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)
15th 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
Thomas Edison
Clark Gable
Zane Grey
Maya Lin
Jack Nicklaus
Steven Spielberg
Ted Turner
James Thurber
Orville and Wilber
Wright
astronaut
inventor
actor
7 Presidents of the
United States
author
James Garfield
artist/sculptor
Ulysses S. Grant
Warren Harding
Rutherford Hayes
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William Taft
golfer
director
broadcasting
humorist
inventors
Ohio - colleges and universities
Over 150 in Ohio
Eight universities/colleges in Columbus
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Capital
Columbus College of Art and Design
DeVry 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 2nd 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
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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, author/title,
keyword, subject, call number
Ohio State Libraries – OhioLINK
Search for 45 million titles in 88 Ohio institutions
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Columbus, Ohio Web Addresses
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State of Ohio Web site
COSI Science Museum
Columbus Museum of Art
Wexner Center for the Arts
Ohio Historical Center
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www.50states.com/ohio.htm
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Questions?
Fred Roecker
Head, Library Instruction
The Ohio State University
120N Mason Hall
250 West Woodruff
Columbus, OH 43210-1286
(614) 292-5172
Roecker.1@osu.edu