Scholar is the online catalog of the CSU Libraries. For every item that the Michael Schwartz Library or the Law Library owns, a summary or description is created and is added into Scholar.

Use Scholar to search for BOOKS and for other items, like DVDs, videos, CDs, eBooks, government documents, and the TITLES of journals, magazines, and newspapers available in the CSU Libraries' collections.

You can search for items a number of ways, including by Title, Author, Keyword, or Subject.

Use the search box below for a basic search, or go to the Scholar Online Catalog. You can use the Advanced Search screen for more complex searches -- combine keywords, apply limits, sort results.

The Michael Schwartz Library is a member of OhioLINK, which is a consortium of ~90 university and college libraries in Ohio.

The OhioLINK Library Catalog is the online catalog of the member libraries. As a CSU student, you can borrow books and materials from OhioLINK member libraries.

If a book or other item you need is not available at the CSU Libraries, then search in the OhioLINK Library Catalog to check if it is available from another location.

You can search for items several ways, including by Keyword, Title, Author, and Subject. An Advanced Search is also available.

You can request items from other libraries to be sent to the Michael Schwartz Library or any other OhioLINK library member for pickup. Just click on the green Request button, and then enter and submit the required information. It usually takes 3-5 working days for an item to arrive via OhioLINK. You will receive an email informing you when an item has arrived, or you can login to My Account to view the status of a requested item.

The loan period is 3 weeks for most books. They can be renewed up to 6 times unless a hold has been placed by another OhioLINK borrower. Please see the OhioLINK Materials section of the Borrowing Books & Other Materials page for more information.

The Michael Schwartz Library provides access to eBooks (Electronic Books). The full listing of eBook collections can be found on the Virtual Reference Desk: Electronic Books page.

Some of these collections, like Google Books, are available to everyone for free on the Internet.

Other eBook collections, like the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center, are available only to CSU faculty, staff, and students because the Library pays for them. Many (but not all) of the eBooks that the Library has purchased are cataloged and added into the Scholar Online Catalog. You can search for eBooks in Scholar.

You also can search separate eBook collections by keyword to find books on a topic. Since the Michael Schwartz Library has purchased access to the content of many of these eBook collections, they are restricted to current CSU faculty, staff, and students. To access the eBook collections that CSU pays for from off-campus, you will have to "authenticate" first. This means that you must verify that you a current CSU student by selecting Cleveland State University from the list of institutions, and then entering your Name, CSU I.D. No., and Library PIN. The following eBook collections are especially recommended for your research needs: