The Valley Library

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The Valley Library


OSU Valley Library
Location Corvallis, Oregon
Coordinates 44°33′54″N 123°16′34″W / 44.56511, -123.2760
Established 1963
Collection size 1.4+ million volumes, 14,000 serials, 500,000+ maps and government documents
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,[1] making it the second largest university library in Oregon.[citation needed] In 1999, the library was selected by The Library Journal as the Library of the Year.[2] It is named for philanthropist F. Wayne Valley, who played football for Oregon State.

The library was completed in 1963 and named Kerr Library.[3] In 1999, the building was re-named The Valley Library after expansion and renovations.[2] Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.[2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Valley Library. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ a b c Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, The Oregonian, May 28, 1999.
  3. ^ Edmonston, Jr., George P. “A Steady Hand” Back in the Day. Oregon Stater, Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.

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