Bizzell 5th Floor Special Research Collections Research Services
Service Overview
This page provides a overview for using the 5th Floor Special Research Collections in your research. Our team is available for research consultations and to answer any questions you may have about our collections materials.
Due to their designation as special collections items, our physical materials are not available for borrowing. However, we offer access for on-site viewing by appointment and provide free digital access to many items through our online collections.
What We Offer
We work to facilitate access to our collections materials for both on and offsite researchers. In our Reading Room, users can access physical items. Digital items are available through our digital collections and archival collection finding aids. Our 5th Floor Special Research Collections experts are also available for consultations.
- Research consultations
- 5th Floor Reading Room
- Instruction support
- Digital collections
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Working with Onsite Materials
Access to the materials held in the 5th Floor Special Collections is provided through the Reading Room on the 5th floor of Bizzell Memorial Library.
Walk-ins are welcome to come see our spaces, but we encourage scheduling an appointment to request materials for viewing. Some items require 24–48 hours of notice.
Users of the Reading Room are required to complete an annual Reader Registration Form and provide photo identification upon request.
How to Request Materials for Viewing
There are a couple of different ways to request materials for viewing in the Reading Room:
- Visit the Research Desk outside the Reading Room to request items in person
- Request items via a link in the Local Catalog record
- Use our online booking system to make an appointment and include item info on the form
- Send a request through the 5th Floor Special Research Collections Contact Form
- Request items through their Archival Collections Finding Aid record
Offsite Researchers
Researchers are welcome to contact us to set up a virtual consultation.
Various Special Research Collections materials can be found online:
- Archival Collection Finding Aids. This database contains finding aids for archival collections at the University of Oklahoma Libraries.
- Discover. Use the Special Research Collections search scope to limit Discover results to collection items.
- Digital Collections. This repository provides access to material digitized from our collections.
These resources are compiled on our Search Special Research Collections page.
Contact Information
FAQs
We’re happy to talk about our collections! Come visit us on the 5th floor of Bizzell or schedule a consultation with us.