General Library Info
This hall is the location of the Cascades library.
What is Tykeson Hall?
You can find this book format at the library; hooray for books with pictures!
What are comics/graphic novels.
Borrow these from the library if you have a noisy roommate.
What are noise canceling headphones?
This popular search engine is what many of us use to answer questions.
What is Google?
True or False: April became a librarian so she could read books all day.
False. April became a librarian because she loves helping people (and books are pretty great, too.)
A real, live librarian can answer your questions through this library website feature.
What is live chat/chat/chat with us.
True or False: the library charges overdue fines.
False. Fines will land on your student account only when something is declared lost for several weeks.
Have a dog who likes to chew? Borrow this from the library when your laptop battery is low and your pup is grounded.
What is a power cord/charging cord/power cable?
What is the library catalog/1Search?
April provides this service if you're feeling stuck on a research assignment.
What are 1 to 1 meetings/consultations/etc.
These spaces are some of the most sought-after areas on campus.
What are private study rooms?
This collection at the library supports college affordability.
What is course reserves/textbook loans.
The most common item for the library to loan out is this piece of equipment crucial to today's college student.
What is a laptop?
Instructors will often require this type of high-level resource in a research paper.
What is a peer-reviewed article/academic article?
April's favorite television show is set in the fictional city of Pawnee, Indiana.
What is Parks and Rec?
The library is adjacent to this space on campus where students support students in learning.
What is the tutoring center?
The library strives to offer something for everyone- for fun reading or academic purposes, by ordering new titles in these two categories of literature.
What is fiction and nonfiction.
Don't be "board," borrow these from the library!
You will often run into this barrier when using Google Scholar; avoid it by using OSU library resources.
What are paywalls?
In recent history, April played this full-contact sport, done while wearing roller skates.
What is roller derby?
The library is on Instagram with this username.
What is @osucascadeslibrary?
This app, popular with many public libraries, connects you with eBooks and eAudio titles. It's now available at OSU!
What is Libby?
Feeling blue? Borrow this from the library to brighten up your day.
What is a happy lamp/SAD lamp/blue light lamp?
True or False: Large Language Models like Chat GPT can produce quality research papers that will help you pass a class.
False. Much false. Writing tutors are available!
April hates this word/sound, which many people connect with librarians and library use.
What is "shhhh!!"