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Lina Ortega

Lina Ortega has gray hair and is smiling towards the camera. She stands confidently in a library, her arms crossed, wearing a purple jacket and white blouse, with warmly lit lamps and bookshelves behind her.
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Associate Curator
Western History Collections
Phone:
(405) 325-2904


Bio

Lina Ortega is the associate curator at the Western History Collections. She enjoys working with the Native American collections and connecting researchers with historical and contemporary resources to illustrate the continuum of the Native experience.

Lina has been with the OU Libraries since 2001 and worked as a branch manager and science librarian before moving to the Western History Collections in 2016. A proud alumnus of OU, she earned her Master of Arts in the History of Science, Master of Library and Information Science, and Bachelor of Science in Zoology degrees from the University.



Specialties and Certifications

Native American Studies, Native American, American Indian, Oklahoma History, Western History, University of Oklahoma Archives, OU History, University History