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The records of Library Administration of the North Carolina State University Libraries include the correspondence of various assistant and associate directors' positions. Records for the Associate Director for Public Services, the Director of Planning and Research, the Assistant Director for Organizational Design and Learning, and the Assistant Director for Capital Management and External Relations may be found in their own subgroups. Topics include budgets, committees, and the daily operations of the library. There are a few reports at the end of the collection. Materials range in date from 1984-2004. The North Carolina State University Libraries Administration carries out the library's mission by planning, organizing, directing, and promoting activities and operations in public service; by managing, organizing, and preserving collections; by recruiting, retaining, and developing personnel; by fundraising and researching; and through technology support, budget and finance, facilities, and public relations. Less

This collection contains records relating to the activities and administration of the North Carolina State University Natural Resources Library. These records include memoranda and correspondence, including intradepartmental memos, questionnaires, requests to borrow materials, thank-you notes, and handwritten notes between August 1979 and April 1982. The majority of the correspondence was sent by Dr. Pamela Puryear, who at the time was head of the Forest Resources Library (now known as the Natural Resources Library).This collection also contains literature guides and lists of new acquisitions for Forest Resources Library: Jan. 1972, August 1973, November 1974, December 1974, and December 1979. The Natural Resources Library supports the College of Natural Resources and the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University. The library collection includes materials on forestry, natural resources, environmental sciences, sport management, parks and recreation, tourism, paper science and engineering, wood products, biomaterials and bioenergy, and marine, earth, and atmospheric sciences. Less

This collection contains the records from the North Carolina State University Libraries' preservation activities. The major issues addressed were mold, stolen pages/materials, water damage, disaster planning, the preservation of the school newspaper, The Technician, and acid-free paper printing. The collection includes memos, letters, meeting minutes and agendas, handwritten notes, supplemental information, pamphlets and other miscellaneous materials including a list from 1968 of stolen and missing materials. In 1982 a Preservation Committee was established within the North Carolina State University's libraries. The Committee had a last meeting on 25 October 1988, wrote a report addressing concerns, and subsequently disbanded. A new structure, the Preservation Department, emerged shortly thereafter with subcommittees such as Preservation Education and Disaster Planning. The Preservation Department's stated mission is to maintain and preserve collections and the information they contain in viable and accessible formats. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Libraries, Research and Information Services Department include correspondence, files, slides, minutes, and audio recordings relating to government documents and library activities; and materials relating to the move of the Documents Department in 1997. The Documents Division was merged with the Reference Department to form the Research and Information Services Department. The Research and Information Services Department provided guidance and expertise for users in their research endeavors by connecting them with library resources. This department later became part of the Research Engagement Department. Less

The North Carolina State University Libraries SOLINET records contain correspondence, reports, newsletters, grants, Board of Directors' minutes, membership meeting minutes relating to founding of SOLINET and the participation of North Carolina State University. The Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) was a not-for-profit membership cooperative of libraries and other information organizations in the southeastern U.S. Established in 1973 by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), SOLINET collaborated with member libraries and local, regional, and national partners to provide leadership for cooperative action to improve access to information and enable members to effectively address the region’s needs for education and economic development. SOLINET emphasized the value of a cooperative infrastructure for the wise stewardship of information and human and financial resources. Each member received the benefits of regional library cooperation through sharing of resources and expertise, forums for collaboration, and access to cost-effective programs and services. In 2009, SOLINET and PALINET (serving libraries in the mid-Atlantic) merged to form Lyrasis. Less

The North Carolina State University Special Collections Research Center Records contain correspondence, brochures, exhibit files, CD-ROMs containing digital projects, and other materials relating to the activities and administration of the department. Materials range in date from 1957 to 2010. North Carolina State University Libraries established the Department of Special Collections in 1993; at the same time, the University Archives - established in the 1960s but with origins dating back to 1939 - was transferred from the Provost's Office to the administrative jurisdiction of the Libraries and - together with Rare Books and Manuscripts - formed the new program. The SCRC supports the research and teaching needs of the university community and other scholars by collecting, housing, and providing access to special collections that are unique and often irreplaceable. Less

The North Carolina State University Libraries, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Veterinary Medicine Library Records consist of four framed photographs of William R. Kenan, Jr. and his home, informational brochures, articles, born digital materials, photographs of the library dedication, and documents regarding gifts to the library. The Veterinary Medicine Library opened in 1981 with the first graduating class from the School (now College) of Veterinary Medicine. It supports the research and curriculum at the College of Veterinary Medicine and the study of life sciences, veterinary medicine, and animal and human health at NC State University. In 2006 it was renamed the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine. Kenan (1872-1965) was a North Carolina native who contributed to progress in a variety of fields, including education, engineering, agriculture, finance, business and science. Less

