Ask a Librarian, Limited service until Mon., 6/2/08

The Ask a Librarian reference service will only be available by phone (580-774-7082) and in person during the May Intersession. The library will be open Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, please check the library hours here. Ask a Librarian via IM will be closed until Tuesday, June 3, 2008. We'll respond to questions received through the Ask a Librarian web form during the break. Thank you, and have a great break!

Oklahoma Facts

Did you know that Oklahomans searched the statewide information databases a whopping 14 million times last year?

During a typical year, students, faculty and information seekers made 7.5 million visits to Oklahoma's college and university libraries - seven times the combined annual attendance figure for OU and OSU home football games.

Academic libraries in Oklahoma receive less than 2 cents of every higher education dollar.

College students and faculty borrow an average of 1.8 million items from Oklahoma's academic libraries each year - or ten items for every student enrolled in Oklahoma colleges.

Oklahoma public libraries answer almost 42,000 reference questions every week. That's more than one question for every man, woman and child living in Muskogee.

More than 1.8 million Oklahomans have a library card - more people than the combined populations of North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.

Oklahoma's school librarians are leaders. The state ranks fifth nationally in the number of National Board Certified school library media specialists.

These interesting facts were obtained from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (405-521-2502.)

Beating the Odds: Tomichen, Winner of "21" Display

Congratulations to Ted Tomichen! He won the 21 movie poster giveaway.

Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts

Need a break from classes and studying this weekend?

The Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts offers visual, performing and culinary experiences for all ages. The festival ends this weekend, so go have some fun!

National Turn Off TV Week

Some alternatives:

Read a book, graphic novel, whatever form of literature you're in to.

Play games (the non-computer/console kind) - puzzles, board games, Sudoku, cards, volleyball, basketball, tennis, etc.

Write (not a paper) - journal/diary about your college experiences, letter to a friend, letter of appreciation to a soldier serving overseas, etc.

Share your hobby, find someone who hasn't had the opportunity or time to learn a new hobby-we can all benefit from each other's expertise.

Cook meals instead of getting take-out, save some money and refrigerate the leftovers or entertain friends/guests with a dinner. (we all have to eat, right?)

Exercise, everyone needs to be more active and healther - go for a walk, a run, ride a bike, schedule time to visit the Wellness center.

For the studious individuals, begin studying for finals.

Earth Day 2008

Put the needs of Earth before your own. Find new ways to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle today.

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture

The Oklahoma Historical Society has helped to create an online Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Click on the blue title above to select items from the table of contents. You can also browse by subject for the followiing entries: African American, American Indians, Arts & Humanities, Education, Environment, Farming, Folklife, Government and Politics, Immigration and Ethnicity, Industry, Military, Natural Resources, Petroleum, Ranching, Recreation and Entertainment, Religion and Philosophy, Settlement Patterns, Transportation, Urban Development, and Women.