Clark Memorial Library

Opened in 1991 and a charter member of OhioLINK, Clark Memorial Library is home to high tech library options in relaxed, friendly surroundings. Comfortable seating for reading and study, conference rooms for group work, seminar rooms for teleconferencing and distance learning activities, a 350-seat lecture hall, a Curriculum Materials Center and Graphics Lab, and wireless network are available for a diverse range of needs to allow students to accomplish many different assignments.

The Service Desk staff assist with locating information using the Library’s resources. Library staff promote information literacy and are committed to helping students gain “the ability to access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources” (Doyle, 1992). Whether a student is in the library doing research for a class assignment or logging into the library website to link to an online resource, service is a high priority.

Clark Memorial Library’s online resources can be used anytime, anywhere on campus or from homes, schools, and work places. The library catalog and over 542 research databases provide online access to more than 157,427 electronic books, journals, videos, and sound recordings.

To supplement local cataloged resources, students can order, electronically and at no cost, virtually any of the more than 50 million items available in the OhioLINK system. An inter-campus delivery service assures that items requested from other campuses will be available for checkout at the desired location within five working days. Interlibrary loan of books and periodical articles is also available. As a member of the U.S. Federal Government Depository program, the Clark Memorial Library also provides access to government documents.

The mission of Clark Memorial Library is to “bring people and information together” to foster excellence in learning, teaching, and research.

The Library also supports the University’s mission statement and recognizes the importance of knowledge, values, and cultural enrichment. The library program is committed to collaborating with faculty to provide undergraduate and graduate students an education that fosters competence in oral and written communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, and critical analysis/logical thinking.