Library Information: Checking out books

Try one of these video tutorials for help finding items in KentLINK.

Tutorials for searching KentLINK

• 1. Developing a Search Strategy: Tips and Tricks
  Covers identifying keywords, brainstorming for synonyms and applying Boolean connectors and other search techniques.
  
  
• 2. KentLink Part 1:Searching for Books by Topics
  Covers searching KentLINK by Keyword, reviewing Boolean connectors and truncation, identifying and searching by Subjects and limiting searches.
• 3. KentLINK Part 2: Finding Books on the Shelf
  Covers identifying call number, status and location of items in KentLINK, using building guide to determine on which floor call numbers are found and reading Library of Congress call numbers and finding books on the shelf.

Bring your Flashcard ID to the library to check out items. You can check out items when their status is set to 'available' in the catalog.

You can also check out items from 88 libraries across Ohio using OhioLINK!

There is NO limit on the amount of books you can check out at a time!

How long you can keep an item depends on your status.

*You have the potential to renew books, as long as another person has not placed a hold on the item. OhioLINK media items, such as CDs or DVDs, are not eligible to be renewed.

You can renew your items in several ways:

• Visit the library and ask us to renew your books for you.
• Call us and ask us to renew your books for you.
• Renew your books online using the 'My Account' link 

In some instances, the system may tell you it is too soon to renew an item. You can only renew items which are very close to their due date.