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BookMarks is published by the lenn and Dixie hannon library.

editor: Mary Jane Cedar face, Collection Develop-ment/social sciences librarian. associate editor: Dale Vidmar, instruction librarian. Contributors to this issue of BookMarks include Mary Jane Cedar face, Kate Cleland-sipfle, Teresa Montgomery, and Dorothy ormes.

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BookMarks is available from hannon library’s web site at hanlib.sou.edu/newsletter.

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The SOU Friends of Hannon Library is a membership organization that was established in 1975. The Friends are committed to improving the Hannon Library collections and sponsoring the Library Lecture Series on a variety of interesting and timely topics. Member benefits include library checkout privileges, participation in a series of lectures, the oppor-tunity to associate with fellow bibliophiles, and the satisfaction of supporting Hannon Library. Call 541-552-6835 for information about upcoming events or to become a Friends member.

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T h e 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 f r i e N D s o f h a N N o N l i b r a r y lecture series is underway. on october 18, oregon shakespeare festival artistic Director bill rauch presented “as boundless as the sea: shakespeare’s influence in My life.” bill talked about his experiences with Cornerstone Theater, through which he brought shakespeare to small-town america. speaking to a crowded room, he shared inspiring stories of the theatre’s productions.

on November 15, southern oregon historical society Curator suzanne warner pre-sented “women Photographers in the west, 1870–1920.” her fascinating lecture cov-ered female photographers of the wild west, including Maud evangeline baldwin of Klamath falls, whose photographs recorded people and historic moments in southern oregon history.

Two programs remain in the lecture series:

Ja n ua r y 17, 20 0 8 , 4 p. m .william stafford Poetry event with readings by local Poets

m a r c h 6 , 20 0 8 , 4 p. m .susan reid, “Pear Packing: a season of women’s work”

The friends of hannon library is already purchasing books and other resources for the library. in addition to committing $3,800 for the purchase of newly published shakespeare titles for the Margery bailey Collection, the friends acquired a display rack for the new paperback book exchange, one of the many student-centered initiatives the hannon library is undertaking.

as you prepare your tax returns in the coming months, please keep in mind that the friends of hannon library has been added to the oregon Cultural Trust’s listing of cultural organizations that are eligible for an oregon tax credit. for more information, visit www.culturaltrust.org.

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by Teresa Montgomery, Interim DeanT h e s C h o o l y e a r got off to a brisk start this fall. Under Dale Vidmar’s leadership, librarians undertook a new series of orientation sessions for University seminar classes. They welcomed soU’s incoming students to hannon library, introducing them to the wide array of electronic resources available on the library’s web site and equipping them to tackle research projects. a total of 484 students participated.

hannon library’s Digital archives his-tory Collection is almost complete. More than 700 items, many of which are primary source materials, will have been added when the project concludes at the end of January. Project staff are especially excited about the latest addition of materials from the oregon shakespeare festival (osf) archives’ Chau-tauqua Collection. The library continues to expand its full-text electronic resources, most recently with subscriptions to springer and JsTor arts & sciences ii e-journal collections.

additionally, the library is pleased to an-nounce the beginning of a paperback book ex-change. The library Coffee shop is providing the space and the friends of hannon library the display rack. The startup collection com-prises donations from hannon library staff and many members of soU’s campus community.

The siskiyou Views and friends of hannon library lecture series were especially dynamic this fall. attendees traveled to Patagonia with soU emeritus Professor frank lang, were in-spired by stories of the Cornerstone Theater with osf artistic Director bill rauch, and learned about western women photographers from southern oregon historical society Cu-rator suzanne warner. This winter, the library welcomes back Thomas Doty and soU emeri-tus Professor Dennis Powers, whose presenta-tions delighted all of us last year. in addition, the friends of hannon library celebrates william stafford’s birthday with a poetry reading. The group is also hosting susan reid’s talk on wom-en’s work in the rogue Valley pear industry.

d i g i tal His to ry Co lleC t i o n to ad d osF CHau tau qua Mat er ial sh a N N o N l i b r a ry ’ s l aT e s T D i G i T i z aT i o N i N i T i aT i V e is nearing the final quarter of its two-year library services and Technology act (lsTa) grant. historical documents and maps continue to be scanned and made available through the library’s southern oregon Digital archives (soDa), which you can find online at soda.sou.edu. More than 700 documents and maps have been added to the newest soDa collection—the southern oregon history Collection—and more will be added before the grant period concludes at the end of January. The southern oregon history Collection complements soDa’s other collections, the bioregion Collection and the first Nations Collection, which also highlight unique aspects of our region. Maps from the Coos historical and Maritime Museum, oral histories from Curry County, and books from the Coos County library service District are currently being added. in the last major step, hannon library will produce a brochure about the online southern oregon history Collection for soU students and area schools, libraries, and historical museums.

Thanks to oregon shakespeare festival archivist Kit leary, a brilliant era in ash-land’s history will be better represented in the southern oregon history Collection. we are scanning and adding materials from the Chautauqua Collection of the or-egon shakespeare festival archives. from the 1890s to the early 1920s, the ashland Chautauqua summer lectures and performances were hosted on the site of today’s osf elizabethan Theatre. (at the time of publication, a loan is pending for scanning of images, programs, and memorabilia.)

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January 17 Friends of Hannon library lecture Series: william Stafford Birthday event with readings by local Poets to Celebrate the Past Poet laureate’s Birthday. meese meeting room (liB 305), 7 p.m. Free.

February 7 Siskiyou Views: Dennis Powers, Sou emeritus Professor of Business. “Sentinel of the Seas: life and Death at the most Dangerous lighthouse ever Built.” meese meeting room (liB 305), 4 p.m. Free.

