The Consortium was established in the summer of 1967 to provide the machinery necessary to encourage Oklahoma institutions of higher education to band together voluntarily for the purpose of developing their intrainstitutional and interinstitutional research capabilities, and to enable them to improve the quality of instruction in the state. This report discusses: (1) the method by which the objectives, evaluation instruments, and other procedures were developed; (2) the activities undertaken to carry out the five major objectives which were: pilot research grants to encourage personnel from member institutions to develop proposals and undertake research projects; development seminars to encourage cooperative planning; workshops, organizational seminars, and task forces to help with and encourage research efforts; research laboratory experiences to help people gain experience in a university research laboratory; and an information and consultation service; (3) the analysis of the project data; and (4) the conclusions, implications, and recommendation. (AF)