University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records

University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records, 1955-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Idaho Library. Public Services
Title: University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records
Dates: 1955-1992 (inclusive)
19551992
Quantity: 2.0 cubic feet
Collection Number: UG054 (collection)
Summary: Included in the records are correspondence, committee records of the Humanities and Science librarians, videotapes and other papers.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The operation of the University of Idaho Library is divided into Technical Services (UG 53) and Public Services. Prior to reorganization in 1993 the Public Services division of the University of Idaho Library was composed of three divisional libraries (Humanities, Social Science, and Science), Circulation and Interlibrary Loan. When the new library addition was occupied in 1993 the divisional libraries combined to form a centralized reference area.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Public Services division of the University of Idaho Library span the years 1955 to 1992.

Included in the records are correspondence, committee records of the Humanities and Science librarians, videotapes and other papers.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Public Services division are arranged by subject library. Apparently the Social Science library did not transfer its records to Special Collections, so it is not represented in this collection. The records in each of the series are arranged alphabetically. There were a few folders transferred which did not fit into a divisional library and were classed in a series "Other" along with several videotapes.

The first series contains the records of the Humanities Library. Included are correspondence relating to the Bookmark, a library publication, and Snapdragon, a literary journal published in cooperation with the English department, library guides and handbooks, and material relating to the Orientation Committee and the Ezra Pound lecture series.

The records of the Science Library are in the second series. Among the papers are materials relating to the Automation committee, Library survey committee, and Library Affairs Committee, searching manuals, and the correspondence files of the several Science Librarians.

The remaining material is in series three. It includes material relating to ERIC searches, LITTY and reciprocal photocopy agreements, and four videotapes, three of which were used for library orientation presentations.

Routine correspondence requesting information was discarded, as were monthly billing records for computer searches and photocopy requests. This reduced the volume of records by 2 cubic feet.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Public Services section of the University of Idaho Library were transferred to the Special Collections at various times between 1984 and 1995.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Humanities Library, 1955-1987Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Bookmark: Complimentary letters 29 items	1955-1983
1/2	Correspondence 89 items	1958-1983
1/3	Indexes and bibliographies 3 items	undated
1/4	Library guides 48 items	undated
1/5	Library handbooks 2 items	undated
1/6	Orientation committee: Minutes 20 items	1979-1983
1/7	Orientation committee: Foreign students 15 items	1981-1986
1/8	Orientation committee: Library instruction 4 items	1980-1983
1/9	Orientation committee: New student orientation 29 items	1982-1987
1/10	Orientation committee: Tours, General 24 items	1983
1/11	Orientation committee: Tours, Specific 6 items	ca. 1982
1/12	Orientation committee: Workshops 6 items	1979-1981
1/13	Pound Collection 7 items	1975-1983
1/14	Pound Lecture, AHI grant proposal 6 items	1979
1/15-17	Pound lectures 51 items	1979-1982
1/18	Pound lecture, Miscellaneous 7 items	1978-1984
1/19	Pound lectures, Printed 5 items	1975-1979
1/20	Procedure manual 1 item	ca. 1981
1/21	Safety 6 items	1978-1980
1/22	Snapdragon 32 items	1979-1982

Series II. Science Library, 1958-1992Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/23	Automation committee 50 items	1987-1990
1/24	Burns, Robert W. Preliminary file analysis and flow charts for automation of serials selection 1 item	1968
1/25-31	Correspondence: Burns 324 items	1960-1967
1/32	Correspondence: Burns/Hardies 38 items	1968
1/33-42	Correspondence: Hardies 330 items	1969-1978
1/43-49	Correspondence: Hanson 274 items	1979-1990
2/50	Defense Documentation Center correspondence 52 items	1970-1974
2/51	General information on computer searches and data bases 4 items	1971-1976
2/52	Hospital agreements 8 items	1985-1989
2/53	Idaho Health Information Association 8 items	1976-1985
2/54-55	Library Affairs committee 82 items	1986-1992
2/56	Library Survey Committee 20 items	1988-1989
2/57	Library Survey Committee, Report	1989
2/58-59	Memos 170 items	1958-1972
2/60	National Agricultural Library - Land Grant State Agricultural Project 5 items	1986-1988
2/61	On-line searching manual 6 items	1976
2/62	Public Services manual 1 item	1970
2/63	Report on holdings in the science library 1 item	ca. 1958
2/64	Utility Review committee 23 items	1987-1988
2/65	Vet Science 4 items	1975-1978
2/66	WAMI 20 items	1972-1975

Series III. Other Areas, 1969-1991Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2/67	ERIC searches 49 items	1975-1981
2/68	LITTY agreement 3 items	1969-1974
2/69	Photocopy reciprocal agreement 10 items	1964-1973
2/70	Video: Library services promo 1 item	July 10, 1987
2/71	Video: U of I Library 1 item	July 14, 1987
2/72	Video: UI - An investment in Idaho 1 item	January 1991
2/73	Video: UI Library Christmas party 1 item	December 1991

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