business Library Law Library
Ohio State – Library Renovation Restoration and Update $100 million cost Closed 2007 -2009 Main Library (2007) Main Library (2009)
Ohio State – Renovation The Grand Reading Room 1920 2009
Ohio State – Renovation New space for students 2004 2009
Ohio State – Renovation Main Library (outside) Main Library (inside)
OSU Libraries Administration Director Special Collections & Archives Collections, Instruction, and Public Services Information Technology & Technical Services Administrative Services
Ohio State Libraries – Home http: //library. osu. edu
Ohio State Libraries – Catalog 6 million items searched by title, author/title, keyword, subject, call number
Ohio State Libraries – Ohio. LINK Search for 45 million titles in 88 Ohio institutions
Ohio State Libraries – Record Send a book to your office or another library
Ohio State Libraries – My Record Renew books you have checked out
Ohio State Libraries – Other Search for articles Library Information Chat Help Interlibrary Loan
Ohio State Web Addresses Ohio State University www. osu. edu Ohio State campus map www. osu. edu/map/ Ohio State sports info www. osu. edu/athletics/ Ohio State Libraries library. osu. edu Libraries’ catalog library. ohio-state. edu/search Ohio. LINK catalog olc 1. ohiolink. edu/search/
Columbus, Ohio Web Addresses Columbus Web site www. experiencecolumbus. com/ State of Ohio Web site www. 50 states. com/ohio. htm COSI Science Museum www. cosi. org/home Columbus Museum of Art www. columbusmuseum. org/ Wexner Center for the Arts www. cosi. org/home/ Ohio Historical Center www. cosi. org/home/
Questions? Fred Roecker Head, Library Instruction The Ohio State University 120 N Mason Hall 250 West Woodruff Columbus, OH 43210 -1286 (614) 292 -5172 Roecker. 1@osu. edu
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