Ode­gaard Under­grad­u­ate Library, 40 & Fabulous

The Ode­gaard Under­grad­u­ate Library is one of the largest under­grad­u­ate libraries in the coun­try. The vision of Charles Ode­gaard, for­mer pres­i­dent of the Uni­ver­sity of Wash­ing­ton (1958–1973), the under­grad­u­ate library was built in 1972 to be the pri­mary cen­ter on cam­pus for under­grad­u­ate learn­ing and research. Today it is a place of strong com­mu­nity and col­lab­o­ra­tion for teach­ing and a rich learn­ing envi­ron­ment for stu­dents and faculty.

A Place for Stu­dents
• Open 24 hours, Sun­day – Thurs­day
• More than 2.5 mil­lion library vis­its in 2011
Study­ing alone, using a com­puter and work­ing in a group were the top three activ­i­ties in 2011
• Wire­less con­nec­tiv­ity on all floors
• Six­teen group study rooms with white­boards and screens
• Silent study on the third floor
• Largest aca­d­e­mic col­lec­tion of DVDs, CDs and videos in the North­west
• In-person con­sul­ta­tion and assis­tance with librar­i­ans and tech­ni­cal spe­cial­ists
• Online 24-hour chat with a librar­ian: www.lib.washington.edu/about/contacts.html
• Writ­ing help at Ode­gaard Writ­ing and Research Cen­ter: depts.washington.edu/owrc
• Advanced tech­nolo­gies: stu­dios for sound and video edit­ing, dig­i­tal pre­sen­ta­tions, col­lab­o­ra­tive pro­duc­tion, and video con­fer­enc­ing
• Uni­ver­sity Book Store branch with sup­plies, tech­nol­ogy acces­sories, gifts, and books
• Active pro­gram of exhibits and displays

A Place for Instruc­tors and Fac­ulty
• Com­puter class­room for hands-on instruc­tion
• Sup­ported elec­tronic reserves pro­gram
• Active instruc­tional pro­gram tai­lored to under­grad­u­ate courses
• Work­shops, con­sul­ta­tion, and online tools: catalyst.washington.edu/help/index.html

A Place for Learn­ing and Under­grad­u­ate Research
• Ode­gaard Learn­ing Com­mons, a 400+-seat com­puter lab, the largest on cam­pus
• 45 mul­ti­me­dia sta­tions with a media col­lec­tion of over 70,000 items
• Course reserve mate­ri­als for hun­dreds of classes each quar­ter
• Books and peri­od­i­cals sup­port­ing the under­grad­u­ate cur­ricu­lum, as well as spe­cial­ized col­lec­tions of English-as-a-Second-Language, Study Abroad and Good Reads
• Online data­bases for cur­ricu­lum and research: www.lib.washington.edu/types/databases/
• Library Research Award for Under­grad­u­ates: www.lib.washington.edu/researchaward/