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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES VOLUME 15 NUMBER 2 FALL 2000 =11- AM SHELLEY JORDON'S IN THIS ISSUE: "SWEET DELICATA" FROM THE UNIVERSITY GOES TO SEATTLE LIBRARIAN 2 FACULTY NEWS 3 OSU ARCHIVES 4 THE GIFFORD PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION 6 COMMENTS FROM TRANSITIONING HEAD OF REFERENCE 8 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT 9 THE NORTHWEST ART COLLECTION 10 APPRENTICESHIPS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 12 DONOR PROFILE 13 LIBRARY EVENTS 14 FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY again, we Pauling Institute, as LIBRARIES are beginning a well as with faculty in Oncenew school the colleges of Science The Valley Library year. It is an exciting and Liberal Arts to Main Campus, Corvallis time to be on campus plan a yearlong cel- enrollment is up; foot- ebration. We have Marilyn Potts GuM Library ball is good and the fall many events planned Hatfield Marine Science Center, and some are still in Newport weather has been ex- traordinary! There is the preliminary stages. also much excitement in The Linus Pauling THE MESSENGER the library. The first Forum will kick off the OSU Libraries three weeks of a new celebration, including Oregon State University 121 The Valley Library term are always our talks from Nobel Prize Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 busiest and this term is winner Ahmed Zewail, (541) 737-4633 no exception. Our fac- Lily Kay, Robert ulty, staff, and student Paradowski, Tom Karyle S. Butcher, employees at The Valley Hager, and Linus Donald and Del pha Campbell Pauling, Jr. This event University Librarian and Library campus and at Deputy Vice Provost for the Guin Library are will be held at the Information Services working hard to accommodateOSU libraries. As we strive to LaSells Stewart Center. Please the myriad of requests we are become a tier one university, see the sidebar on the bottom Kevin Bokay, Editor receiving. It is great to see the we must ensure that we have aof page 14 for more events and Karen Russ, Assistant Editor use our students make of the tier one library. While the expect to hear more in the next library and, thanks to so manypicture is gloomy, I do see Messenger. Photos by: library supporters and donors,some bright spots. University I was saddened to learn Molly Schmitz they have such wonderful administration directed in- that Pam Emory, a long time Janelle Banasek OSU Archives library facilities to support creased funding to the library,OSU Alum and Friend of the them. annual giving to the library is Library, recently passed away. The Messenger is published As I have mentioned in up and we are expecting to Pam graduated from OSU in twice each year. earlier Messenger columns, we receive a substantial endow- 1970. She was a competitive are continuing to struggle withment by the end of this year. golfer and was the only the growing inflationary cost Moreover, the completion of aAmerican competitor in the of research journals. While recent collection assessment British Women's Amateur there are many reasons for thisproject has identified collec- Championships. I knew Pam cost increase, the bottom line tion strengths that we can during her career as a for many of our researchers build upon as we move our freelance writer specializing in and students is that it is be- library to excellence. the history of famous golf coming very difficult to do I want to invite all of you tocourses. She was an avid quality research at this univer-participate in the 100-year library user. We extend our sity using the resources of anniversary of the birth of best wishes to her family. OSU famous alumnus Linus Pauling. We have been work- ing with faculty at the Linus 2 Messenger, Fall 2000 FACULTY NEWS r`=6"oe, Loprds Chau, Jeanne Griffin, Richard. "Technol- partments to plan for, provide, Davidson, and ogy Planning: Oregon State and continually assess library MayJanet Webster, all University's Information services and resources that attained tenure this fall. Commons." OLA Quarterly. support their research and Webster is currently the Head v6, n3. (Fall 2000), p12-13. instructional needs. Mariol was of the Guin Library at Matylonek, John. "Review also responsible for keeping Hatfield Marine Science of ASCE Online." Issues in her library patrons up-to-date with information about new Center in Newport, OR. In Science & Technology Kevin Bokay addition to managing this Librarianship. n24. (Fall 1999).library resources and services. Executive Assistant to branch library of OSU, she Sapon-White, Richard E. She developed a positive the Head Librarian provides reference and re- and Mary Hansbrough. "Therapport with everyone she search assistance, serves as impact of subject heading dealt with and also added an liaison to appropriate campus assignment on circulation of incisive, whimsical wit to her units, and develops the dissertations at Virginia daily dealings with others, collections for Fisheries, Tech." Library Resources & which made her a joy to work Wildlife, and Marine Sciences Technical Services. v42, n4. with and a great asset to the for The Valley