The Sagan Academic Resource Center (SARC) is located on the third floor of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center (Suite 324). For additional questions, please reach out to arc@owu.edu. To make an appointment or view walk-in tutoring availability, download the Penji app or visit web.penjiapp.com.
Faculty are encouraged to reach out to library staff to ask about reserve needs and discuss options.
The library provides access to numerous digital options along with some physical borrowing options via our lending networks. Faculty should reach out to library staff to discuss needs and access options.
Special collection services including access to object for teaching and research have been reinstated for Fall 2024 and beyond. Please contact Stacy Chaney Blankenship if you'd like to set up a research or class session.
Yes. Public services staff remain available to assist with teaching and research needs for faculty, staff, and students. The best way to reach out is via email with any questions or needs.
Those requiring Special Collections research or instruction are encouraged to reach out to Special Collections staff. To book an appointment, visit the OWU Historical Collections page. For all other inquiries, email Stacy Chaney Blankenship: sbchaney@owu.edu..
Media Center Services are now operating out of the Information Services Help Desk office on the ground floor of Corns.
Media Center Services staff can be contacted at the same phone number and email address as before: 740-368-3265 or mediacenter@owu.edu.
Pick up/drop off of equipment can be made at the IS Help Desk or the Hobson Library circulation desk.
OWU students, faculty, and staff have full access to Delaware County District Library's physical and digital collections with a DCDL library card. The main county branch is within walking distance of campus at 84 E. Winter St.
Sign up on the DCDL's website to access all of the library's electronic resources. Select the Adult Card option (if you are 18+) and fill in the registration information. Note that your address needs to be a State of Ohio address. You can use your home address if you are from Ohio, or you can use your residence hall address.
To get a physical card to access DCDL's full collection, visit one of the branch libraries with your Ohio Wesleyan ID. The closet location is a block east of the Strand Theatre on East Winter Street, at the corner of East Winter and Henry Streets.
Members of campus are encouraged to visit the campus reservation website to review a list of room options and submit reservation requests. Spaces are available throughout campus, including Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, Merrick Hall, Slocum Hall, and Smith Hall.
Visitors should contact the library at libraries@owu.edu or 740-368-3271 prior to making a trip to campus to determine whether library staff will be able to accommodate them.
The following document provides an overview of how best to access library services and spaces in Hobson Library and the Bigelow Rice side of the Schimmel/Conrades Science Center during the current construction and beyond.