essen'esseiu er Oregon State University Libraries Volume 2,2, NumberNumber2 2 Summer, 1986

Linus Pauling'sPauling's Address to Friends ofof thethe LibraryLibrary On Saturday, April 19, 1986, at 11:30 am.a.m. inin thethe MemorialMemorial Union Lounge, our honored guest Linus Pauling graciously met and greeted members of the Friends of the Library. At this annual meeting reception and luncheon, we gathered to share in the excitement of his marvelous gifts to the Oregon State UUniversity niversity Library. In his remarks following lunch, he expressed feelings of pleasure and satisfac- tion for the decision to give his collection of writings, books, manuscripts, and medals toOSU. A 1922 graduate in Chemical Engineering, Dr. Pauling said he was especially pleased to have his close association with Oregon State University " iadeade eveneven closer.closer. He expressed pleasure in meeting all of Linus Pauling greets Friends of the Library members at their annual meeting. the Friends of the Library because "Libraries areare extremelyextremely important."important." HeHe saidsaid therethere Mrs. Merryfield then referred to some of is an association between working for MINUTESMJ N VIES the activities of the Friends: the "Messenger" libraries and world peace. "There is which is a newsletter published three times nothing more important than knowledge, Friends ofof the librarylibrary Luncheon a year by OSU Library and Friends of the and libraries are essential to the preservation and AnnualAnnual Meeting,Meeting, AprilApril 19, Library, this year's fund drive, and the and dissemination of knowledge. If people 1986 annual luncheon and program. She further are educated, we'll have world peace in The Annual Meeting was called to order stated more individuals are needed to work the future and not the destruction of followingfollowing aa luncheonluncheon inin MUMU 109,109, attendedattended on committees with the members of the civilization in a nuclear war." by 160 people. Mrs. Merryfield, President, Board. He shared some memories on how introduced State Senator Mae Yih, Senator Mrs. Merryfield stated the fund raising, important libraries have been to him and Mrs. Clifford Trow, Representative for which everyone had received informa- through his life, first as a youngster in Tony Van Vliet, Chancellor and Mrs. tion, was for the NEH Challenge Fund, a Portland, Oregon, then as a student at William Davis, President and Mrs. John portion of which will be an endowment for OAC (now Oregon State University), and Byrne, and Dr. Pauling's daughter, Linda thethe Library.Library. SoSo farfar $16,250$16,250 hashas beenbeen raisedraised later at the California Institute of Technology. Pauling Kamb. toward the Challenge Fund. He even had occasion, in 1961, to use the Mrs. Merryfield also introduced the Dr. Melvin George, Director of OSU Lenin Library in Moscow. While attending current members of the FOL Board of Libraries, was then introduced. He spoke a month-long Bio-Chemical Symposium in Directors: Alice Doty, Freya Hermann, of this special day to recognize Dr. Pauling, Moscow, he missed work at his laboratory. Anne Merryfield, Sheryl Bennett, Charlotte and of gratitude to the Friends for their part To continue his study of atomic nuclei, he Thompson, Don Wirth, and absent in preparation for this event. He stated decided to do some reading. The book he Board members Alice Wallace, Hal Moe, current FOL membership now totaled needed, by a California collegue, was Susan Dyer, and Mary O'Brien. more than 200, while just a few years ago made available to him by the "local The Nominating Committee members there werewere aboutabout 10.10. F-feHe thenthen presentedpresented library"library." were acknowledgedJaneann Warkentin, Anne Merryfield with an engraved silver Dr. Pauling said that as the years go by Chair; Hal Moe, and Mary O'Brien. The tray with the inscription "The OSU Library he becomes more and more convinced of following slate of officers was presented to Director's Award, 1985/86" in appreciation thethe importanceimportance ofof knowledge,knowledge, ofof civilization,civilization. the general membership: Freya Hermann, of her time and efforts. ' and of libraries. He concluded by President; Members: Henrietta Chambers, In his introduction of the speaker, Dr. :ongratulating all those in attendance who Denny Hedges, James Oldfield, Don George spoke of Dr. Pauling's Nobel are Friends of the Library at Oregon State Sanderson, and Jean Harman. Since there Medals in two different fields, his great U niversity. were no further nominations from the humanitarian endeavors, his achievements floor, it was proposed and seconded that in the scientific worlds universally, and the slate be accepted. The motion carried how his peace movements changed both American attitudes and the history of the unanimously. - (continued on next page) Emphasis will be placed upon security and that are in some way related to the Thoughts from the Director of the preservation of the unique materials, strengths of the University. Thus, collections which will be stored there. A Special related to research in, or to the history of, - Libraries Collections Librarian and staff will be hired agriculture, engineering, forestry,forestry, homehome By now most readers know that Linus to handle the complex tasks which these economics, oceanography, pharmacy and .