Tour of Knight Library

General Information

• Largest library in Oregon
• 3 million volumes - great stuff for academic success
• Great staff to help you find things you need
• Open 24/7 most of the term for UO students & faculty
• Includes books, government information, sound recordings, videos, unique collections
• Lots of great electronic information that students & faculty can access from off-campus
• Seven other libraries: Architecture and Allied Arts, Global Scholars Hall, Science, Math, Law, Oregon Institute for Marine Biology on the south coast, & the Portland branch

Artwork

• Much of the artwork funded by Oregon law which requires that 1% of the money for state construction projects to be used for artwork - see http://oregondigital.org/digcol/oac/

Special Collections & University Archives

• Rare, unique or especially valuable
• Medieval illuminated manuscripts
• Photographs (Native Americans, historic Oregon/NW)
• Manuscripts (original Oregon Trail diaries, Ken Kesey's book drafts)
• Official archives of the university
• Reading room where researchers can use the materials

1st Floor

Check Out/Information Desk

• UO Students can check out as many books as they want
• Materials on reserve for your course in Knight Library may be checked out here
• Undergrads checkout books for 3 weeks & can renew for another 3 weeks
• Videotapes may be checked out here (3-day checkout)
• Older journals checkout for 3 days
• Learn how to pay for printing or photocopying
• Get help with reserving study rooms etc.

Reference/Learning Commons

• Some general public use Internet Only computers
• Lots of computers with word processing, desktop publishing, etc. (UO email address required)
• Expert research help in person, via chat, email, and phone
• Major area for humanities & social sciences research
• Largest concentration of computers for library research & many software programs
• Reference books can also help you find facts and background for research papers
• Handouts & maps for basic introduction:  Find it Fast
• Presentation practice room
• Free large open-bed scanner

Library Website

• Library Catalog (most of the books, journals, and other types of materials that the library owns)
• Order books from Summit (33 academic libraries in NW) which arrive in five days
• Academic databases important for your research (use these instead of the free Web)
• Electronic reserves
• Reserve a study room
• Guides to doing research in your subject

Document Center

• U.S. government is the largest publisher in the world, many topics covered
• Other agencies: State of Oregon, United Nations, European Union, & World Trade Organization
• Business reference collection
• Maps and atlases
• Biggest aerial photography collection in Oregon
• Useful for majors in business, economics, journalism, political science, and public policy
• Get help at the Document Center reference desk

Microforms

• Oregon newspapers from 1800s - present
• Primary sources: Black Abolitionist Papers, American Women's Diaries, Underground Newspapers
• Microfilm lasts 250 years, computer storage devices last 10-15 years at most
• Staff can assist with finding and viewing the microfilm

SECOND FLOOR

South Reading Room

• Beautiful & quiet reading room
• Lots of study space & laptop plugins

Main Stacks/Shelves of Books (2nd through 4th floor)

• Knight Library has the equivalent of over 27 miles of books
• Most of the books that you can check out begin on 2nd floor and continue through the 4th floor
• Arranged by subject (in call number order)
• Each range has signs on the ends to help you find the book you're looking for
• Research libraries use the Library of Congress system which has a different letter for each different subject area

Asian Language Collection

• Books and journals written in Chinese, Japanese and Korean on all topics, including literature

THIRD FLOOR

Music Collection

• Music books and journals
• Large collection of printed music

Audio & Video Room

• Audio recordings (CDs, records, and tapes)
• DVDs and video laserdiscs
• Musicians workstations with MIDI
• Listening stations for CD, LPs and cassette tapes
• Viewing stations for videotapes, DVDs, Blu-Ray and laserdiscs

GROUND FLOOR

Media Services

• Check out digital cameras, camcorders, tape recorders, etc for class projects
• Some Classrooms

Daily Grind

• Coffee & Food

  Maintained by: Barbara Jenkins, jenkins@uoregon.edu