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With campus once again open, we’re looking forward to debuting two new special collections exhibitions.
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While we're all adjusting to changed plans, take a trip down memory lane as we celebrate the 95th anniversary of Route 66. Explore the lesser-known social and cultural implications of this fabled highway.
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DEI in Special Collections
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Western History Collections researches diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts throughout the university's history for a new exhibition.
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OU librarians and archivists submit a proposal to change a Library of Congress subject heading from the "Tusla Race Riot" to "Tulsa Race Massacre."
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For the first time all OU Diplomatic Archive collections are available for public research. The archive contains official declassified and personal papers of former ambassadors and presidential appointees who have ties to Oklahoma.
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The History of Geology Archive in the History of Science Collections has now received the papers of Kenneth L. Taylor, OU professor emeritus of history of science.
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In the midst of COVID-19, telecommuting led to the rapid launch of an online platform for managing archival records. The database now includes more than 18,000 records describing various collections, as well as items within those collections, dramatically increasing the ability of researchers to explore and discover information about archival materials.
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American School Archive featured on cover of College & Research Libraries News
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Sooner Horizon Receives ALA Award for ‘Best Publication’
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The project to document the work of OU's Gibbs College of Architecture faculty and students who worked under the direction of Bruce Goff continues, with new acquisitions, recognition in the form of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and a featured cover photo on College & Research Libraries News, the preeminent publication for the academic and research library community.
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The fall 2019 issue of Sooner Horizon has been recognized by the American Library Association's PR Xchange Committee as among the best examples of digital publications designed to promote collections, services and resources.
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Taking Primary Resources Instruction Virtual
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Classes in the Collections
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This year, to accommodate virtual learning, the Western History Collections provided digital photographs, documents and posters to serve as a digital course packet for the students since they are unable to visit the collections in-person. New interactive 3D artifact models provided by the 3D Scanning Lab in the Bizzell Memorial Library enhance these offerings.
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Special collections play an important role in supporting teaching and learning, as well as research. Before the pandemic led to the campus closure in March, eight classes visited the 5th floor special collections in Bizzell. Learn more about the benefits of these class visits.
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From Associate Dean of Special Collections,
Bridget Burke
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Bridget Burke
Associate Dean for Special Collections
University of Oklahoma Libraries
bridget.burke@ou.edu
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