-
-
Recent Posts
- National Holocaust Remembrance Day
- OU Athletics Department enables OU Libraries to acquire manuscript for the Galileo collection
- American Paleontology in 3 minutes – TEDxOU
- The secret of books
- King Richard III at OU
- Isis Bibliography survey
- Digital edition of Darwin’s Origin
- Pseudo-Masha’allah, On the Astrolabe
- History of Science Lib-Guides
- Wallace Online project launched today
Categories
- Book quotes (4)
- Class aids (10)
- Digital projects (26)
- Exhibits and events (42)
- Faculty publications (2)
- Featured book (27)
- Finding aids (3)
- Images recently digitized (15)
- In the news (18)
- Manuscripts, archives, photos (8)
- Named Collections (1)
- Recent acquisitions (15)
- Research tips (20)
- This day in history (3)
- Topical Collections (4)
- Uncategorized (2)
- Who we are (11)
Author Archives: ouhos
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
Guest post and display by Elizabeth Livesey In recognition of National Holocaust Remembrance Day this Monday, April 8th, several works will be on display on the 5th floor of Bizzell to commemorate the persecution and genocide of approximately six million … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
OU Athletics Department enables OU Libraries to acquire manuscript for the Galileo collection
Press Release (original at Public Affairs; photos for media): NORMAN – A rare manuscript written by a leading astronomer in Rome at the height of Galileo’s astronomical discoveries recently was acquired by the University of Oklahoma’s History of Science Collections. … Continue reading
American Paleontology in 3 minutes – TEDxOU
by James Burnes (@LifeThruTime), graduate student, Department of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, presented at TEDxOU, January 25th, 2013.
Posted in Exhibits and events
King Richard III at OU
We may not have the bones but we have the tomes! The remains of King Richard III (1452-1485) were recently recovered from underneath a parking lot (cf. “Royal Recovery,” NPR, February 4). In recognition of this event, we have identified … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
Isis Bibliography survey
Isis Bibliography Seeks Participation in Online Survey over Historical Research Methods and Social Media The editor of the History of Science Society’s Isis Current Bibliography, Stephen Weldon, requests participation in a 10-minute online questionnaire on how students and professionals in … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
Digital edition of Darwin’s Origin
“The currently available digital copies of Darwin’s great work suffer serious defects from the point of view of both human and machine readers.” (Goldstein, editor’s introduction) Adam M. Goldstein, of Iona College, has created a structured source text of Charles … Continue reading
Posted in Digital projects
Pseudo-Masha’allah, On the Astrolabe
A Critical Edition of the Latin Text with English Translation by Ron B. ThomsonGuest post by Ron B. Thomson The astrolabe was the most important scientific instrument in the Middle Ages, and the treatise ascribed to Masha’allah (ca 800 C.E., … Continue reading
Posted in Digital projects
History of Science Lib-Guides
Two online guides for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine, prepared by Librarian JoAnn Palmeri, are now available on the OU library website: “History of Science, Technology and Medicine: Guide to Searching” “History of Science, Technology and Medicine: Guide … Continue reading
Posted in Class aids, Research tips
Wallace Online project launched today
John van Wyhe, editor of the Darwin Online project, today announced the opening of the Wallace Online project, three years in the making. Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913) is well-known as a co-discoverer, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of descent … Continue reading
Posted in Digital projects
Letter from the Dean: Rick Luce, “The Importance of Special Collections”
Living Library exhibit(excerpted from the iPad exhibit guide) One of the many attractions of the University of Oklahoma is the History of Science Collections. Upon my first visit, I felt an immediate excitement as I looked upon the handwritten notes … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
iPad exhibit guide
Living Library exhibit | iPad exhibit guide (362 MB) Get more out of the Living Library exhibit with the multimedia iPad exhibit guide! With this guide you may read a brief description of each item on display and swipe through … Continue reading
Outreach transformation
Living Library exhibit Many changes have occurred in the History of Science Collections over the summer. One transformation is readily apparent when you first enter the Collections lobby: the arrival of 11 new museum-quality display cases, handcrafted by Ron Mitchell. … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
Tagged Living Library exhibit
New exhibit: A Living Library
Living Library exhibit | iPad exhibit guide A Living Library: The Growth of the History of Science Collections after “Roller-Goodman,” 1976-2012 1949, 1976 and 2012 are milestone years for the History of Science Collections. A new exhibit displays 100 interesting … Continue reading
Harlow Room logistics
The James G. Harlow, Jr. Room is located within the History of Science Collections on the 5th floor of Bizzell Memorial Library. The Harlow Room offers an attractive venue for colloquia, special events and classes using rare books from the … Continue reading
Posted in Class aids
2 Comments
Summer changes
Museum-quality display cases arriving(handcrafted by Ron Mitchell) Here’s hoping you’re having a great summer! Meanwhile, here in the Collections, many changes are underway. When you return for the fall semester, you’ll discover some exciting new developments, including fast wi fi … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
New Exhibit: The Copernican Century
A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: The Copernican Century: A tribute to Robert Westman The exhibit features works by 16th-century astronomers such as Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Regiomontanus, Erasmus Reinhold, Ursus, Gallucci, … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
New Exhibit: Near the Heavens
Maria Cunitz, Urania Propitia, “Near the Heavens” (1650) A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: Near the Heavens: Women in science reach for the stars At various times, Oklahoma aviator Jerrie Cobb held … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
Ptolemy, Almagest
Ptolemy’s Almagest, the most important work of astronomy for nearly 1500 years, suggests both the richness of the History of Science Collections’ holdings and the need to maintain active acquisitions. The Collections hold more than 50 works of Ptolemy, not … Continue reading
Posted in Featured book
New exhibit: A Valentine’s Celebration
A new exhibit in the lobby of the History of Science Collections opens today: A Valentine’s Celebration: Matters of the Heart Giovanni Anfossi, Dell’uso ed abuso della cioccolata (Venice, 1779),the wrapper is ornamented with cocoa bean illustrations(more on this item) … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits and events
