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YSU Theses and Others  

The Jambar (Campus Newspaper)

Publication of The Jambar began in 1931, when YSU was known as Youngstown College.  A complete collection of this paper is available in print or microfilm in Maag Library.  The most recent 14 issues of the newspaper are located in the Maag News Corner in the Reference department on the main floor.

  • Special Collections Room (5th floor)

  • Double Oversize LH 1.Y6.J3
    1941-2000   Recent paper issues kept until bound.
     
  • Microforms Center (3rd floor)

  • Microfilm X 85
    v.1(1931)-v.43(1966);v.46(1968)-

The Neon: An Annual Pictorial Publication by the Student Body of Youngstown State University

For more than sixty years, The Neon captured the life and times on campus.  Publication began in 1931 and ceased with the 1992 edition.

  • Reference Room (Main Floor)

  • LD6371. Y57
    1931-1943;1945-1992;2004-
     
  • Special Collections Room (5th Floor)

  • Oversize LD6371. Y57
    1931-1992 [incomplete holdings]


YSU Theses

Successful completion of a number of programs at Youngstown State University requires the writing of a thesis.  A copy of each completed thesis is kept in Maag Library.  These include bachelors, masters, and doctoral level theses.

Theses are included in MaagNet and are indexed by author, title, and school within YSU.   You can also use a word search to find theses on a particular topic.  For a list of all theses on file at the masters level, do a subject search using the term Theses Masters.  A subject search using the term Theses Bachelors or Theses Doctoral will yield a list of the reports available at these particular levels. 

An author search using the name of the school may also be helpful.  For example, entering Youngstown State University. Rayen School of Engineering will produce a list of all engineering theses.   The results from this search can then be limited by date, or key word.

Each thesis has an individual number.  The example below shows the information from MaagNet that you will need to locate a thesis. Once you have found a thesis that you would like to see you will need to make arrangements to view document in the Archives Department. See the staff at the Circulation Desk.


 
LOCATION
CALL #
STATUS
University Archives (Maag 5th Floor) Master's Theses no. 111 NON CIRCULATING

After making an appointment to view the thesis, the theses must be used in the library.  Each thesis is checked out for a three-hour period.  A current valid YSU student, faculty, or staff identification card is required for viewing Closed Reserve materials. 

Additionally, theses are in the process of being digitized and will be available (full text) through the OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) site. You may search by keyword or browse by author or institution. (Electronic Theses are in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view full text).


Mahoning Valley Historical Resources


 

To find books, government documents and other materials owned by Maag Library for local information, try a subject search in MaagNet, using the name of the place, for example:

  • Ohio
  • Western Reserve, Connecticut Land Company
  • Mahoning County, Mahoning Valley, Mahoning River Valley, Youngstown, Canfield [original county         seat], Poland [town one, range one of the Western Reserve], Mahoning River
  • Trumbull County, Warren [county seat]
  • Columbiana County, Salem, Lisbon [county seat]
  • Mill Creek Park, Idora Park
    In Pennsylvania:
  •      Mercer County, Shenango Valley, Shenango River Valley, Sharon
  •      Lawrence County, New Castle
  •      Allegheny County, Pittsburgh


You may also search the OhioLINK Central Catalog for books and other materials owned by other libraries in OhioLINK.