The History of the University Library

Public History 606

The Normal School Library

• The First Library – Sutton Hall

– Reference Library

– Reading Room

– No Librarian

The Library in 1877

• Fine reference library• A Reading Room

– Leading Newspapers, Magazines and Journals

– Both Free of Charge

1884-85

• Reference Library contains leading works– Encyclopedias,

dictionaries, standard reference works, 1000 volumes of choice works

Y Library

• 200 Volumes

• 2 Bookcases in Sutton Hall

• Open to Young Women

• Sunday Evenings

Types of Material Accessioned to Library 1886-1903

• Art• Education• Science • Political Science• Religion• Mathematics• History• Economics

• Pedagogy • Psychology• Biography• Magazines• References Work• Government Reports• Fiction• Literature

Normal School Librarians

• First 15 years - no Librarian • George Feit - 1890-91• Ella M. Douthitt – 1892-1896• Jerome Clark Fetzer – 1900-1901• Mrs. Walter Mitchell – 1902-1907• Miss Araminta McLane – 1907-1917• Evelyn L. Matthews – 1918-1920• Several Full Time Assistants

What book selection system was designed to “raise the standard of reading and to increase love for knowledge of the valuable works of the ages” in 1915?

Red Star Books

• Established 1915

• Fictional Books with Red Stars

• Mark of Excellence

• Purpose – Raise Standards of Reading for Joy and Pleasure

• New Books Continually added

Transition to State Teachers College

• Transition Began in 1917

• State Council of Education Authorized Name Change in 1927

• Degree Granting Institution

• Preparation of Teachers

Mrs. Katherine Jackson Brew

• Librarian 1920-1926• Noted for her Parrot• Elinor Blair’s

Memories

Estella Slaven

• Head Librarian • 1927-1941• Background

Library Instruction in 1930

• Library Instruction Expanded

• Ten Hours One Semester Course

In 1938 Dr. Samuel Fausold, President of the Teachers College, began requesting text book donations from various publishing companies. Can anyone name a company that contributed books?

Fausold

• Requests textbook donation from publishing companies – 1938

Beginning of Textbook Collection 1939

• Provided Core for Curriculum Materials Room

• Textbooks, Courses of Study, Testing Material, and Other Teaching Aids

Wilson Library

• Built in 1941• Need to Up-Date

Library• Additional Space• Part Accreditation

Process

The library once charged students a rental fee to help pay for books. When was this practiced?

Rental Library

• Library Use Low• Rental Library

Enacted • Provided Current

Works of Fiction• Rental’s 2 Cents a Day• Book’s Paid

themselves

War Effort

• Rental Library - Part War Restraints

• Changes in Library Readership

• Demand War Related Information

Lucille Littlefield

• Acting Librarian • 1942-1947• Worked in Library

until her retirement in 1961

Deckard Ritter

• Library Director• 1947-1948

Robert Grazier

• Library Director• 1949-1951• Resigned to take

position at the University of Florida

1950 Transformation

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education finds the Library Inadequate

• Plans to Improve the Library

• Stacks Open to the Public

Who went to Clarion State Teachers College and the University of Illinois and came to IPU at the ripe age of 26.5?

William E. LaFranchi

• Becomes Head Librarian - 1953

• Retires 1985 – Part of 35 Year Plan

• Background • Experiences

1954 Recommendations

• Reference Room Redesigned

• Middle States Evaluation

• Recommendation for New Library

What was the goal of the “60 by 60” campaign which began in 1956?

“60 By 60 Campaign”

• Goal to Reach 60,000 Volumes by 1960

• Completed Ahead of Schedule

• Effort Made to Expand Types of Collection

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1955-56

1957-58

1959-60

Number ofVolumesPurchased

Indiana State College 1959

• Legislation is Approved in 1959 to Change Indiana State Teacher’s College to Indiana State College

What process began in 1961 which continues to this day?

Stabley Library

•Opened 1960

•District Library Center

•Depository Library

Stabley Library

• “In Pennsylvania, Indiana is number one among state colleges as far as the library goes.”

• Collections Built for MA & Ph.D.

Compared to all the academic libraries in Pennsylvania in 1966, what rank did IUP’s Stabley Library hold?

Library Advances 1966-1967

• Stableyy Ranked 12th among all Academic Libraries in Pennsylvania

• Punch Card System• IBM shelf-list card

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - 1967

Transformation to University Status

Student Concerns

• Lack of Study Areas• 10:30 Closing Time• Temperature

Sutton Reading Room

• More Study Area

• Improve Issues of Missing Periodicals

• Mixed Student Reactions

Study Carrels

• Sample Study Carrels in Use – 1979

• Wanted Student Reactions

• In Use Today

Stapleton Library

• Dedicated October 10, 1981

• Said to be the largest Library between Pitt and Penn State

In 1981, IUP President John E. Worthen noted that “for more than a decade ________’s function and design, its location, its financing, and its ultimate construction have been a central concern of our University.” What was he referring to?

Year of the Library - 1981

• Theme “The Library is More Than a Research Center, It is a Teacher.”

• Class on how to use the Library offered

Special Collection

• Created 1981• How Special

Collections Began • Archivist – Phil

Zorich• Experiences

Larry Kroah

• Becomes Director of the Library – 1985

• Background • Experience• Resigned - 1997

Middle States Evaluation -1987

• Goal• Become Member of

Association of Research Libraries by

1 Million Volumes

Voyager System - 1993

• Electronic Catalog• Fully Integrated• 3M Book Detection System

Middle States Review 1994-95

• Computer Technology Recommendations

• Technological Developments

Rena Fowler

• Dean of the Libraries• 1998 -Present• Background• Experience

Evolutions

• Cataloging System • Dewey• LOC• Databases

Java City

• 2003• Magically Appeared

between semesters• Coffee in the Library?

Future Goals

• Keeping Up with Technology Changes

• Increased On-line Accessibility

• Staying Connected with the University

• Having the Correct Resources to Serve the Users