Oviatt Library

Coordinates: 34°14′24″N 118°31′46″W / 34.240029°N 118.529499°W / 34.240029; -118.529499

Delmar T. Oviatt Library
Type	Academic library
Established	October, 1973
Location	Northridge, CA
Collection
Items collected	1,390,052 total volumes
Size	1,106,611 books
Other information
Budget	$7,756,882
Director	Mark Stover – Dean, University Library
Staff	94
Website	http://library.csun.edu/
References: [1][2][3][4]

The Oviatt Library (Delmar T. Oviatt Library) serves the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) campus, located in Northridge district of the northern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. The library is named for Delmar T. Oviatt, instrumental in the founding of San Fernando Valley State College, CSUN's predecessor.

History

Original construction of the library was in two phases. The first phase was opened on October 24, 1973. The second, completed in 1991, nearly doubled the size with additional east and west wings. Both phases were designed by the architect Leo A. Daly. The 1994 Northridge earthquake badly damaged the building forcing the library to close. The original 'phase one building' re-opened later in 1994. The 'second phase wings' needed demolishing and reconstruction, and re-opened in 2000. 'The Friends of the Oviatt Library CSUN' were formed to support the library.

Services and Collections

The California State University, Northridge's Oviatt Library provides educational, cultural and information services and resources to the students and faculty. Its primary mission is to: support and supplement classroom and independent learning; facilitate student and faculty research; and provide students with lifelong skills in identifying, locating, evaluating and synchronizing information.

All library materials are housed in the Delmar T. Oviatt Library building, a 234,712-square-foot (21,805.5 m²) state-of-the-art facility. Of note are the 'Collaboratory' with its 175 multipurpose computer workstations, 3 computer equipped library instruction labs, and 150 computer workstations devoted to library information resources. There are over 1,600 seats for in house study. During Fall and Spring semesters, the building is open 90 hours a week. The Library provides access to online electronic information and archives 24 hours a day for students and the public at the Oviatt Library Digital Collections

The Oviatt Library has a physical collection containing 1.37 million volumes, of which over one million are books, and over 249,000 bound periodical volumes. The Library subscribes to 28,000 online journals, nearly 2,900 print journals, 200 online databases and approximately 32,000 e-books. The microform collection contains 3.17 million pieces. There are over 13,200 sound recordings, 11,300 film and video recordings and nearly 60,000 photographs and other graphic materials. The archives and manuscript collection exceeds 4,200 feet (1,300 m) of materials, with nearly 29,700 items housed in Special Collections. A special focus is the San Fernando Valley History Collection digital archives.

Collection statistics

Oviatt Library

Oviatt Library Collections - 2010-2011^[2]

Volumes Held in Library

• Total Volumes: 1,416,106
• Books (print): 1,128,008
• Bound Periodicals: 260,246
• Juvenile: 16,267

Titles Held in Library

• Total Print Titles Held: 845,316
• Electronic Periodicals: 50,944
• Current Print Periodicals & Serials: 2,376
• Electronic Books: 277,361
• Microforms: 3,183,866
• Sound Recordings: 13,892
• Film and Video Materials: 19,229
• Photographs and Graphic Materials: 59,780
• Manuscripts and Archives Linear feet: 14,189

Annual activity

Oviatt Library Annual Activity - 2008-2009[5] Circulation Checkout and Renewal: 249,603 In House use: 170,291 Print Reserves Circulated: 16,052 Gate Count: 1,403,265 Interlibrary Loan: 27,529 Library Web Pages Viewed: 13,871,415

Reference and Processing Students Attending Library Research Instruction: 27,771 Reference Questions: 62,711 Electronic Reference: 2,164 Computer Assistance: 36,165 Directional/Information: 85,065 Materials Cataloged: 66,954 Gift Books Donated: 18,311 Materials Processed: 20,757

References

1. ^ "Architectural model of the Delmar T. Oviatt Library, ca. 1972". http://digital-library.csun.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/UniversityArchives&CISOPTR=314&CISOBOX=1&REC=13. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Oviatt Library Collection Statistics 2008-2009". http://library.csun.edu/About/CollectionStatistics. Retrieved 2 Nov 2011. 
3. ^ "Library Budget/General Fund 2009-2010". http://library.csun.edu/About/Budget. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
4. ^ "Library Administration". http://library.csun.edu/About/Administration. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
5. ^ "Oviatt Library Annual Activity 2008-2009". http://library.csun.edu/About/AnnualActivity. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

External links

Los Angeles portal

• [1] Oviatt Library Digital Collections