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WHAT YOUR GIFT CAN BUY FOR THE LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LIBRARIES

1299 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1299

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Deborah A. Carver, associate university librarianfor public services and collections at theUniversity of Oregon Libraries, has beenappointed Philip H. Knight University Librarianeffective July 1, 2002. Prior to her appointment,Carver served as interim university librarianbeginning July 2000.

“Deborah Carver has played a critical role in thelibrary’s growth and transformation into theInformation Age,” says Lorraine Davis, vicepresident for academic affairs. “Her capableleadership, which initiated the library’s firstsystem-wide strategic planning process, bodeswell for the future of the UO Library.”

Carver, who is excited about this opportunityand feels privileged to be named the leader ofOregon’s premieracademic library, isenthused about thefuture of researchlibraries.

“The UO Library is wellpositioned to play aleadership role in thetransformation underwayin how we produce,organize, and shareinformation,” she says.“With our talented staff,engaged faculty, and thestrong support ofadministrators and donors, we are empowered tocontinue our forward momentum at the forefrontof these dramatic changes.”

Carver, the Oregon Library Association’s 1999Librarian of the Year, has been a member of the

UO faculty since 1990. Author of numerouspublications and presentations, she has beenactive in state, regional, and national associations.

Recently, Carver was appointed by the OregonSenate to the Interim Legislative Committee onLibraries, on which she currently serves. She alsoserves on Oregon’s Statewide Database LicensingCommittee and represented Oregon as an electedmember of the American Library AssociationCouncil from 1998 to 2001. The 1995–96president of the Oregon Library Association, sheserved on its legislative committee and chaired itsVision 2010 Task Force.

A 1973 magna cum laude graduate in politicalscience from the University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Carver earned a master’s degree inlibrary science from the University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill, in 1976 and a master’sdegree in public administration from theUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1984.

Carver will head up the largest research library inthe state, consisting of the Knight Library and fivebranch libraries. The only Oregon member of theprestigious Association of Research Libraries, italso is a leader in automation and houses acollection of more than 2.4 million boundvolumes and other materials.

Through donations of private materials andfunds, the library’s areas of particular strengthinclude 20th-century American politics, NativeAmerican literature, children’s literature, Englishhistory and literature of the Enlightenment,modern Chinese literature, and the OregonCollection of Northwest books and referencematerials.

• Adopt a table in Knight Library and give it your name.Finance refurbishing of one of the library’s oak studytables or one of the large oak research tables in SpecialCollections ($300 for a library table; $1,000 for a SpecialCollections table).

• Purchase the Jewish Biographical Archive for useby students and faculty in the fields of literature,history, social science, philosophy, politicalscience, and Judaic studies. This importantreference work presents a comprehensivepicture of the international role played byJewish individuals in religion, culture,economics, and politics throughout history.$12,000 for four volumes.

• Researchers in history, political science, thesocial sciences, and American history would benefitfrom the purchase of The Black Power Movement, a newmicrofilm series that presents rare primary sources on theblack power movement, one of the most significant andcontroversial social movements in American history.

Part 1: Amiri Baraka from Black Arts to Black Radicalism.$1,440 for 9 reels.

Part 2: The Papers of Robert F. Williams. $3,200 for20 reels.

• The library holds a wealth of original films specific tothe state of Oregon and to the university, ranging from the1923 Civil War football game to political films fromSenator Wayne Morse. While the most notable films havebeen transferred to video for easy use, many films remain

in their original format and are not easily viewable.A gift of $30,000 would enable the library to

transfer the films to more accessible formats(video and digital), making moving images ofOregon’s colorful past available to students,faculty, alumni, and the community at large.

• The role of grassroots activists in theAmerican civil rights movement is an

important area of contemporary scholarship.A close look at this phenomenon reveals the

extent to which the civil rights revolutionreached every region and almost every sizable

population center in America. No local network was moredeeply rooted in this movement than the NAACP branches.Purchase The Papers of the NAACP, a comprehensivereference source comprising 1,480 reels of microforms in28 parts. $240,000.

For more information, contact Lisa Manotti, director,library development, (541) 346-1823,lmanotti@darkwing.uoregon.edu.

