Columbus, Ohio and The Ohio State University A Look at our City and University
Mar 30, 2015
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 - capital city
Ohio State HouseLocation of Governor’s office and House of Representatives
Columbus, Ohio - Attractions
Topiary GardenGeorges Seurat - A Sunday On The Island Of La Grande Jatte
Columbus, Ohio - Home of …
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Wendy’s Hamburgers
Nationwide Insurance
Chemical Abstracts Services
Ohio - famous people
Neil Armstrong astronaut Thomas Edison inventor
Clark Gable actor Zane Grey author
Maya Lin artist/sculptor
Jack Nicklaus golfer
Steven Spielberg director
Ted Turner broadcasting
James Thurber humorist Orville and Wilber inventors
Wright
7 Presidents of the United States
James Garfield Ulysses S. Grant Warren Harding Rutherford Hayes Benjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyWilliam Taft
Ohio - colleges and universities
Over 150 in OhioEight universities/colleges in Columbus
• 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 offeredTop 25 US institute13:1 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)
All satistics from: www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php
University Hall
Wexner Center for the Arts
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
Biological Sciences & ZoologyFaculty Club
The Ohio State University
Morrill Tower student dormitory
Recreational and Physical Activities Center
Ohio State - Libraries
20 library buildings6 million volumes5 million microforms30,000 periodical titles350+ databases
Geology Library
Ohio State – Library Renovation
Restoration and Update
$100 million costClosed 2007-2009
Main Library (2007)Main Library (2009)
OSU Libraries Administration
Director
Special Collections & Archives
Collections, Instruction, and Public Services
Information Technology &
Technical Services
Administrative Services
Ohio State Libraries – Catalog6 million items searched by title, author, author/title, keyword, subject, call number
Ohio State Web Addresses
Ohio State University www.osu.edu
Ohio State campus map www.osu.edu/map/
Ohio State sports info www.osu.edu/athletics/
Ohio State Libraries library.osu.edu
Libraries’ catalog library.ohio-state.edu/search
OhioLINK catalog olc1.ohiolink.edu/search/
Columbus, Ohio Web Addresses
Columbus Web sitewww.experiencecolumbus.com/
State of Ohio Web site www.50states.com/ohio.htm
COSI Science Museum www.cosi.org/home
Columbus Museum of Art www.columbusmuseum.org/
Wexner Center for the Arts www.cosi.org/home/
Ohio Historical Center www.cosi.org/home/
Questions?
Fred RoeckerHead, Library InstructionThe Ohio State University
120N Mason Hall250 West Woodruff Columbus, OH 43210-1286(614) [email protected]