-'' Pauling came to Corvallis last April 17-19, materials require, and the staff will be science and their related cultural and bringing with him a new opportunity and charged with ensuring their preservation to literary traditions will be especially welcome. an awesome challenge for the University perpetuity. Once the library's special collections staff Libraries. Dr. Pauling has decided that the The University wishes toto collectcollect allall are in place it will be their responsibility to libraries of Oregon State University should papers, medals, models, correspondence, follow up on suggestions and leads which be the repository for his own papers and notebooks, books, and any other material you, the readers of The Messenger, can those of his wife, Ava Helen Pauling. The or memorabilia gathered by Dr. and Mrs. provide. Readers who make such recom- organization of the Pauling papers and the Pauling as they went about their public and mendations will have a part in ensuring the development of collections which will private lives. In addition, the Library health and vitality of research at Oregon supplement and help to interpret them is a intends to acquire related materials which State and in preserving the past and the new undertaking for the libraries of will make the Special Collections Room at present for generations yet to come. Oregon State. This work brings to OSU a OSU the definitive source of information concern for what research libraries term for scholars about the Paulings' life and "SpecialSpecial Collections."Collections." work. The aim of the Library will be to As the term implies, special collections furnish a complete record of the Paulings are not treated like other collections. They so that one may review not only their are usually housed together inin anan areaarea ofof record of achievement, but the marital extraordinary security and the descriptive relationship and personal characteristics finding guides to the materials are generally which resulted in Dr. Pauling being the more detailed than the cataloging which is only individual in history to be awarded given to ordinary library materials. Special two unshared Nobel Prizes. collections often contain manuscripts, notes, and other working papers as well as Future Collections published books and journal articles. They While the Pauling material will hold attempt to be a file of everything a scholar priority, it is the Library's hope that it will might need for research on a certain topic bebe thethe firstfirst ofof manymany specialspecial collectionscollections inin the future. Oregon State has been closely or person, or they attempt to provide a .. the person who shall havedone the most or collection of materials not available linked to the development of farming and the best work for fraternity among nations, for elsewhere. As a consequence, such ranching, the improvement of mining and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and collections tend to have a relatively narrow other engineering activities, and the use of forforthe the holdingholding andand promotionpromotion ofof peacepeace focus. While the items which comprise a forest and marine resources in Oregon. congresses. special collection may not have great value Scholars often turn to OSU and its library Paris, NovemberNovember27, 27, 1895 Alfred Bernhard Nobel individually, they do have value as a to find a record of such accomplishments. consequence of being part of a unique Meanwhile materials which could support 4 collection. study in those areas may be languishing The valuable comprehensiveness of a unnoticed in attics and forgotten files Continued from Front Page specialspecial collectioncollection demandsdemands specialspecial treat-treat- across the State or throughout the Pacific world. Mention was made of the loving ment. The materials usually are not loaned, Northwest. The records of defunct mining relationship of the Pauling family and of and users must journey to the site of the companies may provide scholars with new Ava Pauling's contributions in the peace collection to study. Upon arrival, the evidence about historical development in movement along with those of Dr. Pauling. scholar is likely to be met with unusual rural areas and the importance of Dr. Pauling talked of his years at OSU restrictions. There may be limitations upon engineering innovations throughout when the Library was in Kidder Hall, of his photocopying and upon what personal Oregon. The papers and diaries of farmers Beaver year books, and how libraries were items may be brought into the room to and ranchers could allow the study of the such an important part of his research. ensure against theft. The use of fountain social, economic, political, and religious (Details of Dr. Pauling's address are and ballpoint pens, which could deface history of the State. The financial accounts reported elsewhere in this issue.) documents, may be prohibited. There may ofa lumber mill could provide background Chancellor Davis acknowledged the be unusual checkout requirements. Special to further the understanding of economic great gift of medals, awards, and scientific handling may be enforced, such as cycles. The original research files of a and peace papers which Dr. Pauling has washing one's hands at regular intervals or private sea ranching organization could given to the OSU Library. President Byrne the use of forceps for fragile materials furnish important data for the discovery of also acknowledged the honor of this which could be damaged by skin oils or too new ways to farm the oceans. Universities contribution, stating that all the people of much contact. have an