About the Library

The Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library provides materials and services to meet the information needs of both graduate and undergraduate students; face to face and online learners. The collection includes over 183,000 volumes, 485,000 microforms, and 878 current periodicals, as well as, selected newspapers, sound recordings, videos, and software. Additionally, as a selective U. S. Government depository, the library has holdings of approximately 87,816 government documents and 11,500 Oklahoma documents.

Our Databases, containing abstracts and full-text articles from magazines and journals on the Internet, aid patrons in accessing scholarly information from any where at any time. The Library has access through its periodical databases to over 24,500 online periodicals. Over 9,400 electronic books are accessible through the catalog via NetLibrary. Through the online database LoisLaw, the Library has access to thousands of federal and state court cases, statutes and administrative regulations. Through Mergent Online, the Library has access to company information for 10,000 public companies. Through CCH Tax Research Network Online, students have access to the tax code, rules and regulations, and court cases. Articles on musical terms can be found in the Grove Music Online database, just to name a few.

Special Collections.

The Library houses several special collections:

  • Juvenile Collection
  • Paperback Collection
  • Video/DVD Collection
  • Reference Collection
  • The Native American Collection
  • Curriculum Collection
  • The Archives Collection

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    Other Special Collections.

    There are other collections of books that have been donated by distinguished individuals:

  • Jill Spencer Collection
  • Dr. Lee H. Ball Memorial Collection
  • Todd Downing Collection
  • Dr. Robert Henderson
  • Dr. Eugene E. Slaughter
  • Ingrid Westmoreland
  • Michael Miles
    • Contact Information:

    Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library | Southeastern Oklahoma State University 1405 N. 4th Ave. Durant, Oklahoma 74701-0609 | Phone: (580) 745-2932 | Direct Comments or questions about this page to Kathryn Plunkett | Updated December 8, 2009