Collection Management

Collection Management oversees the selection, acquisition, and disposition of the University of Oklahoma Libraries' main Bizzell Memorial Library collections as well as three library branch collections.  

Our Collections at a Glance:

• 5.4 million volumes (including 1.8 million eBooks)
• 3.6 million microform materials
• over 300 databases
• 170,000 serials

OU Libraries acquires and subscribes to resources that support the teaching and research missions of the University community. This includes physical and electronic materials in a range of subject areas and in a variety of formats.

Explore Our Collections:

• Library catalog 
• Databases & E-Resources 
• Journals

OU Libraries maintains several consortia and cooperative collecting partnerships that help expand our collections by providing cost-effective access to scholarly resources. 

Current Partnerships:

• Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA)
• Lyrasis
• Amigos
• HathiTrust
• Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
• Western Regional Storage Trust