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About the Library:
The Science Library opened in 2001 in its present location, in the middle of the Oberlin College Science Center. The science collections have a much longer history, dating from the college founding in 1833 and housed in a number of different facilities over the years - most recently, the branch libraries in the Kettering Hall of Science (for chemistry, biology, geology and neuroscience) and a smaller reading room in Wright Hall of Physics (for physics and astronomy). A short history of the development of science collections at Oberlin College is presented in Ricker, A. S. (1992). The Kettering Library and Other Science Collections at Oberlin College. Science & Technology Libraries 12(3), 71-85. 10.1300/J122v12n03_08
The precise location of the former science library (see image below) is now a large expanse of lawn. The old physics reading room became an equipment storage area, in order to make room for the new lecture hall on the top floor of Wright Hall.
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Address: 119 Woodland St., Oberlin OH 44074
Phone: 440-775-8310
The Science Library opened in 2001 in its present location, in the middle of the Oberlin College Science Center. The science collections have a much longer history, dating from the college founding in 1833 and housed in a number of different facilities over the years - most recently, the branch libraries in the Kettering Hall of Science (for chemistry, biology, geology and neuroscience) and a smaller reading room in Wright Hall of Physics (for physics and astronomy). A short history of the development of science collections at Oberlin College is presented in Ricker, A. S. (1992). The Kettering Library and Other Science Collections at Oberlin College. Science & Technology Libraries 12(3), 71-85. 10.1300/J122v12n03_08
The precise location of the former science library (see image below) is now a large expanse of lawn. The old physics reading room became an equipment storage area, in order to make room for the new lecture hall on the top floor of Wright Hall.
Address: 119 Woodland St., Oberlin OH 44074
Phone: 440-775-8310
| Aerial view of the science center under construction, looking east, Oct. 2001. The north section was essentially complete, with the science library and Dye Lecture Hall (orginally called West Lecture Hall) operational on the ground floor, and the chemistry department occupying the two floors above. Work continued around the site for another 10 months, followed by landscaping. North is on the left in this photo. |
