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of modern Chinese literature in the West including Howard Goldblatt, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES Wolfgang Kubin, Wai-lim Yip and the "William Bikales and Margaret Eliot Grady Collection" of Arthur Waley. The mission of the archive is University of Libraries to improve the material conditions for translation students and for comparative and world literature by providing the materials necessary for Carl Grant, Interim Dean historically informed research supported by the richly textured intellectual 401 W. Brooks St. Norman, OK 73019 environments within which translation takes place. Phone: (405) 325-3341 libraries.ou.edu Bass Business History Collections The Harry W. Bass Business History Collection began in 1955 with the The Libraries in Norman, Oklahoma City, and purpose of collecting and preserving materials relating to the history of Tulsa are the heart of the university and do so by being the intellectual business and industry. The collection contains books, microforms, videos crossroads for interdisciplinary innovation serving all the students, staff and journals on a number of topics including the histories of business and faculty at the university. The research library facilities on the Norman leaders and firms and the economic, social and political forces that campus include and separate branch libraries for influence the role of business in society. architecture, fine arts, and geology. The OU College of Law has a separate library in its facility, the Donald E. Pray Law Library. The Robert M. Bird History of Science Collections Health Sciences Library at the OU Health Sciences Center supports The History of Science Collections, located on the 5th floor of Bizzell teaching and research in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and Memorial Library, is a premier research collection in its field. Holdings health-related disciplines. The Schusterman Library at OU-Tulsa supports of nearly 100,000 volumes from every field and subject area of science, students enrolled in Tulsa-based programs. technology and medicine range chronologically from Hrabanus Maurus, Opus de universo (1467) to current publications in the history of BIZZELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY science.

Bizzell Memorial Library, the main library on the Norman campus, The John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections consists of an original building constructed in 1929 and a large addition The John and Mary Nichols Rare Books and Special Collections are completed in 1958. The 1929 building was recently declared a National comprised of rare books and special materials in English, European Historic Landmark and contains the Peggy V. Helmerich Great Reading and American literature dating from the 15th century to the present. A Room, an elegant room beloved by students and alumni. The Doris W. collection of general rare books, including several incunables, and a Bible Neustadt Wing was built in 1982 and added 150,000 square feet to the collection complement the focal literature collections. These collections library facility. The library includes technology-enabled learning spaces, offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research in such fields as literary quiet and collaborative study areas, as well as the popular Bookmark studies, the history of printing, and religion. Café Coffee Shop, and the Oklahoma Canyon Garden, which offers an outdoor area for reflection and study. Recent renovations have updated Western History Collections existing spaces to create the Peggy V. Helmerich Collaborative Learning The purpose of the Western History Collections is to enhance the Center, the Learning Lab, the Innovation @ the Edge learning space, and University Libraries general collection on the history of the American the Zarrow Family Faculty and Graduate Student Center. West; to support the research and teaching programs of the University of Oklahoma; and to provide opportunities for research through the GENERAL COLLECTIONS acquisition, preservation, and access of materials relating to the The collections in the libraries total more than 6 million volumes, development of the Trans-Mississippi West and Native American including 1.3 million eBooks, 3.6 million microform materials and 116,000 cultures. serials subscriptions. The libraries also maintain over 17,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives, 1.6 million photographs, and more than 1.5 William Bennett Bizzell Bible Collections million maps. It also holds more than 70 incunabula (books printed before in addition to more common European languages such as Greek, Latin, 1501), the oldest one of which was published in 1467. German, French and Spanish, President Bizzell collected many Bibles in numerous other languages such as Cherokee, Muskogee, Hindi, Swahili, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Javanese, Mongolian, Tartan, Mooltan, and Turkish. Additional related In addition to the general collections, there are notable special works include commentaries, textual studies, illustrations, geographies collections. and histories of the holy land, works on the life of Christ, prayer books and hymnals. The collection contains 