important role in preserving the Oregon as well as OSU would benefit from Of course, some materials contained in record of human achievement. Few other this thoughtful donation. He also spoke of special collections may be of extreme rarity organizations in American society are the University's influence: Wherever alums and value. Notes, autographs, and charged with this responsibility which go, the University goes with them and manuscripts of famous individuals may makes scholarship possible. The opening when they serve with honor and distinction, exist nowhere else, and there may be first of a Special Collections Room at Kerr as did Dr. Pauling, so does the University. editions or other original materials which Library will allow Oregon State University Indeed, this day honored one of OSU's are prized by collectors. These would be of to take up its responsibility in a new and greatest alums. value wherever they were held. significant way. President Freya Hermann, in her first It is the intention of OSU to make the Readers of these remarks can help by official act, thanked the membership and Ava Helen and Linus C. Pauling Papers the identifying collections of special worth to expressed her appreciation in being centerpiece of a new program. A room is scholarship and making them known to elected the new President of the Friends of being remodeled in Kerr Library to hold the library staff. Since no institution can hope to the Library. She pledged her best efforts to Pauling Papers as well as other special do everything well, it is.probable Kerr carry out the work of the Association, and collections which are yet to come. Library will concentrate upon collections then adlournedadjourned the meeting. Friends of the library Picnic There will be a picnic in early September at Thompson Lake on Mary's Peak. Each FOL member is encouraged to bring guests and food and place settings to serve them. Members will be informed of the date later. Reservations must then be made at the Library office (754-341 1) to ensure space and for the preparation of coffee and lemonade. Information about the Library will be presented and questions will be answered by available staff and faculty. There will be no charge for attendance or the beverages provided. This is an informal gathering to impart information about the William jasperJasper KerrKerr LibraryLibrary andand thethe FriendsFriends of the Library organization.

Recycling Books: Letter to the Library Oregon State University- Central America Project April 22, 1986 Mr. Stanley Swanson Head of Bibliographic Selection and Evaluation ,'' KerrKerr Library Library OSU Campus Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Dear Mr. Swanson, Thank you for your contribution of 10 boxes of excess books for the University of StanleySwansonStanley Swanson seated seated in in the the McDonald McDonald Room Room at at Kerr Kerr Library. Library. El Salvador. We now have more than 1,600 books to send! Obviously, the success of In 1905, thethe LibraryLibrary had had a acopyof copy of the project is due to people like you. More library History Stanley Weyman's RED COCKADE but it I'm glad we cancan helphelp toto provideprovide aa "good'good has been lost and only last year was a copy home" for books that Kerr Library doesn't Some of the books that the Library had in purchased. The writer has bought several need. They will make a big difference for 1905 are still on the shelves 80 years later! more of Weymart'sWeyman's titles for the Library andand students at the UES. As you may know, the R. J.j. Nichols,Nichols, thethe librarianlibrarian ofof OregonOregon has been reading them. Salvadoran Army occupied the San Salvador Agricultural College, published in the The Library had a copy of MORNING campus from 1980-1984, and during that Bulletin for 1905 a list of all the books in EXERCISES FOR THE CLOSET. Is this still on time the soldiers destroyed the library. So the Library. Curious as to just what books the shelf? There were ten volumes of every book we send is of great value,value. may still be on the shelves, a few titles were SwedenSwedenborg's borg's ARCANA COELESTIA inin We in the OSU-CAP appreciate your copied down and checked. 1905 but only half of them remain. WHO support and enthusiasm. We want you to Louisa May Alcott's AUNT JO' SCRAP WROTE THE BIBLE by Drummond also has know that we now have stopped collecting BAG, Lytton's CAXTONS, William Dean disappeared. books and are seeking donations of money Howell's CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE and The CATALOGUE OFOF NORTHNORTH AM AMER- ER- for shipping them. We may or may not start James Fenimore Cooper's CHAIN BEARER ICAN RHOPALOCERA by Skinner is gone collecting books again in the fall. are all gone. However, BRAGELONNE by but Charles Darwin's FORMATION OF Again, thank you for your participation. Alexander Dumas is on the shelf and was VEGETABLE MOLD, 1881, is still molding borrowed in 1978; BAGBAGPIPERS PIPERS by George away! George Romanes' MENTAL EVOLU- Sincerely, Sand was read last in 1978, too;too; butbut TION IN ANIMALS is checked out at the Lindsay Rahmun Charlotte Yonge's BOOK OF WORTHIES moment and has been borrowed eighteen Secretary has not left the Library since 1963 when we times since 1953. moved to the new building. There are approximately 1,300 titles in Joseph Abbott wrote a number of thisthis 19051905 listlist andand "in"in additionaddition toto thethe booksbooks biographies of famous or infamous people listed the Library contains