Deborah Carver, university librarian

Deborah Carver Named Philip H. KnightUniversity Librarian

FROM THE DESK OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

Deborah A. CarverPhilip H. Knight University Librarian

Welcome to this issue of Library Notes. As the newacademic term commences, we have several reasons to beexcited about the 2002–2003 academic year.

First, this year marks the largest enrollment in theuniversity’s history—more than 20,000 students havemade their way to the emerald acres of campus. The2002–2003 class is one of the strongest ever in terms of itsdiversity and academic talent, and the universitycontinues to be a leader nationwide in the percentage ofinternational students it enrolls. Increased use of thelibrary’s services and resources is evident, and we expectthis trend to continue.

Second, we continue to make significant progress in thelibrary in the areas of facilities improvement, enhancedaccess to resources, and important additions to ourcollections. Some recent accomplishments arehighlighted in this issue.

Third, the impact of technology on academia is enablingthe UO Libraries to play a leadership role in shaping thefuture direction of scholarly communications and inencouraging the use of new educational technologies inthe classroom. Teaching and learning are being enhancedin ways that dramatically improve the higher educationexperience. There has never been a time of greateropportunity for our students.

In all our endeavors, we continue to be inspired by thegenerosity and commitment of our alumni and friends.Thank you for your continuing support. You enable us toreach beyond our expectations and dream of what mightbe possible.

My best wishes from campus.

The University of Oregon Libraries have opened their stacksto all adult Oregonians, who are now able to borrowmaterials free of charge from Knight Library and the branchlibraries. The UO Libraries are the first academic libraries inthe state to make their general circulating collection broadlyavailable to the state’s citizens.

“The UO Libraries are one of the state’s richest informationresources and are recognized as among the best researchlibraries in the nation,” says Deborah Carver, University

Librarian. “We wantto encourage allOregonians to takeadvantage of theirinvestment increating thisextraordinaryresource by makingas readily accessibleas possible ourextensive collectionof more than 2.4

million bound volumes; thousands of journals, maps, andaerial photographs; and a large selection of videos, musicalrecordings, manuscripts, and electronic resources.”

“By opening our stacks to Oregonians throughout the state,we’re helping to empower the state’s citizens while charting

a course that we expect many of the state’s other academiclibraries will follow,” Carver says. “It’s a low-cost way tomaximize the value of our holdings to everyone in Oregon.”

Under the free borrowing plan, Oregon residents 18 years ofage and older can use a current barcoded library card fromany library in Oregon to borrow general collection materialsfrom the Knight Library, the Architecture and Allied ArtsLibrary, the John E. Jaqua Law Library, the MathematicsLibrary, and the Science Library, all on campus in Eugene,and the Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library at the OregonInstitute of Marine Biology in Charleston.

Online search capabilities for much of the material in thecollections is available at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/. Mostmaterials may be checked out for two weeks, with one two-week renewal.

For residents who do not have a current card from anotherlibrary, a new Oregon Card will be available for a processingfee of $5. The Oregon Card will also be available for thosewho simply want to have their own personal UO Librariesborrowing card in addition to whatever library card theycurrently have.

Complete information about the Oregon Card program can befound at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/acs_svc/oregoncard.html.

UO Libraries Offer Free Public Borrowing Program

Public borrower Jack Lisson receives an OregonCard from Laura Willey, circulation manager.

Thank YouT H E L I B R A R Y G R AT E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S T H E G E N E R O S I T Y

O F T H E F O L L O W I N G D O N O R S :

For more information on how to make a gift to the UO Libraries or how to include the UO Libraries in your will, contact:Lisa Manotti, director, library development, (541) 346-1823, lmanotti@oregon.uoregon.edu.

CURRENT USE GIFTS

� Mike and Colleen Bellotti, for their gift to create the Bellotti FamilyFund in the UO Libraries.

� John and Patricia Bentley, for their gift to purchase new furnishingsfor Knight Library.

� Albert R. and Barbara Bullier, Jr., for their gift to purchase newfurnishings for Knight Library.

� Dwight Collins, for his gift to support preservation of the library’shistorical photograph collection.

� The Coquille Indian Tribe, for its gift to support the SouthwestOregon Research Project Archive in the library’s Special Collections.

� Robert and Leona DeArmond, for their gift to the library’s unrestrictedfund.

� Frances Hancock and the late Charles Eaton, for their gifts to thelibrary’s unrestricted fund.

� Thelma Greenfield, for her gift to the library’s unrestricted fund.