665 Bibles, including several Boorstin Collection incunabula (books published in the infancy of printing, before 1500). The Boorstin Collection is used for quiet study and reading books from The oldest book is a hand-painted manuscript prayer book written on the collection and is located on the main floor of the library. The facilities vellum in the fifteenth century. The Bizzell Bible Collection is housed in for the Daniel J. and Ruth F. Boorstin Collection were made possible by a the Gaylord Room on the 5th floor of the Bizzell Memorial Library. generous gift from ConocoPhillips Inc. BRANCH LIBRARIES Chinese Literature Translation Archive The University Libraries include three branch libraries: The Chinese Literature Translation Archive provides students and scholars with a wide range of rare books, reference materials, translation • Architecture Library (105 Gould Hall), (405) 325-5521 drafts, correspondence, notes, ephemera, and other historical materials • Fine Arts Library (20 Catlett Music Center), (405) 325-4243 that provide context for Western readers to gain a deeper understanding • Youngblood Energy (Geology) Library, 220 , of Chinese literature. The archive currently houses nearly 10,000 volumes (405) 325-6451 and thousands of documents from some of the greatest translators 2 Facilities and Resources

SERVICES is free to prototype concepts or fly-through 3D data sets in this centrally Library Website and Catalog located makerspace in the Bizzell Memorial Library, room 126. The University of Oklahoma Libraries provides a wealth of electronic, print Learning Lab and non-print resources. Students may access many library resources The Learning Lab on Lower Level 1 provides research assistance from through the Libraries’ website, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. library student personnel as well as other services that support student The library catalog and website provide access to databases, books, e- success such as the Writing Center and UC Action Tutoring. journals, high-quality websites, government documents, and e-reference materials. Loveridge Computer Lab The Loveridge Computer Lab is located on the main floor of Bizzell Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, and Sooner Xpress Memorial Library, next to the West entrance and across from the main Most library materials are available for loan to students and faculty. Circulation Desk. A number of computers are available for OU students, Circulation policies are available on the library website. Materials not held staff, and faculty; additionally, customers not affiliated with OU can by the libraries may be obtained through interlibrary loan services on all request a guest log-in from the computer lab staff. A variety of software three campuses. Delivery on-campus is available via Sooner Xpress. is available for all users. Multiple scanners and printers are also available Ask Us Reference Services in this lab. Reference and information service is available in all library facilities, in Zarrow Family Faculty and Graduate Student Center person, by telephone, by e-mail, and through instant message. Individuals Located on Lower Level 2 of Bizzell Memorial Library, the Zarrow Family may visit the reference desk at their convenience for assistance Faculty & Graduate Student Center is a space dedicated to supporting the with questions, assignments or specific databases. They may also research and teaching needs of OU faculty and graduate students in a arrange an appointment with a librarian to discuss library resources central campus location. The center enables members of the academic and research questions. Questions may be sent via email a librarian community to access the wide variety of information resources available at [email protected]. through OU Libraries creatively, analytically, and critically in pursuit of Library Instruction academic goals. The libraries provide instructional services to teach students and faculty Data Analytics, Visualization & Informatics Syndicate how to access, evaluate, and use a variety of information sources. DAVIS, located in the Zarrow Family Faculty and Graduate Student Center, These services range from general orientation activities to classroom supports OU community members with their data needs. Specialists and instruction designed to meet specific research needs. graduate assistants who are familiar with working with data, including Online Tutorials management, analysis, and visualization are available for consultation. Online tutorials are available to help students learn how to evaluate and With the ability to ask questions and receive guidance, DAVIS helps understand scholarly information, search electronic databases, search faculty, researchers, and students work with their data. the catalog and request books and other materials through interlibrary Other Services loan. OU Libraries offers a wide range of services for students, staff, faculty, Government Documents visiting scholars, and the community. In addition to print and digital State, federal and foreign government publications are collected and resources, services are available to help students plan, get research made available through the Government Documents unit. Reference assistance, share their