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The OSU Libraries enhance and support the university's instructional and research programs with traditional and innovative services and collections. Comprised of The Valley Library, University Archives, the Marilyn Guin Library at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, and the OSU Cascades Campus at Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon, the OSU Libraries are dedicated to serving the students, faculty, and staff at Oregon State University.

The Valley Library in the center of campus is a newly expanded and renovated facility conducive to individual study and collaborative work. Group study rooms, quiet reading areas, and wireless laptop computers are featured. Library users can access hundreds of research databases and online journals from workstations in the Information Commons on the library’s main floor, and from anywhere outside the library through the online service. The workstations include office applications software and e-mail access. Adjacent to the Information Commons, is the Collaborative Learning Center which provides tutoring and one-on-one assistance by Campus Career Services, the Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Math departments, the Writing Center, and the College Assistance Migrant Program. A notable collection of contemporary Northwest artwork is displayed throughout the library.

The Valley Library collection includes over 1.5 million printed volumes, over 14,000 current periodical subscriptions, and hundreds of video and DVD recordings. The Government Information and Maps Collection on the third floor offers an extensive collection of United States and Oregon documents and maps. Two of many distinguished research collections, the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Collection and the Atomic Energy Collection, are housed in Special Collections on the fifth floor. The Guin Library collection includes over 40,000 volumes on marine biology and fisheries. The Cascades Library collection supports the programs at the Bend campus including signature programs in natural resources, and tourism and outdoor leadership education.

The OSU Libraries Online Catalog identifies books and journals owned by OSU. The online catalog also provides access to the collections of other Oregon and Washington academic libraries through the Orbis Cascade Alliance. OSU students and faculty may request books not housed at OSU for delivery within three business days from the Alliance.

In addition to the print and multimedia collections, the library subscribes to over 2000 electronic journals, as well as online indexes, tables of content services, and full-text databases. Many of these resources may be accessed remotely through the OSU Libraries home page. For help identifying and locating library materials and other research assistance, ask at the Reference Desk in the Information Commons or send an e-mail to valley.reference@oregonstate.edu. Students may also make an appointment with a librarian for assistance with library research and class assignments. Librarians are listed under Library Subject Specialists.

To keep informed about new resources and services the OSU Libraries offers, visit the websites below, or stop by one of the service desks where members of the library staff are always ready to help.

For More Information

OSU Libraries
The Valley Library
OSU Main Campus
541-737-7295

Marilyn Potts Guin Library
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Newport, Oregon
541-867-0249

OSU-Cascades Library Services
Central Oregon Community College Library
2600 NW College Way
Bend, Oregon
541-383-7560