� Gary Harbison, for his gift to purchase new furnishings for KnightLibrary.

� Margaret and Thomas Hart, for their gifts to the library’s unrestrictedfund.

� Thomas Hartfield, for his gifts to the library’s unrestricted fund.

� Iris Jacobson, for her gift to the Lyle & Iris Jacobson Endowment Fundfor Information Technology.

� Barbara Leap, for her gift to support preservation of the Doris UlmannCollection in the library’s Special Collections.

� Sally and Paul McCracken, for their gift to purchase new furnishingsfor Knight Library.

� Mary McMillan, for her gift to the Lois Scharpf Reed EndowmentFund for Information Technology.

� David and Nancy Petrone, for their gift to purchase new furnishingsfor Knight Library.

� James and Shirley Rippey, for their gift to fund direct constructioncosts for the second floor of Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library at theOregon Institute of Marine Biology.

� Richard and Mary Corrigan Solari, for their gift to endow the library’sinstructional program.

� Jon and Lisa Stine, for their gift to support a graduate teaching fellowin the library.

� The law firm of Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter, P.C., for its giftto the Knight Library in honor of Chester and Jacqueline Paulson.

� David and Terry Taylor, for their gifts to purchase new computers forthe library’s electronic seminar room and new furnishings for KnightLibrary.

� Ann and Fay Thompson, for their gift to the library’s unrestrictedfund.

� John H. Tonack, for his gift to fund a student internship in the library.

� Katherine Wrightson, for her gift to support the documentaryphotograph collection in the library’s Special Collections.

� The UO Athletic Department, for a gift to the Bellotti Family Fund.

� The UO College of Arts & Sciences, for a gift to the Bellotti FamilyFund.

ESTATE GIFTS

� The estate of Leah B. Albertsen, to fund an endowment for thepurchase of rare books.

� The estate of Katherine Karpenstein, to add to an endowment inmemory of her brother, C. Andrew Karpenstein, for the purchase oflibrary materials in the areas of theater and horticulture.

� The estate of Edward A. McFall, Jr., to name a group study roomin Knight Library.

� The estate of Eleanor Proctor, to name the Peter P. Proctor IIIand the Late George S. Proctor Instructional Media Center StudioComplex.

� The estate of Ruth Swanson, to provide unrestricted funds forthe library.

� The estate of Charles B. White, to name a group study room inKnight Library in memory of Miriam Sullivan White.

� The estate of Marion Beth Wolfenden, to provide unrestrictedfunds for the library.

GIFTS OF COLLECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT

� Geraldine Andrews, for a collection of books and monographs relatingto pre-Columbian architecture.

� Deanie Hurt Barbour and Michael Hurt, for their gift of a Persiancarpet for the Special Collections reading room.

� Brian Booth, for his gift of Oregon State Parks archival materials.

� Russell Donnelly, for his gift of slides and books relating toarchitectural history.

� Kenneth Frampton, for his gift of architectural books.

� Maradel Gale, for her gifts of Pacific Islands materials.

� Robert and Patricia Heffernan, for their gift of rare travel books and ahistorical photograph.

� Wallace Kay Huntington, for his gifts of architectural slides and rarebooks on art and architecture.

� David McNutt, for his gift of architectural books.

� Douglas Patton, for his gift of classical compact discs and albums inmemory of his brother, James V. Patton.

� Jack Powers, for his gift of Spanish literature titles.

� Walter and Esther Scheps, for their gift of a medieval literaturecollection.

� Sony Disc Manufacturing, for a gift of equipment, including digitalcameras, a camcorder, and VCR.

Many notable people have been part of the UO’s rich history.Thanks to the generosity of these individuals, the library’sSpecial Collections division has a rich and growing collectionof important historical papers, manuscripts, memorabilia, andphotographs available to students and researchers. Here are thestories of just a few of the individuals who have “made adifference” at the UO.

Before he was known as the Tiger of the Senate for hiscourageous and often lonely stands on issues, Wayne Morsewas a professor and dean of the UO School of Law. Morse waselected to the U.S. Senate as aRepublican in 1944, became anIndependent in 1953, and switchedto the Democratic Party in 1955. Hebuilt a reputation as a strongsupporter of labor and was one ofonly two senators to oppose the Gulfof Tonkin Resolution, which initiated U.S. militaryintervention in Vietnam. His papers are housed in the library’sSpecial Collections division.

