Kresge Library Ravioli Making Fundraising Dinner

Testa Barra Kitchen and Cocktails
48824 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb MI 48044

Please join us for a four-course dinner with wine pairings, and a hands-on ravioli-making demonstration which you can bring home to enjoy later. Tickets start at $150. Register at: bit.ly/RavioliEvent.

Poetry Slam! Hosted by OU Libraries and Pontiac Public Library

OU Libraries and Pontiac Public Library are hosting a poetry slam! Join us on Saturday, April 20 at 2:00 pm at the Pontiac Public Library (60 Pike St., Pontiac). This event is dedicated to poet and emcee, Kelly "Native Child" Mays. Everyone is welcome to compete or be a part of the audience! To compete, bring two original poems (one for each round of competition). See the complete rules. First and Second place prizes! For more information, contact Anne Zacharias, at switzer2@oakland.edu.

A Virtual Panel Discussion: Queer Representations in Film & Television (Recording)

We have invited Bridget Kies, Assistant Professor of Film Studies and Production (OU), Melanie Kohnen, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies (Lewis & Clark College, OR), and Kathy Battles, Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations (OU), who will moderate, to discuss this topic. 

This event is now over, but you can view the recording.

Authors at Oakland: A Celebration of the Book

Please join us on March 20th from 2-4pm as the Senate Library Committee and the University Libraries honor the recent publications of Oakland University's faculty, featuring presentations by Ryan Standfest, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art ("A Useful Bile: André Breton's Humour Noir in 1960s America") and Bradley Roth, Professor Emeritus of Physics ("Are Electromagnetic Fields Making Me Ill? How Electricity and Magnetism Affect our Health).

2024 Frank Lepkowski Undergraduate Research in Writing Scholarship: Nominations Now Open!

Nominations are now open for OU Libraries' Frank Lepkowski Undergraduate Research in Writing Scholarship which recognizes up to two students who have most successfully integrated library resources, discovered through their own research in a course paper or project. Thanks to Oakland University Credit Union's generous sponsorship, $1500 first place and $1000 second place scholarship prizes are available. Students can self-nominate, or faculty can nominate students, today!

Deadline extended for Affordable Course Materials Stipends

Applications are now being accepted for the ACMI stipend program to convert courses currently using textbooks and course materials costing more than $50 to open educational resources (OER) and/or quality low-cost and no-cost materials. Application deadline extended to April 1, 2024. Consult the AMCI website for more information and to apply.

In-person Research Consultations Available

Have a more in-depth research need? Want to sit down with someone to talk it through in person? Then schedule a 30-minute in-person research consultation with one of our expert librarians. These appointments are available on weekdays when classes are in session and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.

Drop-in Research Help via Zoom

Have a quick research question? Join OU Libraries' drop-in research help in Zoom from 10am-2pm, Monday-Thursday to connect immediately with one of our expert librarians.

OU Libraries ebook purchasing program to support courses.

The Affordable Course Materials Initiative (ACMI) supports faculty converting courses to utilize low-cost, no-cost, and open educational resources (OER) as course materials. However, we recognize that not all courses and subjects will have readily available OER content thus, we implemented an ebook purchasing program for qualifying courses and corresponding books.

Review the criteria and submit an application from the ACMI website.

If you have any questions, please contact Julia Rodriguez, ACMI Coordinator.

OU's History through Photographs

Enjoy new releases from the University Archives in our Historical Photographs digital collection, and help us identify people and events from OU's history.

Celebrating 60 years of Kresge Library

Discover the rich history of Oakland University's library in this 6-minute video filled with historical photographs!

New Kresge Library history digital collection

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kresge Library, the University Archives is making available a digital collection of historical Kresge Library photographs. Please help us identify people, places, and events by submitting comments or tags!

24/7 Research Help now available!

OU Libraries are partnering with other academic libraries in Michigan -- and across the world -- to offer OU students, faculty, and staff with 24/7 research help via chat! Access chat and ask a question on our Ask A Librarian webpage.