ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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to other libraries throughout the state and coun­
try.

The millionth volume acquired by Colorado 
State University Libraries is Democracy’s Col­
lege in the Centennial State by James E. Han­
sen, II. This history of the university was com­
missioned in 1972, shortly after the institution’s 
centennial. To write the first comprehensive his­
tory of Colorado State University, Dr. Hansen 
assembled a research collection which formed

the basis for the Archives, now a part of the 
university libraries. The exhibit includes mem­
orabilia, documents, and photographs reflecting 
the growth of the university, from its begin­
nings in 1870 to its present status as a major 
institution for teaching, research, and service. 
In a section of the exhibit devoted to the book 
itself are the manuscripts, proofs, photographs, 
and graphic art which are components of De­
mocracy’s College in the Centennial State. ■■

Perry-Castañeda Library 
Nears Completion

Projected completion date for the new Perry- 
Casteñeda Library at the University of Texas at 
Austin is February 1977, with a projected oc­
cupancy date of July 1977. Relocation of 1.5 
million volumes of the Main Library, the Busi­
ness-Administration-Economics Library, the 
Classics Library, and the Education-Psychology 
Library is scheduled for July 6 through August 
29, 1977, during the second summer school se­
mester. The General Libraries’ administrative 
offices, bibliographic processing operations, and 
major public services will be located in the fa­
cility. Library functions are assigned 413,168 
square feet, spread over six floors.

Circulation services, reference and informa­
tion services, and the reserve reading room will 
be located on the entry level. Reading areas for 
periodicals, newspapers, and microforms, a map 
room, photoduplication services, computer-

based information services, facilities for library 
user education, and a public concessions lounge 
will be located on the lower level. The four 
upper levels will have open stacks with study 
carrels and enclosed study rooms. With seating 
for 3,000 readers and a book storage capacity 
of 3.25 million volumes, the Perry-Castañeda 
Library will be the third largest academic li­
brary building in the United States. Construc­
tion was begun three years ago at a cost of 
more than $21 million. The building, which al­
lows for a 15-year growth span, is named for 
Professor Ervin S. Perry, the first black to be 
appointed to the academic rank of professor at 
the University of Texas at Austin, and Professor 
Carlos E. Castañeda, a history department pro­
fessor who played a central role in the early de­
velopment of the Latin American Collection of 
the General Libraries. ■■