Library

The National Weather Center Library remains closed to the public. Library materials are still available for checkout and assistance with reference questions is available. Please contact us at nwclibrary@ou.edu with any questions you might have.

Also, the following subject librarians at OU’s Bizzell library are available to answer reference questions related to Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences:

• Amanda Schilling, liaison to the School of Meteorology, amanda.schilling@ou.edu
• Claire Curry, liaison to the Department of Geography, cmcurry@ou.edu

For book returns to the NWC library, please use the outside book drop (blue box) on the NWC parking lot.

The National Weather Center (NWC) Library began operating in 2006, when the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Library was merged with OU's School of Meteorology library.  We support the research, education, outreach, and operations of all NWC entities, and offer research services to anyone in the general public with an interest in weather or geography.  The NWC Library collection contains over 7,000 materials covering subjects including:

• Meteorology
• Geography
• Geographic Information Science
• Environmental Sustainability
• Climatology
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Disaster Management
• Computer Programming and Languages

Our library is also home to unique government documents, historical weather maps, and rare field sketchbooks of tornadoes from the 1800s.  As the library is a joint venture of the University of Oklahoma and NOAA, we facilitate access to both educational and federal resources.  The NWC Library hosts therapy dog visits weekly, and serves as an OU ADRC testing location within the National Weather Center.