This Guide features information about current and past Exhibits of rare books and materials from the Special Collections housed in Bizzell Memorial Library:  Bass Business History Collection, Bizzell Bible Collection, History of Science Collections, and the John and Mary Nichols Rare Books & Special Collections.

This Guide also features information about current and past displays and exhibits in the Book Nook, Lobby, and 5th Floor Special Collections Exhibit Hall.

Visit us or View Galileo's World Exhibit online:

• Overview
• Exhibit Galleries
• Books by Subject
• Galileo 1st Editions

Browse for Galileo's World books and other digitized works here: OU Libraries Digital Collections 

RESEARCH HELP

Getting Started with Research in HistSTM

FAQ Doing Research in Bizzell Special Collections

5th Floor Spaces & Services (In-Person & Online)

OU RESEARCH GUIDES

History of Science Searching and Research Guide 

History of Science Secondary Sources - by Topic 

History of Science Secondary Sources - by Type 

History of Science Primary Sources

Link to More History Research Guides

DATABASES

IsisCB Explore (web version of History of Science Database) 

History of Science Database (through OU Libraries) 

Isis Cumulative Bibliography (access to 1913-1975 Bibliographies online)

CATALOGS

Local Catalog  

Journal Search Page

Worldcat 

WORKS

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography