Spring 2018

The OSU Library was recently awarded nearly $25,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a research model and project management toolkit to help libraries enhance research data management

The Undergraduate Library Research Awards encourage and emphasize the importance of research in order to achieve academic success, professional potential and effective civic participation. Additionally, ULRA is designed to advocate for the importance of library research skills among undergraduate students.

Five OSU students were awarded monetary prizes through the Library Creativity Award. The Library Creativity Award was established to encourage and reward students’ creativity and use of Library resources such as those found in the Edmon Low Creative Studios.

In 2015, Jackie German, Administrative Manager, launched Tech Tuesday @2. A steering committee was established and shortly after Nina Thornton, Multimedia Producer, was appointed the first chair of the series. During Thornton’s tenure, the Library hosted 28 hands-on demonstration that attracted close to 800 in-person attendees and more than 10,000 views on the live-stream and rebroadcasts.

After six years of leadership, Karen Neurohr is passing the role of Science Café coordinator to Whitney Vitale, Assistant Professor and Librarian, and Hui-Fen Chang, Associate Professor and Librarian.

The “Oklahoma 100 Years of Life” oral history project and the work that continues to build on it are a perfect example of how faculty at OSU are collaborating to fulfill each arm of the land grant mission: research, education and outreach

The Edmon Low Library will be open 24 hours each day during the weeks of pre-finals and finals. This 24/7 access period will begin when the Library opens on the morning of Sunday, April 29 and will continue until the last day of the semester: Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m.

Join us on Thursday, April 26 at 2 p.m. in the Edmon Low Creative Studios for Insert Tech Here, an open house where students, staff and faculty can come learn about all the technology like data visualization, flight simulators, virtual reality, Adobe products and audio production that is available in the Creative Studios. Door prizes will be given away and winners of the Library Creativity Award will be announced at Insert Tech Here.

To help Federal depository libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to historic U.S. Government documents in print format. Preservation Stewards contribute significantly to the effort to preserve printed documents and GPO welcomes all Federal depository libraries that wish to participate as Preservation Stewards.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

The Undergraduate Library Research Award (ULRA) is a way for students to earn recognition as well as a monetary prize for their research projects. Students who enter have a chance to win up to $1,500. If you’ve recently completed a research project either for class credit or faculty-sponsored independent study, you don’t want to miss this opportunity. The application deadline is April 9, 2018.

The Library Creativity Award recognizes and rewards students for their various creative works. Motion/Video/Animation, 2D, 3D and Wild Card are all categories to be considered for the awards, along with Best in Show. Category winners will receive $300 each and the Best in Show winner will receive $1,000. The application deadline is April 9, 2018. Apply today!

In recognition of their devoted support of the Libraries, the Friends of the OSU Library declare April 10, 2018, to be "Jim and Liz Wise Day."

Dr. Kaan Kalkan, associate professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, discusses plastic decomposition in the environment.

This talk will focus on training preparations and the impact WWI had on OAMC combatants and the college. The United States Congress enacted the Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862 at the dawn of the Civil War and included a provision that instruction in “Military Tactics” be included. For Oklahoma A & M College, founded in 1890, the events leading to US involvement in World War I were the first test of their military training program.

Tech Tuesday @ 2 is an ongoing series designed to highlight the technology and resources we have at the Oklahoma State University Libraries. Typically held in Edmon Low Creative Studios, this event encourages patrons to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with pieces of technology and software. It also promotes the Libraries Lynda subscription.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

The Oklahoma State University Library recently honored more than 40 OSU faculty, staff and student authors at the 12th annual Celebrating Books by OSU Authors. Forty-eight authors were honored at this year’s Celebrating Books by OSU Authors, an annual event held each spring. Celebrating Books serves as a way for the OSU Library to honor current OSU employees and students who have authored, co-authored or edited a book or published a major creative work such as a musical composition, art exhibit catalog or audio recording in the past two years.

This talk will explore Spain’s diplomatic and strategic role during the Great War and the effects that neutrality had on Spanish culture from 1914 to 1936, the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

On March 16, the Oklahoma State University Library will host a Library of Congress Veteran’s History Project training at the Edmon Low Library from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Oklahoma Oral History Research Program will provide training on conducting oral history interviews of veterans for submission to the VHP archive. Special focus for the event will be on documenting Native American veteran stories.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

A Talk with Tsianina Lomawaima, professor of American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, and Jim Baker, former superintendent, Chilocco Indian School.

Dr. Bailey Norwood, Barry Pollard, MD/P&K Equipment, Inc. Professor, OSU Department of Agricultural Economics, and Dr. Tamara Mix, Laurence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor in Rural Sociology, OSU Department of Sociology discuss the scientific and political realms of genetically modified organisms.

The staff and faculty of the OSU Library acknowledge with profound sadness the death of Dr. David Oberhelman. Oberhelman served the Oklahoma State University Libraries from 1999 to 2018 and held the position of W.P. Wood Professor of Library Service. He died at the age of 52 on January 25, 2018.

Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces tells the remarkable history of the brave American Indian and Alaska Native men and women who have served in the United States military.

Twenty Oklahoma State University employees and one campus department were recognized for contributing to the success of the school’s energy management program, which has saved the university millions of dollars over the last decade. John DeGeorge, Manager of Project Support Services for the OSU Libraries, was among the honorees.

Tech Tuesday @ 2 is an ongoing series designed to highlight the technology and resources we have at the Oklahoma State University Libraries. Typically held in Edmon Low Creative Studios, this event encourages patrons to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with pieces of technology and software. It also promotes the Libraries Lynda subscription.

Tech Tuesday To Go heads out of the Edmon Low Creative Studios again this semester and will feature mobile VR, DSLR cameras and a flight simulator!

The OSU Library's Edmon Low Creative Studios is launching a weekly series of technology-focused discussions and workshops. Tech Talk & Workshop is hosted in the Edmon Low Creative Studios every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

Dr. Bailey Norwood, Barry Pollard, MD/P&K Equipment, Inc. Professor, OSU Department of Agricultural Economics, and Dr. Tamara Mix, Laurence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor in Rural Sociology, OSU Department of Sociology discuss the scientific and political realms of genetically modified organisms.

Keeping track of your scholarly work and measuring its impact in your field can be a daunting task. The Library is here to help.

Tech Tuesday @ 2 is an ongoing series designed to highlight the technology and resources we have at the Oklahoma State University Libraries. Typically held in Edmon Low Creative Studios, this event encourages patrons to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with pieces of technology and software. It also promotes the Libraries Lynda subscription.

The Noon Concert Series features students from the OSU Music Department performing free concerts in an informal setting. The concerts are open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch; drinks and dessert are provided. This popular series showcases students' talents and provides continued cultural programming in the Library. This series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the OSU Music Department.

OSU joins with Oklahoma partners to add more than 100,000 records to DPLA's OK Hub.

Last year millions gathered in cities across the nation for the 2017 Women’s March. The photos, signs, memorabilia and other documentation of Oklahoma’s part in that event now reside in the Oklahoma Women’s Archives at Oklahoma State University.