NTDUG054.xml Guide to the University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records1955-1992 University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives ©1997 Encoded by ArchProteus2003 Finding aid is in English Overview of the Collection University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives UG054 University of Idaho Library. Public Services University of Idaho Library. Public Services Records 1955-1992 2.0 cubic feet Included in the records are correspondence, committee records of the Humanities and Science librarians, videotapes and other papers. English

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.

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.

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.

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.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Idaho Colleges and Universities University of Idaho. Library. Public Services University of Idaho. Library -- History -- Sources Detailed Description of the Collection Series I. Humanities Library 1955-1987 1/1 Bookmark: Complimentary letters 1955-1983 29 items 1/2 Correspondence 1958-1983 89 items 1/3 Indexes and bibliographies undated 3 items 1/4 Library guides undated 48 items 1/5 Library handbooks undated 2 items 1/6 Orientation committee: Minutes 1979-1983 20 items 1/7 Orientation committee: Foreign students 1981-1986 15 items 1/8 Orientation committee: Library instruction 1980-1983 4 items 1/9 Orientation committee: New student orientation 1982-1987 29 items 1/10 Orientation committee: Tours, General 1983 24 items 1/11 Orientation committee: Tours, Specific ca. 1982 6 items 1/12 Orientation committee: Workshops 1979-1981 6 items 1/13 Pound Collection 1975-1983 7 items 1/14 Pound Lecture, AHI grant proposal 1979 6 items 1/15-17 Pound lectures 1979-1982 51 items 1/18 Pound lecture, Miscellaneous 1978-1984 7 items 1/19 Pound lectures, Printed 1975-1979 5 items 1/20 Procedure manual ca. 1981 1 item 1/21 Safety 1978-1980 6 items 1/22 Snapdragon 1979-1982 32 items Series II. Science Library 1958-1992 1/23 Automation committee 1987-1990 50 items 1/24 Burns, Robert W. Preliminary file analysis and flow charts for automation of serials selection 1968 1 item 1/25-31 Correspondence: Burns 1960-1967 324 items 1/32 Correspondence: Burns/Hardies 1968 38 items 1/33-42 Correspondence: Hardies 1969-1978 330 items 1/43-49 Correspondence: Hanson 1979-1990 274 items 2/50 Defense Documentation Center correspondence 1970-1974 52 items 2/51 General information on computer searches and data bases 1971-1976 4 items 2/52 Hospital agreements 1985-1989 8 items 2/53 Idaho Health Information Association 1976-1985 8 items 2/54-55 Library Affairs committee 1986-1992 82 items 2/56 Library Survey Committee 1988-1989 20 items 2/57 Library Survey Committee, Report 1989 2/58-59 Memos 1958-1972 170 items 2/60 National Agricultural Library - Land Grant State Agricultural Project 1986-1988 5 items 2/61 On-line searching manual 1976 6 items 2/62 Public Services manual 1970 1 item 2/63 Report on holdings in the science library ca. 1958 1 item 2/64 Utility Review committee 1987-1988 23 items 2/65 Vet Science 1975-1978 4 items 2/66 WAMI 1972-1975 20 items Series III. Other Areas 1969-1991 2/67 ERIC searches 1975-1981 49 items 2/68 LITTY agreement 1969-1974 3 items 2/69 Photocopy reciprocal agreement 1964-1973 10 items 2/70 Video: Library services promo July 10, 1987 1 item 2/71 Video: U of I Library July 14, 1987 1 item 2/72 Video: UI - An investment in Idaho January 1991 1 item 2/73 Video: UI Library Christmas party December 1991 1 item