Theff SPRING 2003 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 'qmm"" VOL. 18 NO. I OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN THIS ISSUE: The Valley Library Main Campus, Corvallis From the University Librarian 3 Marilyn Potts Guin Library Staff and Faculty News 4 Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport Library Advisory Council New, advisory group meets for the first time THE MESSENGER 5 OSU Libraries Dr. Robert Olby Speaks at OSU Oregon State University Famed Crick biographer discusses DNA discovery 121 The Valley Library 5 Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 (541) 737-4633 Fifty Years of Interlibrary Loan http://osulibrary.orst.edu/messenger Long-time ILL librarian details changes in ILL 6 Collections Karyle S. Butcher Newest Additions to Special Donald and Delpha Campbell University Cameron and Marti papers valuable addition Librarian and Deputy Vice Provost fi)r Information Services A Glance Back A look at library history from 1945 to 1965 10 Editor : Kevin Bokay [email protected] Donor Profile Assistant Editor : Morgen Daniels Georgeann and Verne Casey 12 morgen .daniels@oregonstate .edu Library News Daugherty reading; Orbis Cascade Alliance; ACS journal archives; Editorial Committee: Lorraine Borchers Race for DNA wcbsite 13 Richard Brumlev Morgen Daniels Art in the Valley Library Fave Harkins Artist visits campus Larrv Landis 14 CliffMead Ruth Vondracek Art in the Valley Library Wayne Taysom's bronze screens continue to delight 15 Photos bv: Kevin BokaY Janelle Banasek Stephen Meyer OSU Archives Special Collections The Messerager is published biannually. Page 5 Page 10 Dr. Richard Olby Construction at Kerr in the 60s ON THE COVER : Page 8 Page 15 Students come andgo in the lobby of Pauling associate Taysom door panels the Valley Library Ewan Cameron 2 THE MESSENGER, SPRING 2003 In reflecting on thefour years since dedication, I can point tivithgreatpride to so many moments that confirm the real value of the investment each of you made and continue to make in OSULibraries. Hello Library Supporters, library donor to publish the Pauling " OSU Librarians have been asked to catalog in book form. teach library research methods as appy springtime to " OSU Libraries, in collaboration part of the Writing 121 course that all of you! As I was with the College of Forestry and the university requires all under- walking across the others, is a recipient of a $600,000 graduate students to take . quad to the library Meyer Memorial Trust grant for the OSU Libraries received a $2 million this afternoon, I Willamette River Basin Conserva- endowment to create the Gray realized it was just four years ago that tion project . Family Chair for Innovative Library we celebrated the opening of the " OSU Libraries added a virtual Services . newly expanded library. It was a branch at the Cascades Campus in wonderful celebration ; all those in Bend . The library continues to be a vital center for student and attendance expressed delight and " OSU Libraries' University Archivist faculty activi- ties on campus. We have excitement at Oregon State Larry Landis is lead on a $350,000 hosted several readings in the University's beautiful ncNv library . NEH grant to create finding aids Robert and Betty Lundeen Rotunda In reflecting on the four years since for the Northwest Digital Archives reading dedication, I can point with great project. room, and opened our doors twice to the Apprenticeships in pride to so many moments that " OSU Libraries' Special Collections Science and Engineering (ASE) confirm the real value of the invest- created a critically acclaimed poster presenta- tion-an event that ment each of you made and continue website: Linus Pauling and the Race draws the best and brightest young to make in OSU Libraries . Certainly, fr DNA: a Documentary History engineers and their mentors from being awarded the American Library (http://osulibrary.orst.edu/ around the Northwest. Association Library of the Year award specialcollectiovas/coll/pauling/dna/ for 1999 was a higli point for all of us. index.btml) . Since 1999, the Valley Library has averaged one million Since then, we have been on a con- Annual giving to OSU Libraries has visits per year. On any given day, tinuous roll. Some important mile- reached an all-time high, spurred by the building hums with life, as students, stones arc: a library donor's $100,000 phone faculty and community Janet Webster, director of the Guin pledge. (The student making the members read, study, research, and work Library at the Hatfield Marine call kept asking the donor to repeat on group projects. It's your help and Science Center, was named Oregon the amount-most phone pledges support that make all these great Library Association Librarian of the are significantly less!) achievements possible . Again, thank Year for 2003 . This is the second The Valley Library completed its you all so much. time this honor has come to OSU wireless network allowing students Libraries in the past ten years . and faculty to use their laptops OSU