Library. Chau, (Oct. 1998), p282-91. library. Agriculture Librarian, and Webster, Janet G. and Mariol started her career as Davidson, Physical Sciences Cheryl Middleton. "Paying a catalog librarian in 1968 after May Chau Librarian, perform similar for technology: student fees finishing her Master of Library Agriculture Librarian tasks at The Valley Library in and libraries." The Journal of Science degree from the Uni- their respective fields. Chau Academic Librarianship. v25, versity of California in Berke- also co-instructs an agricul- n6. (Nov. 1999), p462-72. ley. Previously, she studied ,lure class Winter term and English and Music at Linfield OSU library special collec- College, where she earned her Avidson serves both as tions staff Cliff Mead, Faye BA in 1967. In 1972 she began liaison and support for Infor- Harkins, and Chris Petersen, mation Services instructional her service as a reference were mentioned in the article librarian. In 1980, Mariol programs. "A Prized Collection: Pauling earned a second Master's Memorabilia" in the August 7, Jeanne Davidson Published Authors: degree in Music History from Banerjee, Kyle. "Is data 2000 edition of Chemistry & Physical Sciences the University of Oregon. She Librarian mining right for your Engineering News. attained tenure, became an library?" Computers in Kevin Bokay began work associate professor in 1981, and Libraries. v18, n10. (Fall as the Assistant to the Univer- was designated associate 1999). sity Librarian on June 1,2000. professor emeritus upon her Butcher, Karyle. He comes to us after a career inretirement. Mariol is most "Reflections on academic the U.S. Army in which most ofremembered for her love of librarianship." The Journal his service occurred in Europe.music and the fine arts, and for of Academic Librarianship. His duties at The Valley Li- her "wogamanizing"precise v25, n5. (Sept. 1999), brary will include editing the editing for spelling, punctua- p350-3. Janet Webster Messenger. tion and grammar of a wide Head of the Guin Library Chau, May Ying. "Com- variety of library documents. puter supported concept In June, Mariol Wogaman Though she will be missed, we retired after 32 years as Hu- maps: excellent tools for wish her the best in her well- manities Librarian. In this enhancing library work- deserved retirement. Mariol capacity, Mariol served most shop presentations." says she wants to sleep as late recently as the liaison between LIBRES. v8, n2. (Sept. 1998). as she feels like, read mysteries Davidson, Jeanne R. and the library and faculty and and travel. Good luck, Mariol! Carole Ann Crateau. students in the departments of Art, Music, Philosophy, and ow."Intersections: teaching research through a rhetori- Apparel, Interiors, Housing & Mariol Wogaman cal lens." Research Strategies. Merchandising. She worked Associate Professor Emeritus Humanities Librarian v16, n4. (1998), p245-57. with the faculty in these de- Messenger, Fall 2000 3 OSU ARCHIVES ARCHIVES thirty-four university records manage- Institutional records are years as part of ment program in Oregon and organized by originating RETURNS TO OSU's central one of the first in the nation. department or office and THE LIBRARY administration, In August 1966, the Ar- include annual reports, policies Afterthe University chives was administratively and procedures, correspon- ccj Archives and Records Manage-transferred to the university's dence, research reports, archi- ment program is returning to Business Affairs Office in ordertectural drawings and campus its roots in the University to more effectively implement plans, meeting minutes, and Libraries. records management on cam- other records that document Although an Archives pus. Originally located in the the development and function- Committee was created at basement of Gill Coliseum ing of the University since its Oregon State College in 1950, aadjacent to the Homer Mu- founding in 1868. Among the university archives was for- seum, the Archives moved to most important institutional mally established in 1961 as a Kidder Hall in 1963 and to the records maintained by the component of the library. Kerr Administration Building Archives are those of the Harriet Moore served as the in late 1971. The Archives President's Office, the Exten- first University Archivist and affiliated with the Office of sion Service, the Experiment concentrated on acquiring Budgets and Personnel (later Station, the University Librar- historical materials relating to Budgets and Planning) in 1973;ies, Student Affairs, and the OSU. Upon her retirement in it continued as a component of colleges of Agricultural Sci- 1966, William Schmidt was Budgets and Planning until thisences, Home Economics, For- appointed University Archi- past September when the estry, Engineering, Science and vist. He established the recordsprogram returned to the Uni- Liberal Arts. management component of theversity Libraries. The Archives' extensive program, the first college and Since 1966, the University photographic holdings includ Archives has maintained a more than 200,000 images, balance between its two pri- making it one of the largest mary functionshistorical photographic collections in documentation and records Oregon.