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1970
– Library faculty granted eligibility for tenure
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– University Archives becomes member of Ohio Network of American History Research Centers
– Card catalogs and shelf list microfilmed for security reasons
1971
– Library budget surpasses $1 million
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– Groundbreaking for new University Library
– Library personnel tops 60 employees
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– Library goes “online” with acquisition of OCLC cathode ray tube computer terminal
– Library subscribes to first databases
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– University administration moves to library in wake of Buchtel Hall fire
1972
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– New University Library constructed
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– Library holdings pass 300,000 mark
– Dorothy Hamlen retires after three decades of service
– University Archives renamed Archival Services
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– John V. Miller becomes Director of Archival Services
1973
![](https://blogs.uakron.edu/archives/wp-content/uploads/sites/1599/2020/10/Paul_Schrank_moving_into_new_library_1973_edited.jpg)
– New University Library opens
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– New University Library dedicated and named Bierce Library
– Library budget exceeds $1.5 million
1974
– University Library starts acquiring and cataloging materials for Wayne College Library
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– Total holdings surpass 700,000
– Lois Myers (Assistant Professor of Bibliography) retires after 35 years service
1975
![](https://blogs.uakron.edu/archives/wp-content/uploads/sites/1599/2020/10/Bierce_Library_information_desk-1970s_edited.jpg)
– Library users tops 1 million annually
– Library joins the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Northeast Ohio Network of Major Academic Libraries (NEOMAL)
1976
– AHAP moves to Simmons Hall
– Library personnel tops 70 employees
– Library begins conversion of catalog records to machine-readable form
– OCLC terminal (online catalog) installed in S&T Library
1977
– University Library becomes charter member of OhioNET
– Reference requests surpass 10,000 mark
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– Library hours top 100 hours per week
– Codaphone installed in library to provide patrons 24-hour service
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– Online cataloging of non-book materials begins
– Friends of the University Library membership tops 400
1979
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– Library holdings surpass 1 million items
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