[Libs-Or] State Library Centennial - 2005

[Ernest Perez]

STATE LIBRARY CENTENNIAL PREPARATIONS

Dear Oregon Library Community,

The State Library will celebrate its Centennial in 2005. OSL staffers are 
busy doing background research in preparation for the Centennial. We're 
finding and assembling historic information, copies of vintage photographs 
and publications, details about early Legislative support, about the 
construction of the State Library building in 1936, early State Librarians, 
etc. We'll evaluate the material and create suitable displays.

An early and major goal of the State Library was to support and nurture the 
establishment of library service across Oregon. As much as possible, we 
want to include photographs and visual images giving an indication of what 
Oregon library life was like in the early 20th century.

We invite all Oregon public libraries to share graphic file scans of 
historic photographs or other visual images relating to their libraries 
from the period of roughly 1900-1930. To make this a minimal expense, we 
request scanned image graphic files ***(Details given below).

Such graphics might include photos of your early or "new" (at that time) 
library buildings, the construction phase, ribbon-cuttings or dedications, 
etc. We'd also very much like to see interior photographs showing library 
activity. This would cover scenes like library/patron interactions, 
shelving books, the circulation desk,  library cataloging or processing, 
meetings in the library building, library board photos, staff groups, staff 
members, and so on.,

If you're not able to produced scanned image copies in the library, there 
should be many sources near at hand in your community to get this done. 
Many parent institutional offices will have suitable scanner equipment, and 
many private individuals also own suitable scanning equipment. The scanning 
will involve little or no cost, and as a side benefit, you'll be able to 
produce multiple print copies of the images for your own library.

*** FORMAT - We request copies in the following formats, of quality 
sufficient to produce good quality display images.
    * Halftone or photographic images - .JPG format, at 300 dpi, 
resolution, in either B&W or color, depending upon the original image.
    * Monotone images, printing, engraving, or line drawings - .GIF format, 
at 300 dpi resolution.

SUBMITTAL - Please use this as a guide for submitting your images.
    * Please e-mail copies of your photographs or images to 
alice.k.stewart at state.or.us. (Questions to Alice Stewart, 503-378-4243, ext 
234.)
    * Use the consistent filename format of 
<libraryname><number><dot><fileformat> -
     Examples: salem-pl3.JPG, roseburg-lib7.GIF, multnomah county library11.JPG
    * Provide a good description or identification of the subject, for 
captioning purposes.
    * Please include the correct text of any credit or courtesy statement.
         Examples: "Permission granted by XYZ Public Library," "Photo 
courtesy of Benjamin Parker Family," etc.
    * Please be sure to cross-reference the description/identification  to 
the appropriate graphic file name.

We hope that this effort results in a good compilation of  "Oregon library 
history" photographs and images. This collection can be shared in many ways 
with all Oregonians during our Centennial. Many thanks for your interest 
and help.

Cheers,
--ernest perez, ph.d.
Group Leader, Govt. Research & Electronic Services
Oregon State Library
503-378-4243, xt 257