Type Academic library Location Northridge, CA Budget $7,756,882 Phone +1 818-677-2285 | Established October 1973 Size 1,106,611 books Opened 24 October 1973 Architect Leo A. Daly | |
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Items collected 1,390,052 total volumes Address 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, USA Hours Open today · 7:45AM–12AMTuesday7:45AM–12AMWednesday7:45AM–12AMThursday7:45AM–12AMFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)7:45AM–5PMHours might differSaturday11AM–5PMSunday12–8PMMonday7:45AM–12AMSuggest an edit Similar James Oviatt Building, Valley Performing Arts Center, Cicada Restaurant, Mission San Fernando, Vasquez Rocks Profiles | ||
The Oviatt Library (Delmar T. Oviatt Library) serves the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) campus, located in Northridge district of the northern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. The library is named for Delmar T. Oviatt, instrumental in the founding of San Fernando Valley State College, CSUN's predecessor.
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History
Original construction of the library was in two phases. The first phase was opened on October 24, 1973. The second, completed in 1991, nearly doubled the size with additional east and west wings. Both phases were designed by the architect Leo A. Daly. The 1994 Northridge earthquake badly damaged the building forcing the library to close. The original 'phase one building' re-opened later in 1994. The 'second phase wings' needed demolishing and reconstruction, and re-opened in 2000.
Services and collections
The California State University, Northridge's Oviatt Library provides educational, cultural and information services and resources to the students and faculty. Its primary mission is to: support and supplement classroom and independent learning; facilitate student and faculty research; and provide students with lifelong skills in identifying, locating, evaluating and synchronizing information.
All library materials are housed in the Delmar T. Oviatt Library building, a 234,712-square-foot (21,805.5 m2) state-of-the-art facility. Of note is the Learning Commons, the Creative Media Studio, 4 computer equipped library instruction labs, and over 200 computer workstations devoted to library information resources. There are over 2,500 seats for in house study. During Fall and Spring semesters, the building is open 90 hours a week.
The Oviatt Library has a physical collection containing 1.3 million print volumes, of which over one million are books, and over 249,000 bound periodical volumes. The Library subscribes to over 84,000 online journals, 200 online databases, and approximately 500,000 e-books. The microform collection contains 3.1 million pieces. There are over 14,000 sound recordings, and over 60,000 film and video recordings. A special focus is the San Fernando Valley History Collection digital archives.
Collection statistics
Oviatt Library Collections - 2015-2016