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1990
– First edition of the Libraries newsletter published
– Library catalog (IRA) becomes available 24-hours a day via telephone
1991
– Del Williams becomes Dean
– ULLR renamed University Libraries
1992
– University of Akron Press reassigned to University Libraries
– Grant received from OBOR to begin local implementation of OhioLINK
1993
– Personal computers introduced for public use
– Collections budget tops $2 million
1994
– Library receives $108,000 in monetary and gift-in kind donations
– Interlibrary Loan/OhioLINK statistics near 30,000
1995
– Annual operating budget tops $2.5 million
– Interlibrary Loan/OhioLINK statistics surpass 60,000
– Card catalogs close due to online catalog
– Circulation exceeds 300,000
– Library personnel tops 60 positions
– Archival Services and AHAP move to Polsky Building
– Library receives $863,550 in monetary and gift-in kind donations
– Music Resource Center absorbed into Bierce Library
1996
– First Corporate Services contract signed to provide library services to industry
1997
– S&T Library undergoes major expansion
– Print volumes reach 1 million mark
– Electronic journals available for the first time
– UL starts offering Electronic Reserves
– First eBooks, music, and films made available
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