1. The IUB Libraries: the historical context

2. Developed for staff orientation from photographs from the University Archives, News Bureau and personal contributions from university staff.

3. Indiana's state government founded Indiana University in 1820 as the State Seminary, and officially changed the name to "Indiana University" in 1838.

5. Seminary Square see also history at: http://www.iub.edu/about/hist ory.shtml

6. Collection in Wylie Hall by 1891 was 9,000 volumes. There were 98 periodical subscriptions in 1887.

7. LIBRARY HALL 1891-

8. Library Hall, named after David Maxwell, first president of the IU Board of Trustees.

9. Space became an issue as Maxwell Hall reached capacity in 1901-1902. Construction on the “New” Library began

10. The “New” Library was funded by the Indiana General Assembly at a little more than half the anticipated costs. Franklin Hall 1904-1969

11. Trend in the 1950s towards having a special place for undergraduates – Harvard first. Volumes held 1904 53,000 Inventory of the stacks in 1921 1925 167,592 19692,300,000 20057,241,929

12. Fire…. May 1969 courtesy IDS

13. The “New” Library as conceived!

14. The “New” Library Construction 1966- 1969

15. Stoned 1969 Re-stoned 2007

16. The “New” Library Summer 1969….

17. LILLY LIBRARY

18. Special Collections began with small room in Franklin but then with gift from the Lilly Family, moved into the Lilly Library in the censuses.

19. BRANCH LIBRARIES Neal Marshall BCC Library Fine Arts Library

20. The Geography & Map Library closed on December 22, 2009. Maps were moved to the Wells Library – ET2 Books & Journals were moved to either ALF or to the Geology Library. Geology Library was renamed GEOSCIENCES LIBRARY TO REFLECT COVERAGE OF GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

21. The Business SPEA Library (currently under renovation) The Education Library

22. Optometry Library HPER Library

23. Williiam and Gayle Cook Music Library Life Sciences Library (integrating former A & P, Med Sci, and Biology Libraries)

24. Chemistry Library Swain Hall Library (Math, Physics, Computer Science and Astronomy

25. Law Library

26. THE BEST-- ALF

27. Wylie House

28. Changing Libraries: Medical Sciences (formerly A & P) … now in Indianapolis and in Life Sciences (IUB) SLIS Library … Now in Wells Library Journalism … Now departmental reading room Geography & Map Library …. Now in Geosciences Undergraduate Library …. Now Information Commons

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31. http://www.indiana.edu/~libweb/info/history/ “A good book is the lifeblood of the master spirit”

32. The End

33. http://www.iub.edu/about/history.shtml