Welcome to the OSU Libraries News and Events page!

A Message from the Library Dean

I am writing this message from the new combined circulation and information desk in the Valley Library.  It is 10:30 pm and the Valley Library is a calm and active place tonight. We are in that time of the term where midterms have ended, and the ramp-up to prepare for finals has not quite begun.  I am looking out towards the Learning Commons area — one of the busiest and most popular study spaces on the Corvallis campus. From here, I can see students writing papers, printing papers, using the paper cutters and craft supplies, and browsing the new books display.  Study groups are working together to finish projects and presentations. 

We love the Learning Commons because it accommodates all of these activities and more. But it’s going to get better. We have spent this last year learning as much as we can from and about the students that use this study space.  What do they value about the space?  What needs do they have that are not being met?  Starting this summer we will begin turning that knowledge into design plans for a new and improved Learning Commons. We can’t wait for you to see what we come up with.  

In the fall, we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Valley Library. We hope all of you will come to celebrate this wonderful place’s past, present and future. 

OSU Institutional Repository Hits 80K Items!

Oregon State’s institutional repository, ScholarsArchive@OSU, crossed a milestone this week by adding its 80,000th item.

Operated by the Valley Library, ScholarsArchive@OSU makes the scholarly output of OSU openly available online. It holds student theses, faculty articles, research datasets, technical reports, and more. It ranks third among single institution US institutional repositories based on the number of items indexed in Google Scholar. On average, around 2,000 items are added each year, and late spring is the busiest time for depositing new works. To learn more or deposit your own work, visit https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu

OSULP Seminar Series: Textbook Affordability & University Records

Please join us for the last event of this academic year in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!

We round out the year with two presentations related to information management and how OSULP’s work connects with the broader campus community:

·       Richenda Hawkins, Rima Reves and Sagan Wallace will share the successes and challenges of a new project using Beaver Store data to proactively purchase course materials (including some big wins for affordability and accessibility!)

·       Cyd Hill will take us through a day in the life of a university records manager, explaining the kind of work she does and the impact it has beyond the library

Thursday, May 30th from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette West Classroom

Light snacks and beverages will be available! 

Join us on Zoom at:

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92300825818?pwd=Nms5dktWUnBCemFJcWFpaFBjREM3dz09

This event will be recorded.

See you there!

OSULP Seminar Series: Textbook Affordability & University Records

Please join us for the last event of this academic year in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!

We round out the year with two presentations related to information management and how OSULP’s work connects with the broader campus community:

·       Richenda Hawkins, Rima Reves and Sagan Wallace will share the successes and challenges of a new project using Beaver Store data to proactively purchase course materials (including some big wins for affordability and accessibility!)

·       Cyd Hill will take us through a day in the life of a university records manager, explaining the kind of work she does and the impact it has beyond the library

Thursday, May 30th from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette West Classroom

Light snacks and beverages will be available! 

Join us on Zoom at:

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92300825818?pwd=Nms5dktWUnBCemFJcWFpaFBjREM3dz09

This event will be recorded.

See you there!

OSULP Seminar Series: Textbook Affordability & University Records

Please join us for the last event of this academic year in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!

We round out the year with two presentations related to information management and how OSULP’s work connects with the broader campus community:

·       Richenda Hawkins, Rima Reves and Sagan Wallace will share the successes and challenges of a new project using Beaver Store data to proactively purchase course materials (including some big wins for affordability and accessibility!)

·       Cyd Hill will take us through a day in the life of a university records manager, explaining the kind of work she does and the impact it has beyond the library

Thursday, May 30th from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette West Classroom

Light snacks and beverages will be available! 

Join us on Zoom at:

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92300825818?pwd=Nms5dktWUnBCemFJcWFpaFBjREM3dz09

This event will be recorded.

See you there!

Kerri Goergen-Doll Selected as UCLA Senior Fellow

Kerri Goergen-Doll, Associate Dean of Libraries, was selected as one of twenty UCLA Senior Fellows for 2024. This is a highly competitive leadership development program for librarians, bringing theory and practice together to examine management challenges and strategic thinking.

