IN THIS ISSUE: From the University Librarian 3 Library News 4 6 OSU Foundation recognizes OSU Libraries supporters Donor Corner 6 Donor Funded Awards 7 Press News 8 Linus Pauling Legacy Award 10 7 Students design a practical hijab (photo: Jeffery Basinger) Online Exhibit 11 Digital Collections 12 Student Workers 13 Did You Know? 14 9 Mink River still acclaimed A Look at OSU Libraries by Department OSU Press book 15 ON THE COVER: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY THE MESSENGER Editorial Committee: The OSU Libraries implemented a Valery King The OSU Libraries implemented a LIBRARIES OSU Libraries Civility Campaign that includes the Alice Mang The Valley Library Oregon State University distribution of these 12 buttons from Chris Petersen Main Campus, Corvallis 121 The Valley Library the main lobby of The Valley library. the main lobby of The Valley library. Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 The buttons have been a huge Photos by: The buttons have been a huge Marilyn Potts Guin Library (541) 737-4633 success that library administration OSU Archives success that library administration Hatfield Marine Science Center, http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ hopes will spread across the campus Barbara S. Chadwell hopes will spread across the campus Newport messenger/ along with the accompanying poster Kerrie Cook OSU Foundation campaign. OSU-Cascades Campus, Faye A. Chadwell Justin Garvin Bend University Librarian/ Theresa Hogue OSU Press Director Christy Turner Editor: Kerrie Cook Philip Vue [email protected] Jean Ye Assistant Editor: Judy Radovsky The Messenger is published [email protected] biannually. Assistant Editor: Philip Vue [email protected] 2 THE MESSENGER, SUMMER 2012 FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Spreading the Message of Civility Across Campus This Messenger issue tells the stories of service ethics that transfer to future employment oppor- OSU Libraries’ talented student tunities. Since our student workers contribute so much workers and our amazing library to our success, the support from gifts like the Totten supporters. It describes the many endowment play an important part in recognizing and successes of the Libraries and the supporting OSU student excellence. Each spring, we Press that are attributable to our also highlight the research prowess of our OSU under- friends and supporters. graduates who have earned the Library Undergraduate The cover showcases the artwork at the heart of the Research Awards (LURA) for their use of the library Libraries’ civility campaign, artwork designed by resources. The LURA awards ceremony is among my Vahagn Azaryan, one of our student workers. Having favorite library events. The students’ papers and projects read and discussed P.M. Forni’s book, The Civility teach me so much, and it is always fulfilling to know Solution: What To Do When People that students’ use of library re- Are Rude, a group of library sources had a successful impact faculty and staff embarked on the on their research experience. creation of a campaign that culmi- Our recognition continues nated in the placement of posters with news about long-time OSU and buttons throughout The supporters who also happen to be Valley Library public spaces. The library friends. We also honored posters and buttons communicate the 7th recipient of the Linus short messages meant to inspire Pauling Legacy Award, Dr. Roald library visitors to contemplate Hoffmann. The 1981 Nobel their interactions with others and Laureate for Chemistry, Dr. consider carefully their impact on Hoffmann gave a stimulating surroundings. The buttons have lecture to a packed crowd as part been wildly successful—so success- Brittany Mangold spends several hours per week making of the University’s Portland ful that OSU students have been civility buttons. Showcase programming in April. steadily snapping them up. New We continue to be quite proud of message posters and buttons are placed in The Valley the accolades that Mink River, the OSU Press’ first Library lobby, elevators and stairwells every week of the novel, garners, including its inspiration for a series of term. With 10 copies of Forni’s book in the library events as part of Lake Oswego Public Library’s Reads collection, along with the posters and buttons, we are Program. spreading the message of civility across campus. All of our accomplishments are possible because our Not only have we been encouraging a more civil supporters believe in our vision and mission and sustain environment, but we also have been acknowledging our excellence for the future of OSU and Oregon. student achievements, both at work and in the class- Thank you again for your support, especially on behalf room. We are proud to introduce you to the six student of creating an excellent environment for OSU students. workers that received the annual Totten student awards, first established in 1995 in memory of Carl E. Totten (’30) by his wife Winifred “Winnie” Wilberding Totten (’30). Totten