February 21 Siskiyou Views: thomas Doty. “Doty & Coyote: Stories from the na-tive west.” meese meeting room (liB 305), 7 p.m. Free.

March 6 Friends of Hannon library lecture Series: Susan reid. “Pear Packing: A Season of women’s work.” meese meeting room (liB 305), 4 p.m. Free.

Additional programming for winter term may be announced. Call 541-552-6835 for information.

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h a N NoN li br a ry a N D the library Coffee shop are now hosting a paperback book exchange pro-gram. The collection is located in the coffee shop for easy browsing. The display rack was purchased by the friends of hannon library and features a variety of pa-perback fiction that students and other library users can swap. This program is made possible by your personal donations, so stop by the coffee shop to contribute or borrow a book. it costs nothing, and there is no check-out (or fines to pay). Please do not bring hardbound books or paperbacks larger than 5” x 8”.

n e W e- r e S o u r c e S !as a MeMber of the orbis Cascade alliance, hannon library has joined a consortial deal with the journal publisher springer that will give us access to nearly 1,300 new online titles. springer was formed by the merger of springer-Verlag and Kluwer. its com-prehensive e-journal platform is called springerlink. Titles cover a wide variety of disciplines ranging from the natural and social sciences to the humanities, and springerlink is especially strong in scientific, techni-cal, and medical (sTM) journals.

in addition, we will be adding another JsTor col-lection, Arts & Sciences II. it offers 124 titles spanning an array of disciplines, including economics, history, and archaeology, as well as african, latin american, and Middle eastern studies. we were able to purchase the JsTor Arts & Sciences II collection with oUs funds designated for campus student recruitment and retention initiatives. JsTor collections are especially valuable since they include earlier ranges of prestigious journals beginning with the first issues. Combined with the 119 journals that were archived in the JsTor Arts & Sciences I collection in 2007, this addition brings hannon library’s offerings to 243 JsTor titles.

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T H e CAL L , featuring paintings by soU Printing and Copy services Manager Daniel Verner, will be on exhibit in the third-floor hannon Gallery through ear-ly January. following will be an exhibit of the works of soU student printmakers from January 14 through february 16. The Art of Teaching, a photography exhibit celebrating our faculty, begins on february 18. This second annual he’arT show is being produced by the soU Center for Teaching, learning, and assess-ment (CTla) and CTla Director Kay sagmiller. on March 17, we will mount a show featuring the photog-raphy of students in associate Professor of art and art history erika leppmann’s classes. in our second-floor costume/prop exhibit case, we will display an item from the oregon shakespeare festival’s 2006–2007 productions.

T h e i N s T i T U T i o N w e K N ow a s southern oregon University can trace its beginnings to the foundation of the ashland academy in 1869, a private preparatory school established by the Methodist episcopal Church. in 1895, the institution was officially renamed southern oregon Normal school and held classes on a site located about a mile south of the present campus. in 1909, the state legislature voted to withdraw funding for all state normal schools. southern reopened in 1926 and was headquartered in Churchill hall.

in 1926, the mission of the library was to provide re-sources for the training of teaching professionals, including a collection of the best children’s literature of the day and “books of general culture.” The library of 1926–27 was located in one large room on the first floor of Churchill hall, which also housed administrators and classrooms. students had access to the library’s complete collection of books, documents, and periodicals. Materials were clas-sified by the Dewey Decimal system, and a card catalog was provided. The library collected a total of seventy-five periodicals and several daily and weekly newspapers. it was open through-out the school day and evenings during the week, as well as on saturday mornings. by the early 1930s, the library collection had grown to 6,000 volumes, including a reference section. Periodical subscriptions had grown to eighty-five.

world war ii created a crisis in enrollment at the school, culminating with a total student body of only forty-five in the academic year 1945–46. in pre-war years, there had been a downward trend in enrollment, and it was recognized that stringent measures were required to save the institution.

a new president, elmo stevenson, took over in 1946 and inaugurated an ambitious period of development that continues today. by 1948, the library had expanded to several crowded rooms on the first floor of Churchill hall. it housed nearly 21,000 volumes of books and bound periodicals, as well as map and document collections. The core collection of reference and “profes-sional” volumes comprised 14,500 works, and 159 periodical subscriptions were taken. The library also held a collection of public textbooks and offered a statewide interlibrary loan service.

in response to space issues and a dramatic growth in en-rollment, a new library Classroom building (now known as Central hall) was completed in 1951. on moving day, a “book brigade” of students and faculty carried 32,000 books and 300 periodicals to their proper locations. The library was housed on the second floor and had open stacks, microform reading facilities, reading rooms, typing rooms, and staff offices. The children’s literature and curriculum collections were on the first floor. Though this new facility provided more space, it was soon outgrown.

in 1967, a 45,000-square–foot, three-story library building opened its doors. a modern facility for the time, this building remains part of the current library. resources and services continued to expand as enrollment grew and more degrees were offered. librarians began instructing students in the 1970s. The first computer for searching online databases was purchased in 1984. housed in its own room, this ibM PC XT was used by librarians in consultation with the patron. The library’s online catalog (then called roguelinx) became available to the public in 1993. by this time, the once-modern building of 1967 had become outmoded.

Part II, the conclusion of “Stepping Back in Time: A History of Hannon Library,” will appear in the spring issue of bookMarks and will chronicle the library’s fast-paced transformations of the last fifteen years.

Fr o m t h e a r c h i v eLeft to right: Churchill Hall in the 1920s; Churchill Library administrators; moving books from Churchill to Central Hall in 1951; newly constructed Library in 1967; the new stairwell; present-day Lenn and Dixie Hannon Library.

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