It’s hard to separate Maurine Neuberger ’29 from RichardNeuberger ’35 because the one moved so perfectly to fill thegap left by the other. Both attendedthe UO, both served in the Oregonlegislature, both were Democrats, andboth were elected once to their U.S.Senate seats. But when Richard diedin 1960 with a year remaining in his

Others Who Made a Differenceterm, Maurine was not named to complete it. She ran on herown the next year and won, becoming the first female to beelected to the Senate without first having replaced herhusband. The papers of Richard Neuberger are housed in thelibrary’s Special Collections division.

John Henry Nash was an artist as much as aprinter. His hand-bound books were the prizedpossessions of wealthy patrons such asWilliam Randolph Hearst. Nash, who workedat the UO in the 1920s and 1930s, helped setthe standard for the art of fine printing. Thelibrary’s Special Collections division preserveshis work on the history of the book, letterpressprinting, and the art of the book.

Sometimes a great notion comes along andtakes its audience for a ride more wonderfuland frightening than had been thoughtpossible. Ken Kesey ’57 did just that withhis novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nestin 1962. Great fiction turned into a greatplay—and an Academy Award-winningmovie. Kesey’s death in November 2001 was a great loss forour community. The library’s Special Collections divisionpreserves some of Kesey’s original manuscripts and papers.

When the $27.4-million expansion and remodeling ofKnight Library was finished in 1994, patrons weredelighted by the stunning architecture. The only jarringnote was created by the old furnishings that remained, the1950s plastic study tables and torn Naugahyde chairsblighting the new interior landscape like weeds in aflower garden.

There wasn’t enough money for new furnishings. Butthanks to the generosity of donors, the library has beenable to refurnish the main public areas. In the light-filledsouth reading room, upholstered chairs are groupedaround cylindrical cherry-finished tables. Long woodenstudy tables and ergonomically correct chairs forcomputer workstations fill the reference area. New desks,tables, and chairs brighten the Okabayashi ReserveReading Room.

The new furnishings have led to a “dramatic increase” instudent use of these spaces, says University Librarian DebCarver. “The library will always be a special place, thephysical center of the academic community. Studentswant to be here, and the new atmosphere has made itmore comfortable, more inviting, and more conducive toboth collaborative work and quiet reflection.”

The Finishing TouchDonors have contributed atotal of approximately$650,000 so far for the newfurnishings. An estimated$450,000 more is needed torefurnish the rest of thelibrary. Major contributors sofar include John and PatriciaBentley, Albert and BarbaraBullier, Gary Harbison,Phillip and Jill Lighty, Sallyand Paul McCracken, Davidand Nancy Petrone, and theestate of Charlene LeFebre.

Students in the South ReadingRoom of Knight Library enjoy thebeautiful new study tables andgrouped upholstered chairs.The new furnishings were madepossible by generous donors.

Recognizing Excellence: The Solari Library Faculty FellowshipsShirien Chappell, head of the Access Services Department,and Christine L. Sundt, visual resources curator, are thesecond recipients of the Solari Library FacultyFellowships funded by Richard and Mary Corrigan Solari.

Nominated by library facultyand other UO communitymembers, Chappell and Sundtwere recognized for theiroutstanding contributions tothe library and informationtechnology profession. The2001 awards, worth $3,000each, were the first fundedthrough the Solariendowment.

Shirien Chappell’scontributions have included

consensus building, creative thinking, collectionmanagement, and collegiality. Her work with Orbis, theregional consortium of academic libraries, and thelibrary’s Intranet has been especially valuable. Asdepartment head of Access Services for more than 20years, she has provided excellent service to the library,campus, and the region.

An exhibit entitled “Making a Difference,” whichcommemorates the university’s 125th anniversary, is currentlyon display in the Knight Library’s south reading room. Someof the images and artifacts in the pictorial exhibit date back tothe turn of the century.

Since its founding in 1872, the UO has been the academichome to hundreds of talented, devoted, and determined menand women. The exhibit profiles many of these individuals,including Minora Yasui, the first Japanese-American graduateof the University Law School; renowned opera singer MadameRose McGrew; famed author Ken Kesey; and Nobel Prizewinners William Parry Murphy and Walter H. Brattain. Theexhibit tells the story of many luminaries from the UO’searliest days, individuals whose names now grace universitybuildings—Reverend Thomas Condon, Luella Clay Carson,John Wesley Johnson, and Henry Villard.

