PAGE 18 A GUIDE TO PORTLAND 1) Essentially a information. But with old letters, on a trash heap. library is a collection of recorded so is a bookstore, an attic filled or a pile of last week's newspapers 2) The "winter count" kept by the Dakota Indians from 1800 to 1870 was simply a series of 71 pictures inscribed on a buffalo robe. Each picture portrayed.the most important event of a winter and it was enough of a reminder to the tribal chronicler to allow him to describe a year's history of the tribe. 3) The Associated Credit Bureau has data on over 100 million people. 4). The city is chock-full of "junior" librarians, operating covertly under such titles as Federal Information Center, Contact Center, Easter Seals,, •• We hope in this 1,2,4, or 7 part series to come in contact with different traditional and untraditional libraries, librarians, proprietors and information coordinators. There are approximately 182 public, 43 college and university, and 60 "special" libraries in the state of Oregon; in addition there are about 1200 public schools all of which have some form of library or another. Bonneville Power Administration, Library and Technical Information Services 1002 NE Holladay Street Portland, Or. 97208 234-3361 x 4445 Electrical Engineering, law, 40,000 volu~es. Public may use publications in library; inter-library loan service provided for individuals via public and academic libraries. ·xeroxing at 5¢ per page. Johannes S. Schimmelbusch, head librarian. Emanuel Hospital Hedical Library. 2801 N Gantenbein Av. Portland, Or. 97227 280-4696 2,000 medical and nursing books with some sociology and psychology. Approximately 120 medical and nursing journal subscriptions. Use by hospital employees. Others in community may not take books out but may use on site. Inter-library loan and xeroxing available. Evans Products Company, Corporate Library PO Box 3295 Portland, Or. 97208 222-5592 x 353 Business library, emphasis on building materials. Large collection of annual reports, business periodicals. Permission must be gotten. Tammy Beals, librarian. Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center 1015 NW 22nd Av. Portland, Or. 97210 229-7336 Medical books and journals. Use by staff only. Mrs. Melvina Stell, librarian. Hyster Company,Technical Information 2902 NE Clackamas Portland, Or. 97208 280-7402 Services 5,591 volumes on engineering, engineering design, metals, management, personnel, industrial engineering, welding. Also Hyster authored material, Hyster historical records and annual reports. To this date no restrictions in onsite use. Special loans. Some microfiche and viewers use in library. James Bobzien, supervisor. Multnomah County Library 801 SW lOth Ave. Portland, Or. 97205 223-7201 500,000 volumes. Special collections of US Government, Oregon state, and Oregoniana collection. In art room subject index to loose leaf picture materials, records. Circulating films, art reproductions, slides. barge collection of most local newspapers, newsletters and magazines. Foundation center reference center, with last year's tax records on all Oregon foundations and many national. Phone service; recently implemented a phone reference center, for answering reference questions within reason. University of Oregon Dental School Lihrary 611 SW Campus Drive Portland, Or. 97201 225-8822 16,000 volumes in dentistry. Availahle to dental students and dental school personnel and to practicing dentists and members of their staff throughout Oregon. Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries 1069 State Office Building Portland, Or. 97201 229- 5580 Geology of the United States, with emphasis on Oregon. US Geological survey publications, US Bureau of Mines publications, theses and dissertations on geology in Oregon. Publications may be used in office. Some may be checked out by professionals for limiterl time. Copying 10 cents a page. Oregon Historical Society 1230 SW Park Avenue Portland, Or. 97205 222-1741 50,000 bound volumes, including periodicals, Oregon and.Pacific NW history. Special collection of manuscripts (over 2 million loose sheets); accessible by "Guide to Oregon Historical Society Manuscript Holdings". Over 500,000 photographs. Microfilm collection of 750 newspapers (access: A Catalog of Microfilm collections). Open to all of college age and above, and to grade or high school students who present a note from teacher stating the subject of research and declaring they have exhausted the resources of the school and public libraries.
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