The North Carolina State University Libraries Annual Reports contain annual reports from the main library, its departments, and the university's branch libraries. There are some gaps in the files, and these records are unprocessed. The first library at North Carolina State University was established in 1889 in a room in Holladay Hall. In 1925 a new purpose-built library building was constructed (now Brooks Hall). In 1954 the current D.H. Hill Library building was opened (originally just the east wing of the current structure). The library space was expanded in 1971 by building an 11-story book tower and connecting the original space with the former student union (now the Erdahl-Cloyd or west wing). Further expansion and renovation occurred in the 1980s, culminating in 1990 with the opening of the second (or "south") bookstack tower. In 2013 the award-winning James B. Hunt Library opened on the university’s Centennial Campus. In 2016, NC State University Libraries won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, bestowed by the Institute for Museum and Library Service. The medal was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama to Director Susan Nutter during a ceremony. Susan Nutter retired from the Libraries in 2017, after an esteemed 30 year tenure. Less

The records of the Assistant Director for Capital Management and External Relations contain floor plans of the DH Hill Library from the early 1990s, as well approximately 5900 electronic files dated 2004-2007. These include as-built plans of the DH Hill Library (East Wing Renovation, LRCDA, north stair and elevator, and air handler. These are also digital photographs of library renovations (LRDCA and East Wing) and library events (such as reopening of East Wing in 2007, Carousel of Knowledge in 2005). These records also contain the photographic files used in conjunction with library publications. The position of assistant director for capital management and external relations was formerly titled assistant director for finance and administration. Library publications, exhibits, and renovations fell under its purview. Less

This collection contains records relating to the activities of the North Carolina State University Libraries Development Office. Inclulded in the collection are Century II and other campaigns materials, development staff meetings and memos, and materials related to the Nathaniel Browder and George Matsumato Papers collections. As part of a public institution, the North Carolina State University Libraries must rely on private funding to ensure continuing enhancement of its collections, services, and facilities beyond the minimal level provided for by the state. The Development Office manages the NC State University Libraries' donor relations program and works to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors in support of identified needs of the Libraries. Less

The North Carolina State University, Libraries, External Relations Records contain video files of a Lewis Clarke Collection promotional video and guest books from various exhibits held at the Libraries. External Relations is the communications, promotions, media relations, exhibits, and publications unit of the Libraries. This unit is responsible for the writing, design, style and branding, social media, photography, and videography associated with Libraries' initiatives. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Libraries' involvement in the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) include committee/subcommittee information and meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, manuals and information on training procedures, newsletters, and other general information about the committees, subcommittees, activities, and services of TRLN. Materials range in date from 1974 to 1997. The consortium known today as the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) started with a collaboration betwen Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1930s to share the development of their respective collections. North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University) began participating in these cooperative collection development programs in the 1950s. In 1977, this group became known as the Triangle University Library Cooperative Committee (TULCC), and adopted the curent name of TRLN in the fall of 1980. North Carolina Central University joined the consortia in 1995, with the current mission of the TRLN continuing to be the joint development of collections and resources as shared between the four member libraries. Representatives from the North Carolina State University libraries (as well as from the three other member libraries) participate in various committees, subcommittees, task forces, and project groups for the joint TRLN efforts. The stated mission of the consortium is to marshal the financial, human, and information resources of their research libraries through cooperative efforts in order to create a rich and unparalleled knowledge environment that furthers the universities’ teaching, research, learning, and service missions (https://trln.org/, accessed 08/14/2020). Less

In this oral history, conducted in 1999, Dr. Raymond L. Murray talks about the following topics: his education and early work at Oak Ridge during World War II, the first nuclear reactor at NC State (design, construction, and safety), early experiments and nuclear engineering research using the reactor, development of the nuclear engineering program at NC State, colleagues (especially Clifford Beck and Arthur Menius), ideas people had in the 1950s and 1960s on the use of nuclear energy, and his own contribution to the field of nuclear engineering. He also postulates on the future of nuclear energy from a perspective in the 1990s. The interviewer was Andrea Gabriel, at the time Acting Head of NC State University's Design Library. The collection consists of a CD and digital video cassettes that contain video of the oral history, as well as a printed transcript of the interview. Raymond Leroy Murray was born on February 14, 1920, in Lincoln, Nebraska and died on June 22, 2011, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received his B.S. in education, 1940, and M.S. in physics and mathematics, 1941, from the University of Nebraska, and his Ph.D in physics from the University of Tennessee, 1950. That same year he joined the new nuclear engineering program at North Carolina State College (later University) as a physics professor. He was a key figure in establishing and operating NC State University's nuclear reactor, which was the first operated on a college campus. In 1957 he was named Burlington Professor of Physics, and from 1963 to 1974 he headed the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Less

Contained in this collection are digital files (audio) for sixteen interviews conducted by StoryCorps and about the NC State University Libraries. In January 2017, StoryCorps, a national oral history program, visited the NC State University Libraries to record stories from students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and collaborators from the NC State campus and across the country. The honor came as part of the Libraries winning the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). In the interviews, people discussed the roles that libraries, and the NC State University Libraries in particular, have played in their lives. Gautam Srikishan and Mia Warren of StoryCorps facilitated the interviews. Less