New Book Drop

You may or may not have noticed a big new shiny metal box outside of Main Hall.

Say Hello to our new bookdrop located right outside of the Main Hall in Parking Lot C (south lot) which replaces our tired and old, paint peeling, rusted and difficult to open bookdrop box.

If you have books or other materials to return, this convenient bookdrop is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and is just waiting to be filled. Time sensitive materials like interlibrary loans or reserves should be taken inside the library for quick return.

National Library Week

If you came into the library this week, you may have noticed our large "National Library Week" Banner behind the reference desk.

National Library Week is a time to remind our students, faculty and staff about the contribution the OSU-Tulsa library, librarians and library workers make to the OSU community everyday.

In today’s economy, libraries offer free resources to help people find jobs, complete research assignments and learn new skills. Worlds connect @ your library, with people of all ages and backgrounds finding entertainment, self-help or their place in the community. With free resources like books, e-books, online journals, DVDs and computer and wifi access, you can do better in school, tackle projects and meet with your study group.

What makes the library unique is access to trained professionals – librarians – to help people find and interpret the information they need to make a difference in their lives. Our libraries also help keep us connected, providing a space for people of all ages, classes and races to come together, while keeping us connected to events and people around the world.

If you haven't utilized the resources at the OSU-Tulsa Library please visit the website or the library space.

Selling the American Way Wednesday April 15th

Please join us this Wednesday April 15th at Noon for another presentation in our excellent faculty lecture series, Selling the American Way.

This lecture is of special interest to anyone who enjoys learning more about American Studies, History, Political Science, Propaganda or International Relations.

Dr. Laura Belmonte will discuss the U.S.'s use of propaganda to help shape foreign perceptions of the "American Way of Life" and its continued need in Foreign policies.

For more information please review our lecture series description.

John Hope Franklin Display

The library has a new display honoring the wonderful life work of native Oklahoman John Hope Franklin who died recently at the age of 94.

John Hope Franklin was an author, scholar and professor emeritis at Duke University whose book "From Slavery to Freedom" is the quintissential and seminal book about African-American history.

He had deep roots in Tulsa, witnessing the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921, and graduating from Booker T. Washington in 1931 which used to stand on the current home of OSU-Tulsa campus. Haskell street in North Tulsa was eventually changed to John Hope Franklin Boulevard to honor his work.

Please come by and check-out the current display located in front of the copy center in the library.

TAXES!!!

Its that time again....April 15th is fast approaching...

The basic federal and state tax forms are available online:


Federal Tax Forms http://www.irs.gov/
State Tax Forms http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/forms.html

Free online filing can be done through the IRS or through HR Block's Taxcut...there are some qualifications so read the fine print first.

Also on this IRS website is information in obtaining assistance in completing your taxes.

Library Survey...A Big Thank You

The Library would like to thank everyone who filled out the OSU-Tulsa Library User Satisfaction Survey. 118 library patrons participated. We are in the process of evaluating the results and will provide a report once this process is completed.

Aesha John completed the survey and her name was drawn to win the iPod. Beth Freeman, OSU-Tulsa Library Director, presented Aesha with the iPod.

Aesha is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. She will be conducting research with families of children with Autism in India and will be finishing her Doctorate in 2012. In meeting the Library staff to receive the iPod, she remarked that the instruction sessions given by Tom Thorisch, Instruction Librarian, have been very valuable especially in learning how to use RefWorks, a bibliographic citation manager. She also said that she has found Interlibrary Loan to be very quick and helpful in her research. In addition to working on her Doctorate, Aesha teaches classes on the OSU-Tulsa campus and always encourages her students to use the OSU-Tulsa Library.

Mary Hujsak

Writing a Paper? Refworks Can Help

Help learning and using RefWorks Citation Manager Software is available on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons during March and April for groups of two or more people. Please contact Librarian Tom Thorisch at 594-8146 or email him at tom.thorisch@okstate.edu . The session will take forty five minutes. Advanced notice of 24 hours is required to schedule this training.