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The IUB Libraries: the historical context

The IUB Libraries: the historical context. Developed for staff orientation from photographs from the University Archives, News Bureau and personal contributions from university staff.

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The IUB Libraries: the historical context

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  1. The IUB Libraries:the historical context

  2. Developed for staff orientation from photographs from the University Archives, News Bureau and personal contributions from university staff.

  3. Indiana's state government founded Indiana University in 1820 as the State Seminary, and officially changed the name to "Indiana University" in 1838.

  4. Seminary Squaresee also history at:http://www.iub.edu/about/history.shtml

  5. Collection in Wylie Hall by 1891 was 9,000 volumes. There were 98 periodical subscriptions in 1887.

  6. LIBRARY HALL 1891-

  7. Library Hall, named after David Maxwell, first president of the IU Board of Trustees.

  8. Space became an issue as Maxwell Hall reached capacity in 1901-1902. Construction on the “New” Library began

  9. The “New” Library was funded by the Indiana General Assembly at a little more than half the anticipated costs. Franklin Hall 1904-1969

  10. Trend in the 1950s towards having a special place for undergraduates – Harvard first. Volumes held 1904 53,000 Inventory of the stacks in 1921 1925 167,592 1969 2,300,000 2005 7,241,929

  11. Fire…. May 1969 courtesy IDS

  12. The “New” Library as conceived!

  13. The “New” Library Construction 1966-1969

  14. Stoned 1969 Re-stoned 2007

  15. The “New” Library Summer 1969….

  16. LILLY LIBRARY

  17. Special Collections began with small room in Franklin but then with gift from the Lilly Family, moved into the Lilly Library in the censuses.

  18. Neal Marshall BCC Library Fine Arts Library BRANCH LIBRARIES

  19. The Geography & Map Library closed on December 22, 2009. Maps were moved to the Wells Library – ET2 Geology Library was renamed GEOSCIENCES LIBRARY TO REFLECT COVERAGE OF GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Books & Journals were moved to either ALF or to the Geology Library.

  20. The Business SPEA Library (currently under renovation) The Education Library

  21. Optometry Library HPER Library

  22. Williiam and Gayle Cook Music Library Life Sciences Library (integrating former A & P, Med Sci, and Biology Libraries)

  23. Chemistry Library Swain Hall Library (Math, Physics, Computer Science and Astronomy

  24. Law Library

  25. THE BEST--ALF

  26. Wylie House

  27. Changing Libraries: Medical Sciences (formerly A & P) … now in Indianapolis and in Life Sciences (IUB) SLIS Library … Now in Wells Library Journalism … Now departmental reading room Geography & Map Library …. Now in Geosciences Undergraduate Library …. Now Information Commons

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  29. “A good book is the lifeblood of the master spirit” http://www.indiana.edu/~libweb/info/history/

  30. The End

  31. http://www.iub.edu/about/history.shtml

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