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| Oregon Agricultural College opened a new library in 1918.<ref name="gains">{{cite news|title=OSC Library Gains Funds|agency=Associated Press|date=May 11, 1960|work=]|page=7}}</ref> Beginning in 1932, Mary J. L. McDonald made the then largest donation of books to the library when she donated volumes worth just over $10,000.<ref name=mcdonald>{{cite news|title=Oregon State Gets Rare Lincoln Set|date=February 11, 1934|work=The Oregonian|page=38}}</ref> She donated a total of over 1,000 items that included a complete works of ] valued at $4,800.<ref name=mcdonald/> The library received a ] of about 5,500 volumes valued at about $15,000 in December 1947 from William H. Galvani's estate.<ref name="Galvani">{{cite news|title=$15,000 Value Set on Gift|date=December 14, 1947|work=The Oregonian|page=20}}</ref> This was again the largest donation to the library up to that time.<ref name="Galvani"/> | |||
| ⚫ | 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”, '']'', May 28, 1999.</ref> Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.<ref name=new/> That year the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> | ||
| ⚫ | In May 1960, the then Oregon State College was advanced $19,000 by the federal government to plan for a new $2,170,000 building.<ref name="gains"/> 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”, '']'', May 28, 1999.</ref> Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.<ref name=new/> That year the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> | ||
| Librarians at Valley Library began using ] in March 2010 to communicate with some library patrons, and earlier started to loan out Amazon's ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/osu_librarian_4u.html|title=OSU librarian: ?4U|agency=The Associated Press|date=March 25, 2010|publisher=OregonLive|accessdate=25 March 2010}}</ref> In April, the school started allowing students to use the library 24-hours-a-day from Sunday through Thursday to test whether there was enough demand to allow 24-hour access on a permanent basis.<ref name="open 24hr">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_428f8896-4b7e-11df-8b70-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Valley Library pulls an all-nighter|last=Hatch|first=Cheryl |date=April 19, 2010|work=Gazette-Times|accessdate=21 April 2010|location=Corvallis, OR}}</ref> The program was sponsored by the Associated Students of Oregon State University and paid for by university technology funds, and was due in part to the closer of some computer labs that had been 24-hour study areas.<ref name="open 24hr"/> | Librarians at Valley Library began using ] in March 2010 to communicate with some library patrons, and earlier started to loan out Amazon's ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/osu_librarian_4u.html|title=OSU librarian: ?4U|agency=The Associated Press|date=March 25, 2010|publisher=OregonLive|accessdate=25 March 2010}}</ref> In April, the school started allowing students to use the library 24-hours-a-day from Sunday through Thursday to test whether there was enough demand to allow 24-hour access on a permanent basis.<ref name="open 24hr">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_428f8896-4b7e-11df-8b70-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Valley Library pulls an all-nighter|last=Hatch|first=Cheryl |date=April 19, 2010|work=Gazette-Times|accessdate=21 April 2010|location=Corvallis, OR}}</ref> The program was sponsored by the Associated Students of Oregon State University and paid for by university technology funds, and was due in part to the closer of some computer labs that had been 24-hour study areas.<ref name="open 24hr"/> | ||
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| The Valley Library | |
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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 |
| Other information | |
| 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. It is named for philanthropist F. Wayne Valley, who played football for Oregon State.
History
Oregon Agricultural College opened a new library in 1918. Beginning in 1932, Mary J. L. McDonald made the then largest donation of books to the library when she donated volumes worth just over $10,000. She donated a total of over 1,000 items that included a complete works of Abraham Lincoln valued at $4,800. The library received a bequest of about 5,500 volumes valued at about $15,000 in December 1947 from William H. Galvani's estate. This was again the largest donation to the library up to that time.
In May 1960, the then Oregon State College was advanced $19,000 by the federal government to plan for a new $2,170,000 building. 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. That year the library was selected by The Library Journal as the Library of the Year.
Librarians at Valley Library began using text messaging in March 2010 to communicate with some library patrons, and earlier started to loan out Amazon's Kindle reader. In April, the school started allowing students to use the library 24-hours-a-day from Sunday through Thursday to test whether there was enough demand to allow 24-hour access on a permanent basis. The program was sponsored by the Associated Students of Oregon State University and paid for by university technology funds, and was due in part to the closer of some computer labs that had been 24-hour study areas.
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.
- ^ "OSC Library Gains Funds". The Oregonian. Associated Press. May 11, 1960. p. 7.
- ^ "Oregon State Gets Rare Lincoln Set". The Oregonian. February 11, 1934. p. 38.
- ^ "$15,000 Value Set on Gift". The Oregonian. December 14, 1947. p. 20.
- 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.
- ^ Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, The Oregonian, May 28, 1999.
- "OSU librarian: ?4U". OregonLive. The Associated Press. March 25, 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Hatch, Cheryl (April 19, 2010). "Valley Library pulls an all-nighter". Gazette-Times. Corvallis, OR. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
External links
- The Valley Library Collection
- Photographs of the Valley Library on the Oregon State University Archives Flickr page
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