Structured around a diverse set of topics that includes law andpolitics; innovation at the UO; student life and studentactivism; and science, art, and humanities, the exhibitdisplays traditional artifacts, such as a microscope used by UO

Making a Difference: Library Hosts 125th Anniversary Exhibitbotanist Albert Sweetser in 1900, as well as more unusualitems, such as freshman and sophomore beanies worn by UOstudents in 1910.

Examples of innovative technologies developed or used at theUO are also on display, including the now-famous waffle ironand shoe molds similar to those used by Bill Bowerman andothers to produce some of the first “high-tech” running shoes,and an early recording device, a Dictaphone, used by UO staffaround 1900.

Curators for the exhibit are James Fox, director of the library’sDivision of Special Collections and University Archives, andLarry Fong, associate director of the UO Museum of Art. Mostof the exhibited items are permanently housed in the archivessection of the library’s Special Collections division, whichhelps keep the UO’s history alive and well by preserving andstoring rare and historically valuable print manuscripts, books,photographs, and other materials.

The exhibit will continue through January 2003.

Shirien Chappell

Christine Sundt

Christine Sundt has served as head of the library’s VisualResources Collection since 1985, providing high-qualityservice to all users of the collection. Her ability to solveproblems and create important collaborations have earnedher—and the UO Libraries—national recognition. She wasinstrumental in forming theVisual Resources Associationand has continued to serve theassociation in a variety ofleadership capacities. She hasalso undertaken theexceedingly difficult andimportant task of reconcilingcomplex copyright and otherintellectual property laws withfair use and general access to visual resources. She hasbecome known as someone who not only championsscholarship but who also promotes full and appropriateaccess to these materials.

The recipients of the 2002 Solari Library FacultyFellowships will be announced this fall.

For more information,contact Lisa Manotti,director, library development,(541) 346-1823,lmanotti@oregon.uoregon.edu.

Student employees throughout the UO Libraries holdpositions that benefit them both in their coursework and aftergraduation. A shining example is the Faculty InstructionalTechnology Training (FITT) Center, where paid students offerindividual consulting and training to UO faculty, staff, andgraduate teaching fellows free of charge.

Students majoring inart, journalism, andcomputer science findthat the library’sinstructionaltechnology supportpositions enable themto acquire technicalexpertise in using abroad range ofmultimedia andinstructional tools thatwill be helpful to them professionally. They also get theopportunity to sharpen their communications skills bycollaborating on projects and learning customer service,consulting, problem-solving, and training techniques.

Clients clearly benefit from the expertise of studentconsultants. Faculty and GTFs from more than 100departments have made more than 2,000 visits to the FITTCenter since it opened in summer 1999. They have learnedhow to design course web sites, improve classroompresentations, use multimedia tools, and effectively integratetechnology into teaching in many other ways.

FITT for the Real World

R E C E N T V I S I T O R C O M M E N T S

I have come here about 3–4 times . . . .The service was extraordinarily wonderful.Thank you very much!

Excellent service. I could do everything Ihad planned and went away with evenmore ideas.

The help I’ve been given here over the pastyear and a half has been extraordinary.The staff is the best. They are friendly,

knowledgeable, and very patient. Thanks.

The FITT Center is located in Media Services Room18 on the ground floor of the Knight Library. Formore information, browse the web site at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/fittc/ or call Kathy Heeremaat (541) 346-1717.

The UO Libraries’ web site sports anew look this fall, offering “one-stopshopping” search features directlyfrom the home page. The new frontpage allows users to immediatelysearch the three major categories ofthe library’s offerings—UO & OtherLibrary Catalogs, Databases andIndexes, and Guides to Resources.

“We conducted extensive usabilitystudies on our web site,” says JQJohnson, who headed up theimplementation of the library’s newdesign. “Most users wanted quickand easy search features availablewhen they first entered the site.That’s what we’ve tried to provide.”

In addition to the immediate searchfeatures, information about the libraryand library services can easily beretrieved on the home page by selectingtopics from convenient drop-downmenus. A newly upgraded sectionfocusing on library news and eventsalso appears on the top level of the site.The search pages and most first-levelpages on the library’s web site havebeen reorganized, redesigned, andreformatted for consistency and ease ofuse. Additional content and designchanges will be implemented in thecoming months.