about four and some of these, owned in 1905, are still thousand bound volumes of Congressional in Kerr Library; RICHARDRICHARDTHE THE SECONDSECOND records, senate and house reports, reports and RICHARD THE THIRD were borrowed of departments, the various bureau reports, as recently as 1981, but RICHARD THE besides many miscellaneous works; also FIRST cannot be found. Thomas Hodgkin's full sets of annual reports from the different THEODORIC THE GOTH was last read in Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 1984. Stations...... instruction and research and existing by the six member Study Team. This report "Collection Analysis plans for their future, long-term demo- is supplemented by four task force reports, graphic and economic projections, and thewhich provide background information for Project (CAP)" impact of technologicaltechnological advancesadvances uponupon the final recommendations. The first changeover in library admin- library services. The Collection Analysis Project has istration in twenty years and a concurrent progressed through three phases. The change in the Presidency andand thethe initial five months were devoted to the administrative structure of Oregon State gathering of descriptive background data University resulted in the Collection 050OSU LIBRARY LIBRARY COLlECTIONCOLLECTION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT which aided the Study Team in later phases PROGRAMSPROGRAM'S CI:RRENTCURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL Analysis Project (CAP). When John V. INFLUENCES of the project. The interim report, published Byrne became the President of OSU, he in October 1985, concentrated on a announced his intention of reviewing the historical survey of the Library. It included University's current programs and pro- a review of environmental factors which cedures. The aim was to give impetus to affect Library collections, and the mission strengthen the organization and its research, and goals for the Collection Management pedagogical and service functions. It was Program. appropriate that the libraries also should OSOLI BARS During phase two of the project, four review their quality and ability to support task forces investigated various aspects of the research and instructional programs of collection development activities and the University. In light of statistical ore': concerns, e.g., Allocations Practices, comparisons with libraries serving other Resource Sharing, Assessment Practices, research universities of comparable size and Operating Practices. Over twenty and scope, the OSU libraries were found to L"±' C""'"D additional Library staff were directly be substantially below average in financial involved as members of the task forces; all support. The CAP, which was developed of the Library staff were indirectly involved by the Association of Research Libraries There have been many advantages with as information sources and support for the (ARL) and tested inin moremorethan than thirtythirty researchresearch the use of the Collection Analysis Project. It task forces. libraries across the nation, was chosen for has developed and utilized staff expertise The third phase of the project has been the review process at the OSU Libraries. in collection analyses and increased their the discussions and negotiations which The CAP was chosen because it knowledge of the Collection Management have culminated in the final recommenda- provided a method to review all pertinent Program. ARL trained staff have been tions. They deal with substantive concerns aspects of collection management. These available to serve as consultants as the of the library and present an agenda for included internal operating procedures OSU project progressed. action on those concerns. TakenTaken asas aa and staff organization, the allocation of the The Summary Report of the Oregon State whole, the Summary Report, supported by budget for materials, resource sharing, and University Libraries Collection Analysis the Task Force Reports, constitute the collection assessment. Also involved were Project represents the culmination of a outline of a Collection Management external factors such as the University year's work which began in March 1985, Program for the next several years. The final report has a long list of recommendations, in all the fields of collection management, which were investigated through the use of the Collection Analysis Project. Some of these have already been implemented according to the time schedule suggested. One example shows that the Library Director has defined the relationship between the OSU Bibliographer's Council, which is advisory to the Collection Development Librarian, and the subject librarians, who compose the council together with other librarians who wish to participate. This charge was given in April1986. Recommended cooperative collection development and enhanced resource sharing will require joint action with the University, state-wide and regional libraries. This coordination must be phased in over a longer period of time. The most fundamental need is the area of finance. The action here is to set the Libraries' funding at the level indicated by the Budget Allocation System which is the suggested model for Higher Education, statewide. Incremental increases in staffing and materials must begin with the 1986-87 budget. These are but three of some 95 recommended actions which are deemed necessary to improve the standard of the OSU Libraries Collection Management CAPStudyCAP