The Library has been the major asset. The library collections comprise of 1, 31,000 books, Apart from this OUCIP have added several volumes in the specifies areas, 325periodicals, full texts in print and 941 on CD Roms 6,316 texts on line, and includes the huge collection of former American Studies Research Center which was reckoned as the second largest collection of American Studies outside the US . Apart from this the Centre has the library of American Civilization on Microfische along with a large collection of microfilms. The Centre also has an extensive collection of films including classical and modern prints on video cassettes and provides a wonderful opportunity for convergence and connectivity in print and digital media.  Apart from spacious reading areas, Centre also has study carrels for scholars.

Periodicals Pavilion (Ground & First Floor) has current issues and back files of all print periodicals to which the Centre subscribes. There is a card catalogue for periodicals.

Two Online Databases are available at OUCIP Library 

1.                Academic Search Elite Journals & Magazines Only (Ebscohost Search)

          3522 = Total number of journals and magazines indexed and abstracted
(2748 are peer-reviewed) 

2024 = Total number of journals and magazines in full text (1564 are peer-reviewed)          

2.                  Project Muse Scholarly Journal Online from Osmania University  

Print Journals being subscribed for OUCIP Library, 2008-2009 

Foreign Journal: 

1.  American Literature

2.  Far Eastern Economic Review

3.  International Affairs

4.   Salmagundi

5.   Social Research

6.   The Times Literary Supplement

7.   Year Book of English Studies         

8.   Newsweek 

Indian Journals: 

1.   Indian Journal of Gender Studies

2.   South Asia Research

3.   Security Dialogue

4.   The Journal of Indian Writing in English

5.   Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics

6.   Language Forum

7.   Littcrit

8.   Seminar

9.   University News

10.   Social Scientist

11.  Himal

12.  Economic and Political Weekly 

Newspapers and Magazines: 

1.  Deccan Chronicle

2.  The Economic Times

3.  The Hindu

4.   The Indian Express

5.   The Times of Indian

6.   India Today

7.   Frontline

Newspapers are placed in the periodicals section. 

Microform Section There is an excellent but selective collection of microfiche, microfilm, audio tapes, video tapes and records. Annotated bibliographies of the videos are also available.  

 
Reference Section is a goldmine of facts and figures, Biographical information, Encyclopedia, Atlases, and a variety of reference materials.  

Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Information about books available at OUCIP can be obtained by searching the Online Public Access Catalogue terminals placed in the Reference Room. Users can search by author, title, subject, or call number. The card catalogue can be searched for books added before 1st April 1995.  

Stacks Area Members are invited to browse and select books from the shelves. . Books are arranged subject-wise in the Stacks Area: Humanities (800-999); Social Science (300-699); Arts (700); and General (000-299).  

The Special Collections of rare books, archival materials, Indian Contributions to American Studies (ICAS), and American Studies in Indian Languages (ASIL), are housed in the Olive Reddick Room, a room named after Ms Olive Reddick, who was instrumental in the creation of American Studies Research Centre.

Carrels are individual study tables assigned to scholars who make frequent use of the library. Up to 10 books at a time will be issued for a maximum period of one month to a scholar for carrel use. If not renewed on due dates , books will be removed from the carrel. Books urgently needed by other scholars may be taken off by staff members from the carrel without prior notification to the concerned scholar who would be informed about this at the earliest

Services of the Library:  

Photocopying Facility for photocopying is available on the ground floor.

Literature Search and printout Bibliographic searches for a list of books or journals articles from the OUCIP collection are made on individual request. Print outs from the computerized library catalog and CD-ROM database such as Proquest, Dissertations Abstracts International, Social Science Index, MLA International Bibliography, are made available to members at a cost.  

Working hours: The Library is open from 9:15 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on all days except Sundays and other declared holidays by Governments of India and of Andhra Pradesh. Circulation desk services between 9:30 A.M and 4:45 P.M.