Read more about this UCLA Library Senior Fellows cohort

Creating Online Tutorials, Co-Authored by Hannah Gascho Rempel 2nd Edition Available

The 2nd edition of Hannah Gascho Rempel, College of Agricultural Sciences Librarian and Research & Learning Department Head, co-authored book, Creating Online Tutorials: A Practical Guide for Librarians, is now available from publisher Rowman & Littlefield!

Kathy Varbel to Retire After 38 Years of Service

Kathy Varbel will retire after 38 years of service at OSU Libraries. An event will be organized later this summer to celebrate Kathy and her many years of service. In the meantime, please feel free to send Kathy congratulatory wishes.

In Kathy’s time with OSU Libraries, she’s seen many changes: moving from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor, seeing the completion of the new library addition in 1999, the implementation of the GEAC Oasis ILS in 1989, the implementation of Millennium in 1999, and the implementation of Alma/Primo in 2014/2015 to name a few. In her time here, she’s worked with many patrons and institutions through Circulation and Interlibrary Loan services. Since joining the ILL team in 2003, Kathy’s processed over 639,266 lending requests through ILL and Rapid, all of which have passed her desk and ILL lending queues. Kathy has also been key in supporting Resource Sharing’s Scan & Deliver service, along with training students on paging requested materials, scanning, e-resource delivery, and more recently, Course Reserve scanning processes. Kathy has always been a supporter of trying new workflows and technologies and has always been diligent in documenting her workflows into the wiki (thank you Kathy!). Kathy has left a lasting impact on Resource Sharing processes here at OSU Libraries and will be greatly missed.

Congratulations Kathy on your retirement – it is well deserved!

Lundeen Award Granted for Co-Presentation at ELUNA Conference

Ian Scofield, Electronic Resources Technician at OSULP, has been awarded a Lundeen Library Faculty Development Award of $2,250 to attend and co-present at the ELUNA conference in Minneapolis!

Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) is a nonprofit group for folks using Ex Libris software. Read more about ELUNA at their website.

The Robert Lundeen Library Faculty Development Award is an important gift to OSULP that has supported innovative and exemplary library faculty project work for many years. The Lundeen Award was established in 2003 by Bob Lundeen, former member of the Libraries’ Advisory Council, and it supports meaningful faculty development through the pursuit of scholarship or through professional capacity building. A committed supporter of his alma mater, Bob Lundeen was employed most of his career at Dow Chemical where he eventually became the chairman of the board. He also was the CEO and board chair of Tektronix. In addition to this award, Bob and his wife Betty established a number of scholarships to benefit Oregon State University students. When Mr. Lundeen passed away in late 2017, OSULP received an additional boost to the existing endowment which means we are able to extend the number and/or amounts of awards as appropriate.

OSULP faculty interested in applying for Lundeen funding may submit their proposals at any time (and this is your reminder!). Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

 

Fascinating New Collections at SCARC

Oregon State University Pennant Collection, ca. 1920-2020 ~ This collection is made up of six pennants promoting Oregon State University as well as its earlier incarnations: Oregon Agricultural College and Oregon State College. Two of the pennants specifically commemorate Oregon State College’s participation in the 1942 and 1957 Rose Bowl games. 

Kathleen A. Kerr Papers, 1935-1990 ~ This collection documents the instructional career of Oregon State University dance professor Kathleen A. Kerr. This collection is primarily made up of guides to various folk dance styles assembled and written by Kerr for use in her folk dancing classes. These guides include a few generated in the 1930s and 1940s that Kerr collected for reference. Kerr taught dance coursework in the Physical Education Department from 1975 to 1989.

Panhellenic Council Records, 1922-2015 ~ These records document the origins, administration, and activities of sororities at Oregon State University. The Panhellenic Council, established in 1917 at OSU, is the governing body for a portion of the sororities at OSU, responsible for creating rules and oversight that is outside of the institution’s range.

There's so much to enjoy at Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center! 

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