Study Team:Team: (left(left to right) Bonnie Avery, Nancy Powell, chair, HelenHelen HorvaLhHorvatb (seated), Robert Bober (seated),(seated), Program. A system for monitoring the Mar,olMariol Wogaman, Kris Rankka (missing) progress of these plans has been prepared. Have Book, Will Travel! Kerr Library and the Center for A Review Research Librarieslibraries Many of us are surely armchair explorers. Kerr Library has been a member of the If we only had the time and money we Center for Research Libraries (CRL) for would be off for Africa, the Antarctic, or several years. Many faculty members have the summit of Kilimanjaro. The book found the Center's collection useful in their ttgj'imotttti WOMEN OF THE FOUR WINDS, by research activities. The Center describes Elizabeth Olds, tells about four early itself as "a non-profit organization operated iooK members of the Society of Woman and maintained by its member institutions or Geographers who explored Greenland, for the purpose of increasing the library climbed mountains in South America, materials available to their readers for xon ttti hunted elephants in Africa for the Chicago research. Founded in 1949 by a group of Field Museum, and reported on Russia as a ten universities, with the help of grants journalist-spy. from the Carnegie Corporation and the Annie Smith Peck, at forty-five, devoted Rockefeller Foundation, the Center is now the rest of her life to mountain climbing, an international organization with over 180 IN MEMORY OF especially in South America. The men she members and associate members and a hired as guides were, for the most part, collection ofof overover threethree milliczn millian volumes." entirely incompetent. One was lazy, crazy, "Any material owned by the Center may FROM A GIFT TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY and a drunkard, but in spite of him or them be borrowed by a member library for BY she was the first to climb Mt. Huascaran. research use by its readers on the same Her book, A SEARCH FORFOR THETHE APEXAPEX OFOF basis as if it were the library's own AMERICA: HIGH MOUNTAIN CLIMBING material. ... Materials may be kept for as IN PERU AND BOLIVIA, INCLUDING THE long as needed, rather than for only two CONQUEST OF HUASCARAN, isis aa recentrecent weeks as with the usual interlibrary loan, purchase in the OSU Libraries. although they remain subject to recall 1if 4 Delia J. Akeley led expeditions for big needed by another reader." DocumentDocument Memorial Books game, especially elephants, in Africa. She delivery is quite rapid because requests A dear friend has gone. Perhaps he or and her husband shot those huge elephants can be made by Tymshare computer she was an alum of Oregon State which now stand at the entrance to network, teletype, or telephone, and the University or someone who was born in Chicago's Field Museum. Her account of Center will send the material via United Oregon and lived a lifetime in the state or the rescue of her husband after he was Parcel Service or Air Parcel Post. moved away in later years; maybe they mauled by an elephant is very dramatic The subject coverage of the CRL had no connection with Oregon. No and nerve-wracking. collection is very broad including all areas matter what the origin, a lasting memorial Marguerite Harrison was a journalist of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and of the special people in one's life is who spied on Russia while reporting on Science and Technology. Archival material, important. What better way could be events there. She was denounced and foreign doctoral dissertations, foreign, U.S. found to remember friends than to give a jailed. When finally released she wrote a and State government documents, journals Memorial Book to the Oregon State book about her experiences. Later, she (especially those not frequently found in University Libraries. ventured into Russia through Japan and U.S. libraries), older monographs, newspa- These books may be specified by title or was again jailed, and again wrote a book! pers, and other material appropriate and subject niatter,matter, or they may be left to the She also filmed the migration of a nomadic necessary for scholarly research comprise discretiondiscretion ofof thethe DirectorDirector ofof Libraries,Libraries, whowho tribe in Persia, one of the first documenta- the collection available from the Center. will know the pressing needs of the ries. The CRL's holdings are also international in University Collection. The friend may have Louise Amer Boyd, a wealthy San scope. had a particular field of endeavor, a Francisco heiress, financed and led seven A handbook and catalog from the Center favorite hobby or special interest. There expeditions to Greenland. These expeditions are available and further information are often rare books, new editions of older were described in reports for the American regarding the Center for Research Libraries books or recent publications, which would Geographical Society. She did much and its holdings can be obtained at the exemplify the friend's endeavors. pioneer exploratory work in Greenland. Interlibrary Loan Office, Kerr Library, The donor may send the book already There must be some merit in explorations, extension 4488. purchased or may make a cash donation. mountaineering, and even spying, for all Checks should be made payable to the these women lived to be eighty-five, and "Friends of the Library, OSU/OSU Founda- one made ititto to ninety-five. 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