The Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Library (COLL) is a part of the National Ocean Service’s Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research. This is a highly specialized library focusing on the areas of marine pathobiology, habitat conservation, fisheries management and ecology. Its mission is to support and advance the research needs of the scientific, technical and management staff of the partner agencies located at this facility – NOAA’s National Ocean Service, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.   Additionally, this mission also includes providing informational services to other government agencies, visiting scientists, area universities and colleges, private industry, state agencies, county government agencies and the general public.