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1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1970<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Library faculty granted eligibility for tenure<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"American<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– University Archives becomes member of Ohio Network of American History Research Centers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Card catalogs and shelf list microfilmed for security reasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1971<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Library budget surpasses $1 million<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Norman<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Groundbreaking for new University Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library personnel tops 60 employees<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library goes \u201conline\u201d with acquisition of OCLC cathode ray tube computer terminal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library subscribes to first databases<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Buchtel<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– University administration moves to library in wake of Buchtel Hall fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1972<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"An<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– New University Library constructed<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library holdings pass 300,000 mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Dorothy Hamlen retires after three decades of service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– University Archives renamed Archival Services<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"John<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– John V. Miller becomes Director of Archival Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1973<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Paul<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– New University Library opens <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Paul<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– New University Library dedicated and named Bierce Library <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library budget exceeds $1.5 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1974<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– University Library starts acquiring and cataloging materials for Wayne College Library<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Total holdings surpass 700,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lois Myers (Assistant Professor of Bibliography) retires after 35 years service <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1975<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"The<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library users tops 1 million annually<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library joins the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Northeast Ohio Network of Major Academic Libraries (NEOMAL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1976<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– AHAP moves to Simmons Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library personnel tops 70 employees <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library begins conversion of catalog records to machine-readable form<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– OCLC terminal (online catalog) installed in S&T Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1977<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– University Library becomes charter member of OhioNET<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Reference requests surpass 10,000 mark<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Patrons<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library hours top 100 hours per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Codaphone installed in library to provide patrons 24-hour service<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Online cataloging of non-book materials begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Friends of the University Library membership tops 400<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1979<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library holdings surpass 1 million items<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1970 – Library faculty granted eligibility for tenure – 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 – Groundbreaking for new University Library – Library personnel tops 60 employees – Library goes \u201conline\u201d with … <\/p>\n

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