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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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
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