Resources and Facilities

The library houses approximately 73,000 volumes. The reference section includes dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, and other information resources available for in-house use. The print periodical collection includes over 300 newspaper, magazine, and journal titles.

Also available for use are audiovisual resources including videotapes, CDs, cassette tapes, records, and slides.

Through the interlibrary loan system, you have access to the libraries on the Oxford and Middletown campuses; participating libraries in Ohio through OhioLINK; and items available at participating libraries throughout the world.

Textbooks on Reserve

In a collaborative effort, Rentschler Library, the Miami Hamilton Bookstore, and individual faculty members have brought together a reserve collection of textbooks for selected Miami Plan or other introductory courses offered at Miami University Hamilton.  Our goal is to assist students who are unable to afford the texts or whose financial aid situation prevents them from making the purchases till several weeks into the semester.  We are also giving all students an opportunity to make use of their required texts while on campus.  The Textbooks on Reserve service is intended to make these materials for learning as widely available as possible, which is certainly a part of the library’s mission.