The UO Libraries plays a crucial role in all teaching, learning, and research activities on campus and in the broader preservation of the human knowledge and cultural record.
From the UO Portland Library to the Knight Library at the heart of campus in Eugene, each of our seven libraries contributes to creating knowledge and promoting excellence in all academic pursuits.
A gift to the UO Libraries has the broadest possible impact on campus because we serve all students and faculty across all schools, colleges, and disciplines. Learn more about the ways you can impact student success and faculty research.
UO Libraries Is Unstoppable.
We support student success, research with impact, and institutional excellence across every college, department, and UO campus.
You Make a Difference
Support Students with Jobs and Internships
The UO Libraries is one of the top sources of on-campus jobs for students. Not only do these positions help them thrive academically; we also prepare students with real-life job skills related to their majors.
Your support allows us to provide more students with meaningful employment in the supportive, academic environment of the Libraries. Library jobs and internships help students offset the cost of their education while developing valuable career skills.
Help Make History a Hands-on Experience
For many undergraduate students, a visit to the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is the first opportunity they’ve had to examine the original evidence and materials that underpin their knowledge of the world.
Analyzing primary sources prompts students to engage in higher-order thinking skills including questioning, evaluating information, making inferences, and developing reasoned explanations and interpretations.
Carry forward Oregon's Global Sports Legacy
Through audiovisual and archival collections, the Oregon Sports History Program (OSHP) preserves and provides access to the university’s unique legacy of contribution to sport and wellness. The program also creates opportunities for teaching and research related to sports history.
Through the dedicated efforts of an endowed sports historian and archivist—and ongoing funding support for outreach, acquisition, collection processing and care—the university’s legacy of leadership in sports and human performance will always be known and remembered.
More Ways to Create Lasting Impact
One of the most meaningful ways you can invest in the UO Libraries is through annual unrestricted gifts. Gifts to the Library Fund provide the maximum flexibility to address immediate and high-priority needs and to leverage other resources.
The Oregon Digital Newspaper (ODNP) is a digitization and preservation program for Oregon newspapers. ODNP is committed to providing free online access to Oregon's rich journalism heritage. Your support keeps the resource growing!
Build Your Legacy
You can make financial contributions in a variety of ways to express the type of impact you’d like to have.
In addition to straightforward gifts, other options to consider are:
Please contact the Libraries development team to learn more. However you choose to give, you can be assured that you are truly making a difference.
We thank you.
What's exciting about the future of the UO Libraries is its ability to help students think critically and act intelligently in the face of a plethora of information, resources, and tools in a demanding and rapidly changing world.
Connect With Us
We’re here to answer your questions and facilitate your connection to the UO Libraries. For more information about giving, please reach out to our Libraries’ Development team.
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