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OSU Library receives $1.2M grant to process Senator’s papers

Wed, Jan 11, 2023

The Oklahoma State University Library was awarded over $1.2 million by the Senate Historical Office. This preservation partnership grant will fund the supplies, personnel and space needed to process, archive and make publicly available the papers of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.

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'Giving New Meaning to 'Open Book': Free textbooks, materials expanding accessibility for students

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

Open Educational Resources, or OER, are research and classroom materials that are free for students to use. OER can include library resources, online articles and videos or open textbooks, which are published with a license that makes them free to use, distribute or adapt.

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Tickets on sale for Lisa Wingate: OSU alumna headlines library fundraiser on Nov. 4

Tue, Sep 06, 2022

According to Booklist, “Lisa Wingate is, quite simply, a master storyteller.” The noted author and OSU alumna will share her own story with guests of the H. Louise & H.E. “Ed” Cobb Speaker Series on Nov. 4. The keynote dinner and book signing will be held at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center on the Stillwater campus.

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Graphic novel and curriculum address Oklahoma’s past

Mon, Aug 15, 2022

“Chilocco Indian School: A Generational Story,” a graphic novel written by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder with art and graphic direction from Johnnie Diacon and Jerry Bennett, is now available for free download. The novel was produced by the OSU Library’s Oklahoma Oral History Research Program in collaboration with the Chilocco National Alumni Association.

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Library's Creative Studios offer patrons access to new and emerging technologies

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

Built in 1953, the Edmon Low Library is a building steeped in history. Nowhere is that more apparent than the Edmon Low Library Creative Studios — an impressive collection of suites on the first floor’s east side, which houses a smorgasbord of technology.

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Zarrow Collection at OSU Library provides new way to appreciate art

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

The OSU Library and OSU Museum of Art now share the gift of the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Collection, which includes more than 500 works of art primarily from Oklahoma and the Southwest.

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New York Times now accessible to OSU faculty, staff and students

Fri, Apr 08, 2022

One of the most prestigious newspapers in the world is now available to Oklahoma State University students, faculty and staff for free. The OSU Library has funded a campuswide subscription to the New York Times with unlimited access through an OSU email.

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State's first female graduate receives national honor

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

The Daughters of the American Revolution have posthumously honored Jessie Thatcher Bost, OSU’s first alumna, with the “Women in American History Award.” The award was accepted by Beverly Golden, OSU alumna and Bost’s granddaughter.

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IMLS Grant Supports Library Pandemic Reflections Project

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

The Oklahoma State University Library recently received a federal award for nearly $50,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ American Rescue Plan grant program. The grant will fund the Library’s oral history project titled “Impressions from the Pandemic: Oklahomans Reflect on COVID-19,” and was one of only five awards made to Oklahoma organizations out of the 390 total awards from this program.

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Cowboy Chronicles: Professor’s SoundScriber recordings offer audio treasures

Tue, Dec 14, 2021

Audio recordings of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College events and personalities collected before the 1940s are extremely rare.

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OSU Library project unveiled at White House Tribal Nations Summit

Mon, Nov 15, 2021

The Oklahoma State University Library is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to create the “Tribal Treaties Database.” The project was publicly announced on Nov. 15 at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.

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OpenOKState saves OSU students $500,000

Thu, Oct 14, 2021

Students at Oklahoma State University have collectively saved over $500,000 through the OpenOKState Open Educational Resources program.

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