Oregon State University Libraries

121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331-4501
541-737-3331

Karyle Butcher, The Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian
541-737-7300
karyle.butcher@oregonstate.edu  

The OSU Libraries enhance and support the university’s instructional and research programs with traditional and innovative services and collections. Comprised of The Valley Library, University Archives, the Marilyn Potts Guin Library at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, and the OSU Cascades Campus co-located at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon, the OSU Libraries are dedicated to serving the students, faculty, and staff at Oregon State University.

The Valley Library, in the center of campus, offers an environment conducive to individual study and collaborative work. Group study rooms, quiet reading areas, and both wireless and networked connections for laptop computers are featured. Library users can access hundreds of research databases and thousands of online journals from workstations in the Information Commons on the library’s main floor, and from anywhere outside the library through the online service. OSU faculty and students can also access the majority of these resources throughout the OSU campus and from any off-campus computer. The workstations include office applications software and e-mail access. Adjacent to the Information Commons, is the Collaborative Learning Center, which provides tutoring and one-on-one assistance by Campus Career Services, the Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Math departments, the Writing Center and the library. A notable collection of contemporary Northwest artwork is on display throughout the library.

The Valley Library collection includes over 1.5 million printed volumes, over 14,000 current periodical subscriptions, and hundreds of video and DVD recordings. The Government Information and Maps Collection on the third floor offers an extensive collection of United States and Oregon documents and maps. The University Archives, also housed on the third floor, maintains extensive records, manuscripts and photographs pertaining to the history of OSU and its faculty and staff, students and alumni. Two of many distinguished research collections, the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Collection and the Atomic Energy Collection, are housed in Special Collections on the fifth floor. The Guin Library collection includes over 40,000 volumes on marine biology and fisheries. For more information, visit http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/guin/. OSU Extended Campus faculty and students can easily access the OSU Libraries collections, including online journal and database subscriptions. For help with access, circulation and other questions, consult Services for OSU Extended Campus Students & Off-Campus Faculty at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/offcampus/remote.htm. 

In a unique partnership with the COCC library, the OSU Libraries offers innovative services to its upper division and graduate students on the OSU Cascades campus. To find more about library services on Cascades campus see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/cascades/. 

The OSU Libraries Online Catalog identifies books and journals owned by OSU. The online catalog also provides access to the collections of other Oregon and Washington academic libraries through the Orbis Cascade Alliance. OSU students and faculty may request books not housed at OSU for delivery within three business days from the Alliance.

In addition to the print and multimedia collections, the library subscribes to over 2,000 electronic journals, as well as online indexes, tables of content services, and full-text databases. Many of these resources may be accessed remotely through the OSU Libraries home page at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/. In addition to the print and multimedia collections, the library subscribes to over 27,000 electronic journals, as well as online indexes, tables of content services, and full-text databases.

For help identifying and locating library materials and other research assistance, ask at the Reference Desk in the Information Commons, send an e-mail to valley.reference@oregonstate.edu or chat online using instant messaging http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reference/. Students may also make an appointment with a librarian for assistance with library research and class assignments. Librarians are listed at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/staff/sublist.html.

To keep informed about new resources and services the OSU Libraries offers, visit http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ or stop by one of the service desks where members of the library staff are always ready to help.