Visit the library’s web site atlibweb.uoregon.edu/.

Library Web Site Redesign Goes Live

Library Notes is a biannual publicationof the University of Oregon Libraries.

EDITORRon Renchler

DESIGNERDavid Goodman, UO Publications

PHOTOGRAPHSTom Matney

University Archives

WRITERSKathy Heerema

Ann Baker MackLisa ManottiRon Renchler

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Mike Bellotti, the University of Oregon’s head footballcoach, has always emphasized the importance ofacademics to his players. Now, he’s walking the talk withhis own hard cash.

Bellotti and his wife, Colleen, saying they want to givesomething back to the university that has rewarded themin so many ways, have given $25,000 to UO Libraries.

Both the UO Department of Intercollegiate Athletics andthe UO College of Arts and Sciences have matched theBellottis’ gift—creating a total gift of $75,000. UniversityLibrarian Deb Carver says the Bellotti Family Fund willbe used to help UO Libraries become a leader indeveloping new technologies to support research,teaching, and access to information.

The College of Arts and Sciences’ $25,000 will be put touse immediately while the other $50,000 will be placedin an endowment. Carver hopes to grow the endowmentto $1 million or more, with contributions from otherdonors.

“This university has been loyal to me and provided mewith a great opportunity,” says Mike Bellotti, headfootball coach since 1995. “My family and I felt we wereblessed and wanted to give something back to theuniversity, both to the athletic department and to theuniversity itself. We felt the library is something used byall students, so maybe our gift could do the greatest goodthere.”

The Bellottis also are giving $50,000 to Duck athletics forthe Autzen Stadium expansion.

“Mike’s gift is one more confirmation of the kind ofperson he is,” says UO President Dave Frohnmayer. “Hebelieves the most valuable award his student-athletes cantake away from here is not a Heisman Trophy or an entryin the record books but a college education. Theuniversity gave Mike its Pioneer Award this year becausehe embodies—and demonstrates through his actions—thevalues and ideals that we strive to communicate to allour students.”

“It’s hard for me to express my excitement,” says Carver,who learned about the library gift when Bellottiannounced it unexpectedly during the May 11 dinnerwhere he received the UO’s 2002 Pioneer Award. “We’vebeen thinking for a long time that the library was in agood position to be a kind of bridge between athleticsand academics. We have been exploring ideas forworking with them more closely to help unify the

Bellotti Family Gives $25,000 to UO Libraries

Mike Bellotti, UO head football coach

campus in a meaningful way. This gift is a first steptoward that unification.”

In deciding how to spend the earnings from the newendowment, Carver says, “We started thinking about whoMike Bellotti is, what he’s done for the university.Innovation and leadership were what came to mind. Sowe’ve earmarked the fund for innovative technologies.We’ll use that money to take a leadership role not just inpurchasing new technologies but in developing themourselves.”

UO Athletic Director BillMoos says he was“impressed but notsurprised” by theBellottis’ library gift.

“Because this has beensuch an extraordinaryyear for Oregon athletics,I thought it would beappropriate to use someof the funds resultingfrom our success to matchMike’s gift,” Moos says.“All students at ouruniversity can benefit

from the library. I share with Mike the hope that ourcontributions will make a difference.”

Joe Stone, dean of the UO College of Arts and Sciences,says he decided to match the gift because “we wanted tohelp in underscoring the campus-wide importance of thelibrary and the symbolic cooperation of Coach Bellotti,Athletics, and the College of Arts and Sciences in supportof the library.”

Bellotti coached the Ducks last year to the most successfulfootball season in UO history—winning the Pacific-10championship, racking up 11 Duck wins for the first time,and whipping Colorado 38–16 in the Fiesta Bowl to earn aNo. 2 national ranking.

It’s unusual for a college football coach to make a privategift to the academic side of campus. Bellotti says he wasinfluenced by the actions of another winning footballcoach—Joe Paterno of Penn State, who has made severalcontributions to the Penn State libraries and otheracademic programs.

For information on how to contribute to the BellottiFamily Fund for UO Libraries, contact Lisa Manotti,director, library development, (541) 346-1823.