Distance Library Services: Research Help & Other Questions

Need research help? Our subject specific research guides provide a great starting point for research resources and direction. You can also click on a subject area or college to locate your subject-specific librarian. You can contact your subject librarian with research questions or to request advanced research consultations.

Whether you are thinking of building oral history interviewing into a research project or just want to know more about searching through existing oral history collections at OSU, you can contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program.

McCasland Foundation Maps and Spatial Data provides access to GIS software, training, and support, as well as the world’s largest digital collection of maps of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

The Government Documents Department is a regional depository library for U.S. Government publications, which are primary sources and cover all subject areas. Staff can assist students and faculty in locating government publications for assignments and research. The department also collects Oklahoma and other state publications, government publications from other countries, and international agency publications. Contact the department to check the availability of materials.

The PTRC has been designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to support the intellectual property needs of the public. The OSU PTRC provides free-of-charge, by-appointment assistance with preliminary patent and trademark research and assists researchers in locating resources at the USTPO. Note: The OSU PTRC cannot give legal advice.

The Library’s Ask Us service offers live chat and email assistance for simple research questions or other Library help.

Check out our brief tutorials, which can assist with the research process and using the library.

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