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State Library of Ohio

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:^[1] refhelp@library.ohio.gov

Address:^[2]

274 East First Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Telephone:^[2]

General Information: 614-644-7061

Circulation Services: 614-644-6950

Research Services: 614-644-7051

Fax:^[2] Research Services: 614-644-7004

Hours and holidays:^[2]

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Closed for State Holidays: New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, President's day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:^[3] The State Library of Ohio is located in the historic Jeffrey Manufacturing Building within Italian Village, the Short North Arts District, and just north of downtown Columbus.

Directions by car. The library has easy access no-cost parking.
Map
Central Ohio Transit Authority - City Bus Trip Planner

Internet sites and databases:

State Library of Ohio Home page. The website offers Contact Us, What's New, Find a Library, Catalog, Search Digital & Special Collections, Government Documents, The Ohio eBook Project, Sources for Genealogists - links to the digital collections for genealogists.
State Library of Ohio Catalog. Keyword, Author, Title, and Subject.
Advanced Search.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Rare Book Room Online Collection. Search 7,906 items by keyword, author, title and subject.
Index to the State Library of Ohio Digital and Special Collections. Sources for Genealogists, Sources for digital content, Ohio Newspapers, Sources for electronic books, articles, and educational materials, Sources for government documents.
- Sources for Genealogists:
  - Ohio Memory Project;
  - City Directories;
  - Ohio Online Death Certificate Index;
  - U.S. History Resources from Libraries, Museums, and Archives;
  - Ancestry Library Edition; Fire Insurance Maps;
  - Nationwide Sources for Free Genealogical Content;
  - Digitized Sources from Ohio Institutions;
  - Bibliography of Genealogical Sources from the State Library’s Ohio State Government Documents Collection

Tips[edit | edit source]

The State Library of Ohio and OhioLINK search boxes utilize a special system to help you find materials in our collections. If you can’t find what you are looking for, check out these Search Tips to improve your results.

Guides[edit | edit source]

For more help with searching, check out these Quick Start Guides:

OhioLINK Central. The State Library of Ohio is one of 88 OhioLINK Libraries. This is a group of mainly university libraries in Ohio who share electronic resources and physical materials. Anyone with a library card from the State Library of Ohio can request and check out these materials. State employees can have these materials delivered to their desk. These materials include books, videos, DVDs, ebooks, eaudiobooks, government documents, journals and microfilm. You can also find and access many of our electronic journals through OhioLINK.
Guide to Using the State Library of Ohio Catalog
Guide to Using the WorldCat Catalog
Pathfinder (Subject Guides): Genealogy. A pathfinder is an expert guide for finding information on a subject on the web and within a library. It provides enough basic resources to get started, strategize for future searching, and saves time. The guide typically includes suggested search terms, book titles with call numbers, and websites. Pathfinders are not comprehensive bibliographies.^[4]

=== Alternate Repositories ==={ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} fckLRfckLRIf you cannot visit or find a source at the State Library of Ohio, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections

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Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ Further Assistance at The State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 http://www.library.ohio.gov/StateLibrarian/contactus Contact Us] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).
↑ Directions to the State Library at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).
↑ Pathfinders at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October).

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[assist-1] Further Assistance at The State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).

[Visit-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 http://www.library.ohio.gov/StateLibrarian/contactus Contact Us] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).

[3] Directions to the State Library at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).

[4] Pathfinders at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October).

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 === Collection Description  ===
-{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}
+*[http://catalog.library.ohio.gov/search/X?SEARCH=rare+book+collection&submit=Submit&1=&m=&b=&SORT=D&p=&Da=&Db= Rare Book Room Online Collection]. Search 7,906 items by keyword, author, title and subject.<br>
+*[http://www.library.ohio.gov/PCS/digitalcontent Index to the State Library of Ohio Digital and Special Collections]. Sources for Genealogists, Sources for digital content, Ohio Newspapers, Sources for electronic books, articles, and educational materials, Sources for government documents.<br>
+**Sources for Genealogists:
+***Ohio Memory Project;
+***City Directories;
+***Ohio Online Death Certificate Index;
+***U.S. History Resources from Libraries, Museums, and Archives;
+***Ancestry Library Edition; Fire Insurance Maps;
+***[http://library.ohio.gov/PCS/digitalcontent/gensources/national Nationwide Sources for Free Genealogical Content];
+***[http://library.ohio.gov/PCS/digitalcontent/gen_sources/ohio Digitized Sources from Ohio Institutions];
+***[http://library.ohio.gov/sites/default/files/Ohio_docs_gen_sources.pdf Bibliography of Genealogical Sources from the State Library’s Ohio State Government Documents Collection]
 === Tips  ===