Libraries' Special Collections anywhere within the library and on received significant funds from a the library quad! I<aryle Butcher T H E M E S S E N G E R , S P R I N G 2 0 0 3 ew Employees: once and capabili- 1 ongratulations : Michael Boock, the new head ties will add greatly The achievements of OSU of Technical Services, comes to to the library's pool Libraries faculty and staffwere the OSLJ Libraries from Cleveland State of talent. celebrated at the annual awards recep- N University where Sue Goodson tion on December 19, 2002 . The he served in the has accepted the following people and groups wcrc same capacity. position of Science recognized for their stellar contributions Michael's extensive Librarian in Refer- to the library: Linda Kathman was given the experience in both ence, Instruction Tim Fiez technical services and Collection Extraordinary Performance Award . Her and information Development. Sue's strong contribution willingness to seek out new projects and access and organi- to the library over the last few years, her responsibilities, and her exemplary zation will make dedication in pursuing her degree, her competence and dedication add to the Michael Boock him a great asset to willingness to take on new challenges ongoing success of OSU Libraries. the library. and her background in the sciences Anne Christie received the Out- Rick Crelia is a new member of the were all determining factors in our standing Library Service Award in recog- Library Technology Department. Rick selection . Her new responsibilities nition of her tireless work on behalf of is now the adminis- include providing reference and research numerous committees, ,vorkgroups, and trator of the assistance, contributing to our growing organizations, and her unflagging library's various instruction program, and building and commitment to the Libraries and to the Unix systems. He managing collections in her (yet to be advancement of her profession. moved to Corvallis assigned) subject areas. Two Extraordinary Group Project recently from Terry Reese has been with the Awards were given this year. The work Seattle, -,vhere he library since 1999, but now holds a of the Marcive Clean-Up Project (Kyle was a senior sys- position of greater responsibilities . He Banerjee, Linda Kathman, Terry tems engineer with was hired in March as cataloger for Reese, Diana Siple, Laura Wilson) Rick Crelia a software com- networked resources . Terry finished his enabled the patrons of OSU Libraries pany. Before that he gained significant Masters of Library Science at Florida to reliably access a much greater num- technical experience working with the State University in December 2002 with ber of records than wcrc previously university system of Georgia in Athens, special emphasis on the technical aspects available . Georgia. of information science . He began this The Information Services Safety and Morgen Daniels is a new assistant in new phase of his career at the library Security Committee (Lorraine library administration. Morgen will with a presentation, "The History and Borchers, Bryan Feyerherm, Larry handle the building Future of XML in the Library," as part Hammon, Laurel Maughan, Penny work orders and of the Digital Libraries Seminar Series . Montgomery, Karen Russ) was also other building Margaret Mellinger joined the recognized. The committee developed a related matters as Valley Library flculty as the business comprehensive, detailed disaster plan Karyle Butcher's and engineering for OSU Libraries. Tlic committee's assistant building librarian on May efforts help ensure manager . She will 12 . Margaret that the libraries also help Kevin comes from the arc ready for Bokay in adminis- University of anything. Morgen Daniels tration and donor Tennessee, where Mary Lou relations, and will act as assistant editor she was the Agri- Siebel, who takes on The Messeazljer. cultural Sciences good care of the Tim Fiez made a drainatic switch and Natural Re- interior of the science sources Librarian . Margaret Mellinger Valley Library, from crop science to computer Mary Lou Siebel and he is now the Willamette Basin She earned her MS in Information received an award Project spatial data research coordina- Sciences at the School of Information for perfect attendance. In recognition of tor. He has worked as a farmer, a pro- Science, University of Tennessee, 1<nox- her outstanding performance, she fessor in soil science, and a software ville. Margaret brings important exper- received three extra paid days off, a pin, engineer. Tiin's nuilti-faceted experi- tise to her new position at the library . and a ncyv Arainark jacket. X 4 THE MESSENGER, SPRING 2003 Initial Meeting of the group after a luncheon in the Spe- advocates for the libraries, and to build cial Collections reading room. This was a knowledgeable network of potential the Library Advisory followed by a behind the scenes tour of partners to secure OSU Libraries' Technical Services and presentations by position as a leader in resources and Council Bonnie Allen, Associate University technology.