award recipients demonstrate excellent Faye A. Chadwell work qualities such as leadership and strong customer University Librarian/OSU Press Director THE MESSENGER, SUMMER 2012 3 LIBRARY NEWS Meet Associate Shan holds a Masters in Library Science from the University of Arizona, a Masters in Humanities and a University Librarian Bachelor in Education from Wright State University. He is a certified Archivist, and attended the ACRL Shan Sutton Harvard Leadership Institute in 2011. Shan Sutton accepted the position At OSU Libraries, Shan will have a major role in of Associate University Librarian for guiding the Libraries’ path to excellence in delivering Research and Scholarly Communica- services and digital collections to the OSU community tion at the Oregon State University and beyond. He will implement the strategic directions Libraries beginning June 18. He for the Center for Digital Scholarship & Services, comes to us from the University of Emerging Technologies & Services, and the Special the Pacific Library where he held Collections & Archives Center while providing the positions as the Associate Dean and direction for building partnerships with other OSU Shan Sutton Head of Special Collections. units and community. New Employees Rick Stoddart was hired this Spring as the Assessment Librarian for OSU Anne Bahde began April 30 as the Libraries. He comes to OSU from Boise History of Science Librarian in the State University. Rick holds masters Special Collections & Archives Re- degrees in Communication Studies and search Center. Anne comes to OSU Library Science both from the Univer- from San Diego State University, where sity of Alabama. she was Assistant Head of Special Col- Rick Stoddart lections. Anne Bahde Congratulations to OSU Libraries x2 SU Libraries was selected for inclusion in this year’s American Libraries’ Library O Design Showcase, presented in the March/ BEST April issue. The Valley Library’s redesigned Learning PLACE Commons was featured in the Collaborative Learning TO STUDY section. The annual showcase is published in full ON online and is excerpted in a print version. CAMPUS This positive recognition followed close on the heels of The Valley Library’s selection by students in an OSU Barometer survey as the best place to study on campus. X 4 THE MESSENGER, SUMMER 2012 LIBRARY NEWS Lundeen Award Funds many of the greats of 20th century chemistry, includ- Oral History Research ing Dr. Pauling, whom he knew well. Ken returned by Chris Petersen, Faculty Research Assistant to Corvallis in the mid- 1950s and has enjoyed a ral history is a topic in which I’ve been interested fruitful career as a chemist for some time but hadn’t, until recently, been ever since. At age 92, he is able to explore on any tangible level. That all O still the recipient of federal changed in June 2011 when, funded by a Robert Lundeen grant funding and regu- Faculty Development Award, I traveled to the campus of larly conducts experiments Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio for a three-day work- Dr. Ken Hedberg using an electron diffrac- shop on capturing, describing and preserving oral history tion apparatus that he built himself in 1956! interviews. I’ve sat down with several other subjects along the way Since then, I have conducted over twenty interviews, including traveling to Hawaii in June to spend a week mostly focusing on the history of science, with a special recording with Linus Pauling Jr. All of this material will be interest in those who knew and worked with Linus archived and described in dedicated finding aids, with the Pauling. One centerpiece of this project is a six-part series hope of eventually posting the full audio and text tran- conducted with Steve Lawson, administrative officer at the scription of each interview to the web. The experience has Linus Pauling Institute, which documents the colorful been a rewarding one for me and will hopefully serve the history of the Institute prior to its arrival at OSU in 1996. needs of future scholars well. X I have also had the great pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Ken Hedberg for a five-part series recording the details For information about previous awards visit: http:// of his remarkable life. An Oregon native, Dr. Hedberg osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/awards/lundeen-award/previous- began his undergraduate training in 1939 at what was then recipients known as Oregon State College. In 1946 he moved to the California Institute of Technology and worked alongside OSU Provides Largest Donation in 26 Years to Linn-Benton Food Share This past February OSU raised more than 647,000 pounds in food (or monetary equivalent) in donations for the Governors State Employees Food Drive. Each year the OSU Libraries combine their efforts with E-Campus and Java II Coffee Shop to raise awareness and donations for Orego- nians that are hungry. 33,395.05 pounds of OSU’s total was raised by the OSU Libraries/E-Cam- pus team and another almost 2,000 pounds by Java II.