research, access scholarly tools and publication services and instructional sessions specific to government documents resources. are available upon request. OU Information Technology’s (OU IT) vision is to create and sustain an Digital Scholarship Laboratory environment where all students, faculty, and staff have easy, accurate, The Digital Scholarship Lab supports collaborative, cross-disciplinary secure, and reliable access to the information services and resources research using emerging technologies. Through workshops, consultation, they need to succeed. and training, our Digital Scholarship Specialists help faculty and graduate OU IT provides world-class information technology services that support students identify innovative digital tools and resources that build on and advance the mission of the University of Oklahoma, as well as traditional research and teaching methods. an information technology infrastructure that supports the University Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center of Oklahoma’s institutional goals, and serves in a leadership role in The Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center is a technology enabled, providing the best educational experience for our students. For more collaborative space where students can work together in groups. In this information, visit it.ou.edu. space, students can learn to create information, to explore it visually, and to synthesize it in new and different ways. Visit the Bookmark Café to CONNECTIVITY grab a cup of coffee, and talk with a professor, colleague, or with friends. The University of Oklahoma was named one of the 100 “Most Wired” campuses by Forbes. OU’s “Most Wired” campus includes: Innovation @ the Edge Innovation @ the Edge is a flexible experimentation and innovation • High Speed Connections — OU IT provides data ports in all residence space that provides access to the latest tools used in research, hall rooms and university-owned apartments at a transfer rate of instruction and knowledge creation, including 3D printing tools, custom 10/100/1000 Mbps. Network connections are also available in most virtual reality workstations, software and data skill development and public areas such as the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Bizzell Library, microelectronics kits. Any member of the OU community, from any field, and in staff and faculty offices. • Convenient Wireless — OU IT offers both indoor and outdoor wireless access in the majority of faculty and student areas. Connection Facilities and Resources 3

speeds range from 6Mb/s to 108Mb/s, depending on signal strength and distance from the wireless unit. • VPN Access — SoonerConnect VPN is the University of Oklahoma’s way of bringing campus connectivity to your residential computer. Students, faculty, staff, and OU affiliates qualify for SoonerConnect VPN. • High Speed Internet — OU IT provides commodity Internet connectivity of 10Gb/s to the campus. Later this year, the connection will be increased to 20Gb/s. In addition to commodity Internet connectivity, OU IT also partners with the State Regents for Higher Education to obtain multiple, dedicated Research and Education connectors. These vary in speed from Gigabit Ethernet to 10Gb/s. • Reliable Domain Name Services — OU IT’s DNS, a foundational component to the operation of network connectivity for the campus, allows reliable resolution of website and Internet service names to their respective Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. In addition to providing Internet name resolution, OU IT’s DNS system also provides name resolution for campus resources, as well as Network Time Protocol (NTP) services. • Voice Services — From dial-tone to voicemail, call recording to call center, OU IT provides a broad range of telephony services including voicemail over email, emergency communications, call forwarding, voice over IP and more. • Internet Security — OU IT strives to ensure a reliable as well as secure Internet experience. Coupled with OU IT’s high-speed connectivity to the desktop over both wired and wireless, OU IT offers firewall services, intrusion protection services, e-mail filtering services (exchange.ou.edu only), free antivirus software, encryption services, and physical security controls for sensitive locations. SERVICES OU students, faculty, and staff have access to the following standard services:

• Canvas course management system, canvas.ou.edu • Enrollment and bursar payment as well as grades, schedules, and transcripts, one.ou.edu. • State of the art classroom technology, user training, and on-call support • An OUNetID which provides access to the university’s e-mail account, personal web space, course management system, and computer lab workstations, account.ou.edu • Computer labs equipped with PC and Apple workstations, printers, wired and wireless internet access, and work areas specifically designed to meet the guidelines for computing as specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act • Complimentary $10 printing allowance for computer labs • Technology support by phone at (405) 325-HELP, online at needhelp.ou.edu, self-help at itanswers.ou.edu, or in person at any of our service centers. For service center locations and hours, visit techhelp.ou.edu.