Library symposium
Representatives from various universities throughout the nation are in Eugene to discuss the problem of too
many books for the space the University’s library has. Different alternatives are being discussed, with the
main point of controversy being whether or not a central storage system should be used.
CON: Central storage just
‘scholastic sabotage’
The central storage issue is a question of “books
versus bucks” according to Hollister.
The struggle to build a high quality institution
depends on an excellent research library, according
to Hollister, Schaefer and McElderry.
"The first law of library science is: the moment
you put a book into storage, someone will ask for it,”
Schaefer said. He added that persons who have
national reputations in their disciplines invariably are
concerned about a library’s resources.
Schaefer said the University of Arizona has re
cently finished building a $13.4 million “learning
center.” He added that the building was intended to
be "visually alive, attractive and comfortable to en
courage extensive use of the building."
And usage is currently four times that of the old
library. "At the University of Arizona, we refuse to
accept second-class citizenship for state universities.
We intend to be ranked among the best,” he stated.
Schaefer said the University is rapidly losing
ground among research intensive institutions, if one
looks at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
statistics. The University is currently ranked 68th
among ARL members, behind “schools no where
near your academic standing,” Schaefer added.
McElderry emphasized the need tor care in
choosing local solutions to library problems. He said
that too little is known about the creative processes
involved in research to remove books from
humanities libraries.
“It really has to do with what universities are all
about,” he said. “The environment which tends to
foster creativity contains able people, first-rate
equipment, abundant information sources and the
freedom to follow one's creativity.”
Evidence indicates that truly creative minds
have broad and varied backgrounds and extensive
exposure to a wide variety of subjects, McElderry
says.
“In the domain of the humanities, each work has
its own relevance and character," McElderry said.
"In humanities the frequency of use may be very low
and it extends over a long period of time, but there’s
as much of one work being used as another."
The fact that the general faculty was not notified
of the central storage alternative until five months
ago was frowned upon by Hollister.
“The thought that the University has applied to
this matter so far is inadequate,” he said. “The lack of
consultation with the faculty is not merely an afront,
but it ignores the people most directly involved with
the situation.”
Hollister said that it is inappropriate to consider
the Big Ten or University of California remote storage
in comparison to the proposed site for the Oregon
state system, because the University library has a no
where near comparable number of works at its im
mediate disposal. The UC library system has over 15
million works.
He added that because the University is the only
institution in this state offering PhDs in the
humanities, it is essential that as much information in
those areas be accessible on campus.
“The University library, as the premier research
library in the state, must expand substantially and
wisely," he said.
And, according to Hollister, old military bases
are not necessarily bargains due to deterioration of
books stored in improper conditions and the high
cost of retrieving them from storage.
In regard to browsing, he quoted 'Hollister's
Principle” which is that a researcher will do without a
piece of information if the pain of getting it exceeds
the pain of going without it.
Santa Barbara waits an average of 10.4 days to
receive works from the Berkeley library, he says. “If
the University accepts remote storage, it must accept
a deterioration in scholarship."
Adair may be the most costly bargain since Mrs.
O'Leary’s cow, Hollister concluded. Off-campus
storage is an act of scholastic sabotage.”
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