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| '''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html|title=The Valley Library|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State. | '''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html|title=The Valley Library|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State. | ||
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| The library was completed in 1963 and named Kerr Library.<ref>Edmonston, Jr., George P. . ''Oregon Stater'', Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.</ref> In 1999, the building was re-named The Valley Library after expansion and renovations.<ref name=new>Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, '']'', ] ].</ref> Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.<ref name=new/> | The library at its present location was completed in 1963 and named as the William Jasper Kerr Library.<ref>Edmonston, Jr., George P. . ''Oregon Stater'', Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.</ref> At that time the building was four stories tall, but the school planned for an expansion by placing the slabs to be used for two new floors on the roof during the original construction.<ref name="kerraddition">{{cite web|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/exhibits/build/correct.html|title=Building Construction|publisher=OSU Archives|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> Oregon State began construction in the Fall of 1970 to add these new floors, with completion coming in the Fall of 1971.<ref name="kerraddition"/> In 1999, the building was re-named The Valley Library after expansion and renovations.<ref name=new>Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, '']'', ] ].</ref> Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.<ref name=new/> | ||
| ==Collections== | ==Collections== | ||
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| 44°33′54″N 123°16′34″W / 44.56511°N 123.2760°W / 44.56511; -123.2760 | |
| Location | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Established | 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1.4+ million volumes, 14,000 serials, 500,000+ maps and government documents |
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| Website | http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ |
The Valley Library is the primary library of the Oregon State University main campus, located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents, making it the second largest university library in Oregon. In 1999, the library was selected by The Library Journal as the Library of the Year. It is named for philanthropist F. Wayne Valley, who played football for Oregon State.
History
The library at its present location was completed in 1963 and named as the William Jasper Kerr Library. At that time the building was four stories tall, but the school planned for an expansion by placing the slabs to be used for two new floors on the roof during the original construction. Oregon State began construction in the Fall of 1970 to add these new floors, with completion coming in the Fall of 1971. In 1999, the building was re-named The Valley Library after expansion and renovations. Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.
Collections
- History of Atomic Energy Collection
- McDonald Collection
- Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
- The University Archives
- Northwest Art Collection - exhibits 120 artworks by contemporary artists in Northwest.
References
- "The Valley Library". Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, The Oregonian, May 28 1999.
- Edmonston, Jr., George P. “A Steady Hand” Back in the Day. Oregon Stater, Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.
- ^ "Building Construction". OSU Archives. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
External links
- The Valley Library Collection
- Photographs of the Valley Library on the Oregon State University Archives Flickr page
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