More than six million books and five million microforms are part of Ohio State's collection, which ranks as the 17th largest in North America. The collection has been especially strong in books on Latin literature, and during recent decades, we have been rapidly strengthening our Greek holdings. Our holdings in Homeriana, medieval Greek manuscripts, and modern Greek literature are now among the finest in North America. Our large acquisitions budget allows us to continue to acquire Greek and Latin materials on a large scale. Each consortium has its own central library catalog, allowing Ohio State users to borrow materials from libraries at the universities of Chicago, Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, and others.
Books arrive usually within three working days, much faster than traditional interlibrary loan.
The consortia also jointly purchase electronic databases and online journals. For those users looking for additional research materials, Ohio State offers free international interlibrary loan service to graduate students and faculty. The Main Library, located next to the Department's home in University Hall, also houses the Linguistics and Western European Languages Reading Room . In this room are more than 10,000 reference books and recent issues of 700 scholarly journals. Located on Ohio State's West Campus is the Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies .