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Location & contact information |
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| University Library Corner of Osborn Dr. & Morrill Rd. Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011-2140 |
General phone: (515) 294-3642 General fax: (515) 294-5525 |
Collections (FY09) |
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| Volumes held: 2,578,144 Books purchased annually: 28,369 Journals received annually: 97,352 Electronic journals: 84,174 Microform units: 3,540,812 Photographs & slides: 920,761 |
Films and videos: 32,874 Audio materials: 17,164 General Collection: 28.02 miles of books Manuscripts & archives: 17,842 linear ft Aerial photos & maps: 99,038 |
| Materials range in date from 1475 to the present,
representing 118 languages Collection strengths: biological and physical sciences and technology |
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Annual Statistics (FY09) |
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| Library building visitors: 1,817,364 Items circulated: 251,683 Items used in-house: 75,755 Items lent to other institutions: 34,033 Items borrowed from other institutions: 17,754 |
Seats for patrons: 2,672 (w/ branches) Employees (full-time equivalents): 52 faculty 85 support staff 30 students 167 total |
History of the Library |
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| History Library located in Old Main: 1868-1891 Library located in Morrill Hall: 1891-1914 Library located in Beardshear Hall: 1914-1925 Construction of original Library building: 1925 Library Instruction dating from 1891 Library of Congress classification, used since 1925 |
Librarians, Directors, and Deans J. C. Arthur, 1878-1879 J. K. Macomber, 1879-1883 Mary McDonald, 1883-1885 Ida M. Riley, 1886-1888 Cora Marsland, 1889-1890 Fanny Thomas, 1890-1893 Flora Wilson, 1894-1897 Vina E. Clark, 1897-1916 Vera Dixon, 1916-1920 Gladys M. Rush, 1920-1922 Charles H. Brown, 1922-1946 Robert W. Orr, 1946-1967 Warren B. Kuhn, 1967-1989 Nancy Eaton, 1989-1997 Olivia M. A. Madison, 1997- |
Art in Parks Library |
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| Murals Kurt Anderson mural Prairie Sky Doug Shelton mural Unlimited Possibilities Grant Wood murals When Tillage Begins Agricultural Panel Home Economics Panel Engineering Panel Sticks mural What We Love About Iowa State Portraits Dr. and Mrs. Parks Portraits Portraits of Iowa State Presidents |
Sculptures Christian Petersen sculptures Boy and Girl Old Woman in Prayer Stephen DeStaebler sculpture Left-sided Angel Nina Ward sculpture On Shoulders of Giants Other Art Judith Lazelere banner Nellie Walker bas reliefs Printers' Marks bas reliefs Henry Chapman Mercer fireplace tiles |
ISU Library Facilities |
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| Parks Library Size: 325,488 gross sq. ft. Original building: 1925 Addition I: 1961 Addition II: 1969 Addition III: 1983 Dedicated to William Robert Parks and Ellen Sorge Parks in 1984 e-Library: opened March 2001 Electronic Journal Collections: 84,174 e-Reserve (Fall 2009): 234 courses 918 electronic files/links Storage Building Size: 16,500 gross sq. ft. |
Branch Facilities Design Reading Room 111 College of Design 3,096 sq. ft Mathematics Reading Room 401 Carver Hall 1,209 sq. ft. Physical Sciences Reading Room 208 Office & Lab 5,557 sq. ft. Veterinary Medical Library 2280 Vet Med 6,631 sq. ft. |
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