Edmon Low Library 70th Anniversary
Issue 2, Feb. 15, 2023
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Edmon Low Library. As part of our celebration, we hope to provide periodic updates to our past and present supporters, like you. This is the second of our four-part special newsletter series. If you do not wish to receive these updates, you can unsubscribe at any time. 
New spaces support collaboration & instruction
The Digital Scholarship Center, opening this semester, will be a collaborative, community-based space for library instruction on new digital techniques for analyzing a wide range of materials, from scientific datasets to medieval manuscripts. This new 7,733 sq. ft. center is located in the lower level of the Edmon Low Library and features multiple naming opportunities. The DSC includes these spaces:
  • The interactive learning space can be reconfigured to accommodate a variety of seating and group arrangements.
  • The collaborative space features worktables and dedicated high performance computers and provides an area for consultation with experts.
  • The McCasland Foundation Maps & Spatial Data Area offers a large collection of sheet maps, aerial photographs, and atlases, along with consultation about mapping or other visualization techniques.
  • The Library Underground Study Area provides a comfortable and spacious group study area.
The new Digital Scholarship Center, located on the lower level of the Edmon Low Library, is slated to open spring 2023.
We love the Library! 70 people tell us why...
Library study rooms offer students free & convenient private space
Study rooms are one of the most popular services at the Library. These private spaces are available by reservation, and the furnishings and equipment are designed to facilitate collaboration. Conference-style seating, dry-erase boards, and Smart Board technology provide students with an ideal location to brainstorm, write, and practice presentations.

Because the existing study rooms are constantly reserved by students, the Library has renovated space and constructed additional rooms. Of our the 24 available study rooms in the Edmon Low Library, 11 remain available as naming opportunities.

โ€œI love the fact that the Library has private rooms for group meetings so you donโ€™t disturb other people.โ€ 

โ€œThe study rooms were a GREAT idea, although more of them would be nice.โ€
- Student comments from a recent Library survey
Infographic: Library offers 24 study rooms. 11 naming opportunities remain. A gift of $50k names a room in the donor's honor. Study room are reserved 24k+ times every year.
"Secrets of the Century" collection gives a glimpse at OSU's past
On Dec. 14, 1941, Oklahoma A&M College celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner hosted by President Henry Bennett. As a part of the celebrations, dinner guests were invited to write messages to the future attendees of the university. Their messages, now known as the โ€œSecrets of the Century,โ€ were preserved in a time capsule that was buried in the south wall of the Edmon Low Library. Fifty years later, the class of 1991 would have the pleasure of opening the capsule and finding what their predecessors left for them.