1. Welcome to the University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library Government Documents Collection

2. The Government Documents Collection is located on the fourth floor of Bizzell Memorial Library

3. Lobby outside of the Government Documents Collection

4. Display of World War II ration cards in the Lobby

5. The Government Documents Collection spans from the early nineteenth century to the most current federally produced documents The main Government Documents Reference Room

6. The official seal of the Federal Depository Library Program

7. Jeffrey M. Wilhite Documents Librarian E-mail: jwilhite@ou.edu jwilhite@ou.edu

8. Seating Area

9. The OU Government Documents Collection was established in 1893 and contains many historical items

10. 1885 Indian Territory map

11. World War II Poster, War Department

13. 1905 Indian Territory map, Creek and Seminole Nations

14. The Government Documents Collection currently contains 2.7 million items

15. The Government Documents Collection is a selective depository that receives 89% of all Federally disseminated documents

16. The Government Documents Collection is also a depository for several international organizations, including United Nations official publications and European Union, as well as State of Oklahoma documents

17. Oklahoma Reference Collection

18. The second Government Documents Reference Room

19. The Reference Rooms are open to the public during operating hours

20. Department of Energy Microfiche Collection

21. The Government Documents Collection stacks are closed to the public (i.e. no browsing)

22. The Oklahoma Documents Collection

23. 40% of the Government Documents Collection is in microfiche format

24. The Map and Poster Room

25. UN Documents Room

26. The OU Government Documents Collection is one of the largest and oldest Federal depositories in the state

27. Smithsonian Titles

28. War Department Titles

30. The Government Documents Collection covers the entire east side of the fourth floor as well as all of Deck 7 of the 1929 Bizzell Library building

31. Congressional Materials

32. Congressional Hearings

33. Oversized Area

35. Documents Workroom

36. For information or assistance: call: (405) 325-3141 or consult the Government Documents Collection webpage: http://libraries.ou.edu/GovDocs