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Bizzell Memorial Library Floor Maps

The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Faculty focus & meeting rooms (ID required), consultation rooms, Faculty and Graduate Student Workroom (ID required), center elevator, Graduate focus & meeting rooms (ID required), Graduate research room (ID required), Scholar’s Lounge (ID required), Oklahoma Canyon Garden, Faculty research room (ID required).

Lower Level 2

Located on Lower Level 2 of Bizzell Memorial Library, the Zarrow Family Faculty & Graduate Student Center is a space dedicated to supporting the research and teaching needs of OU faculty and graduate students in a central campus location. 

On this floor:

  • Rooms & Spaces: Zarrow Family Faculty & Graduate Student Center, Scholars Lounge, Canyon Garden 
LL2 Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Learning Lab, Stacks (Library of Congress Classification: A-D), Collaborative study areas, individual study areas, School of Library & Information Studies, Expository Writing, Deck 1, south elevators, center elevators, Bookmark Café, Group study rooms, Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center, Group study rooms, Community room LL118, Classroom LL123, Consultations LL121.

Lower Level 1

Floor LL1 of the Bizzell Memorial Library is a dynamic and multifunctional space designed to support collaborative learning, individual study, and academic instruction.

On this floor:

  • Collaborative Study spaces: on most of this floor
  • Book Locations: Library of Congress Classification: A-D, Deck 1
  • Rooms & Spaces: Bookmark Café, Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center, Learning Lab, Multiple reservable rooms and event spaces
  • School of Library & Information Studies 
LL1 Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Collaborative study space, Exhibition Gallery, Stacks (Library of Congress Classification: E-G), the Atlas Area, the Reference, Abstracts, & Indexes area, Deck 2, Arts & Sciences Computer Lab, School of Library & Information Studies, South entrance (only accessible by stairs), Zarrow New Books, Boorstin Collection, south elevators, OU IT service desk, Library MakerSpace, Lactation room

Main Floor 

The Main Floor of Bizzell features both building entrances, lobbies, and circulation desks. 

On this floor:

  • Collaborative Study spaces: along the north center and south center walls
  • Exhibition Gallery: center of the floor
  • Book Locations: East Stacks, Atlas area, Reference, Abstracts, & Indexes area, Deck 2, Zarrow New Books collection, Boorstin Collection
  • Help Locations: Main Circ Desk, Research Help Desk
  • Rooms & Spaces: Loveridge Computer Lab, Library MakerSpace
Main Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Quiet study area, Stacks, Deck 4, Great Reading Room, south elevators, Ombudsperson Office, Reflection Room, quiet study area, center elevators, admin offices.

2nd Floor

The second floor of Bizzell Memorial Library is primarily dedicated to quiet study, the administration suite, and the Great Reading Room.

On this floor:

  • Quiet Study spaces: along the north walls and the southeast walls
  • Book Locations: East Stacks (H) and Deck 4 (001-506 ac12c)
  • Rooms & Spaces: Great Reading Room
2nd Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Quiet study area, Stacks, Room 339, Stacks, Quiet study area, Deck 5 (Biographies), south elevators, Quiet study, Collaborative study, center elevators, the Elaine Bizzell Thompson Study Room, Stacks, Quiet study area.

3rd Floor

The Bizzell third and fourth floors are mainly dedicated to stacks and study spaces.

On this floor:

  • Quiet Study spaces: along the north walls and the southeast walls
  • Collaborative Study spaces: along the southwest wall
  • Book Locations: West Stacks ( Children’s Books, J-PN), East Stacks (PQ-QA) and Deck 5 ( 506 ac12c-999 and Biographies)
  • Rooms & Spaces: Event room 339
3rd Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Quiet study area, Stacks, Deck 7, south elevators, Quiet study, Collaborative study, center elevators, the Chinese Literature Translation Archive, Stacks, Quiet study area.

4th Floor

The Bizzell third and fourth floors are mainly dedicated to stacks and study spaces.

On this floor:

  • Quiet Study spaces: along the north walls and the southeast walls
  • Collaborative Study spaces: along the southwest wall
  • Book Locations: West Stacks ( QB-R), Chinese Literature Translation Archive, Current Periodicals, East Stacks (S-Z), Microform, and Deck 7 
4th Floor Map
The following spaces are labeled in a clockwise direction from the top of the page, which is the north end of the building: Collaborative study space, Exhibition Gallery, Stacks (Library of Congress Classification: E-G), the Atlas Area, the Reference, Abstracts, & Indexes area, Deck 2, Arts & Sciences Computer Lab, School of Library & Information Studies, South entrance (only accessible by stairs), Zarrow New Books, Boorstin Collection, south elevators, OU IT service desk, Library MakerSpace, Lactation room

5th Floor

The fifth floor of Bizzell is dedicated to our 5th Floor Special Research Collections. There are multiple collections housed on this floor with a variety of displays and instruction spaces.

On this floor:

  • Book Locations: American School of Architecture Archive, Harry W. Bass Business History Collection, History of Science Collections, John and Mary Nichols Rare Books & Special Collections, and William Bennett Bizzell Bible Collection.
  • Rooms & Spaces: Barbara Brite Paul Grand Foyer, Mary R. and Walter H. Murphy Hall, Marilyn B. Ogilvie Room, Edward L. Gaylor Room, James G. Harlow Jr. Room, and Duane H.D. Roller Reading Room. 
5th Floor Map

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