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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1981)
Financial problems bind Library By DEBBIE HOWLETT Of ttw Emaratd Editor's note The University Librarj is celebrating its centennial anniver sary this year This is the last of t three-part series The University Library is feeling th« same financial pinch as many othei departments We re hedging all bets because o financial problems." says Librariar George Shipman The last library addition was built ir 1966, and space has disappeared as new books continue to be shelved The library has increased its 196€ collection of 900,000 volumes by al most 70 percent Shipman says he is currently work ing on a list of building inadequacies and staff deficiencies for discussion purposes "We need to build a case for sub stantial expansion of the physica facilities," Shipman says, adding thal "the library is lacking from 30 to 4C classified staff positions "But there are a number of hoops to jump through You can't solve these problems overnight." As for long-range plans, Shipman says “we have just about every prob lem you could name ” Depite the gloom, Shipman says the library is "surprisingly good" in quali ty and quantity Gene Barnes, the aquisitions librarian who retired last year, "did a terrific job in building an outstanding collection," he says Shipman says he agrees with his tory Prof Richard Brown, who said earlier this week that the library needs more benefactors like Henry Villard, a wealthy railroad magnate who donat ed money to the library in the early 1900s Shipman says private sources could raise needed money for the library For example, a $33,000 dona tion from former track and field coach Bill Bowerman was used to buy eight microfilm readers The library also received some funding from the Blackwell Group, a publishing firm in the United States and abroad, to celebrate the centen nial This funding is supplemented with grants from the Oregon Commit tee for the Humanities A series of lectures and exhibits will Photo by David Corey The University Library's expansions lag behind its acquisitions. Since the 1966 remodeling, volumes have increased 70 percent. commemorate the library’s anniver sary One of the exhibits, "Treasures from the University Library,” will be shown in the art museum March 21 to May 2 The exhibits will range from a 1471 printing of the Letters of Cicero to the photographic works of Colonel Lee Moorehouse. The Letters of Cicero is the oldest book in the library's collec tion. Upcoming in the centennial cele bration is archivist Keith Richard’s show entitled “The University and its Library — 1881 and After,” scheduled for November. Acid rain talk slated In Canada it has been called an ‘ ecological holocaust," reports Chemical & Engineering News In the United States, Of fice of Management and Budget director David Stockman has denied its existence A seminar today will discuss the political and economic problems posed by acid rain — wind-borne emissions that fall back to Earth as dry gases or particles and combine with precipitation to form acids Demands for immediate checks on industrial emissions are becoming highly vocal, par ticularly since state and national boundaries often are involved Vet high-acidity rainfall is be ing discovered in very remote locations around the globe, and acid-forming processes still are poorly understood David Albritton, program leader for atmospheric sam pling at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion in Boulder, Colo will speak on acid rain and current re search being done to explain the phenomenon The seminar will be given at 3:30 p m in Room 123, Science I. NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE - The Science of preventive care, Natural living, Natural healing Dr. Daniel M. Hardt Dr. Elisabeth Heneage 981 Chambers Call 683-4404 for appointments Hours: Thurs-Frl 8 am- 8 pm W«d 8 am-5 pm S*9am-2pm Mon 8 am-8 pm JE_ 3E Orders To Go Phone 343-6234 oaoaanoaaotfjgbooococooao Mandarin aaaaaaaaaooaooaoaoaoBoaaoo tisw&Jrr Introducing Our Special Quick Northern Chinese Lunch Mon-Fri 11 30 AM-2:00 PM MONDAY- 'fX Jlf£ Kung-Poa Chicken > ,, u j,(With Red Pepper and Peanuts) TUESDAY- && i v Beef Broccoli With Oyster Sauce WEDNESDAY- ^ ,'fe Jl Bean Curds Peking Style THURSDAY- {5) /$$ /^Szechuan Double Cooked Sliced Pork FRIDAY- Shrimp With Lobster Sauce All Served With Steamed or Fried Rice, Tea and Fortune Cookie All For Just Orders To Go $2.75 $2.50 Phone 343-6234 1280 Hilyard Street *» C! ~3T Cafeteria Grill TRY OUR FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH *1.50 10:30-2:00
