Jump to content

Pepperdine Libraries

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Corypepperdine (talk | contribs) at 22:05, 21 April 2016 (→Services, Special Collections and Archives). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Payson Library

Pepperdine University Libraries (PUL) is the collective name for all of Pepperdine University’s academic libraries. PUL has a collection of over 1 million physical books and periodicals, 1.5 million full-text articles via 150 electronic databases[1], rare books[2], and a

digital press[3]. The main branch, Payson Library, is home to PUL’s Special Collections, with collections such as the Malibu Historical Collection[4], the John Mazza historic Surfboard Collection, and the Churches of Christ Heritage Center[5].

PUL has a presence at five of Pepperdine’s California campuses, including Seaver College (Payson Library), Drescher, West Los Angeles, Irvine, and Encino[6]; there are also libraries located at Pepperdine’s international sites in Buenos Aires, Florence, Heidelberg, Lausanne, London, and Shanghai[7].

History

George Pepperdine founded Pepperdine College, located on South Vermount and 78th Street in South Central Los Angeles, in 1937[8]. The original library, known as the Pepperdine College Library,

opened in the summer of 1939[9]. The college moved its campus to Malibu, having been offered 138 acres of land from the Adamson-Rindge family[10]. The Malibu campus began construction on April 13, 1971[10], and Payson Library, the main branch of five Pepperdine University Library (PUL) branches in Southern California, was built in the early 1970s thanks to a $4-million-dollar donation from Joan Whitney Payson[10], majority owner of the New York Mets from 1962 until 1975, and her husband, Charles Shipman Payson.

In 1984, Pepperdine launched “The Wave of Excellence” campaign, which provided funding for Payson Library to accommodate computers and the construction of a new entrance. The library building that resulted from that campaign is the building students and faculty know today[11].

Collections

PUL has the following holdings:

  • Book volumes: 350,467
  • Periodicals: 1,515
  • Music scores: 3,287[12]

List of Libraries

Services, Special Collections and Archives

Pepperdine University Libraries has a variety of services common to libraries. PUL manages and maintains InfoGuides, the library’s instance of the SpringShare software, LibGuides, which provide useful resources for various subjects, classes, and fields of study.[13] Study Rooms are also available for students, which can be reserved online.[14] The library also has course reserves, with a variety of resources available for students to use.[15] PUL also lends out Mac and PC laptops for students to use to complete work, and are available for 24 hours. In addition to print materials, PUL has access to thousands of electronic resources, including databases, journals and newspapers, eBooks, and streaming videos and music.[16] For materials not available in PUL’s collection, Interlibrary Loan services are available to obtain these items.[17]

Other services include:

  • Reference help via text, email, and chat
  • Tutoring for writing and speech
  • Computers with latest Adobe Creative software
  • Lectures, book-signings, workshops, exhibitions, and other community events
  • "Digital Learning Lab" for information literacy courses[1]

Throughout their six California branches, PUL has a total of 19 librarians and 14 full-time staff members. The Dean of Libraries is Mark Roosa.

Special Collections

PUL also has rare and special collections that provide a unique experience to its patrons. The John Mazza Surfboard Collection has over two dozen surfboards, ranging in styles and lengths.[18] One notable board includes the “Gidget” board, which was shaped by Dale Velzy and used in both the Gidget 1959 film and 1965 television series; the board is signed by Velzy, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman (whose diaries inspired the character Gidget), and Sally Field, who played Gidget in the television series.[19]

In celebration of its 75th year, Pepperdine acquired a “Heritage edition” of the St. John’s Bible, the “first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press.”[20] The collection has been used “ with the goal of integrating the Bible into the academic and spiritual life of our community.”[21]

Churches of Christ Heritage Center

Pepperdine University is affiliated with the Churches of Christ, and Payson Library has an expansive collection of materials relating to the congregation, known as Churches of Christ Heritage Center. The collection, curated and directed by Jerry Rushford, contains materials related to the “Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and the Churches of Christ.”[22]

The Churches of Christ Heritage Center is a repository of books, documents, photographs, religious periodicals, congregational histories, biographical studies, archival materials and artifacts of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and the Churches of Christ. The Heritage Center is dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of these materials and to the promotion of research of this religious movement.

Scholarly attention to the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement makes the work of the Heritage Center vital to the self-understanding of Churches of Christ and the understanding others have of this movement. The Heritage Center also performs an essential role in support of the mission of Pepperdine University as it seeks to preserve and strengthen the University's historic ties to Churches of Christ.[22]

The Heritage Center will continue to solicit materials—especially out-of-print books, unique photographs, and rare archival items—on the history of Churches of Christ and the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement as part of its ongoing mission.[22]

Archives

The University Archives “collects historic archival materials related to the history of Malibu, the University, the Churches of Christ, film and television, and other areas.”[23] The Malibu Historical Collection focuses on materials relating  the history and heritage of Malibu, including historical books, local newspapers like Malibu Surfside News and The Malibu Times, and the papers of the Adamson and Rindge family, who helped to establish Malibu.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pepperdine university facts brochure 2014 15". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ^ "Rare Book Collections | Special CollectionsUniversity Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine Digital Commons | Pepperdine University Research". digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  4. ^ "Special Collections University Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  5. ^ "Churches of Christ Heritage Center | Special CollectionsUniversity Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  6. ^ "Library Hours | Pepperdine University Libraries". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  7. ^ "International Programs | Pepperdine University Libraries". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  8. ^ "Miracle at Malibu Materialized  ‹ Pepperdine Graphic". pepperdine-graphic.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 31 (help)
  9. ^ "Pepperdine College Library, 1939 :: University Archives Photograph Collection". pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  10. ^ a b c Rushford, Jerry (1987). Crest of a Golden Wave. Malibu, California: Pepperdine University Press. pp. 111, 165. ISBN 0-932612-18-0.
  11. ^ "Pepperdine University Wave of Excellence Campaign :: Historic Pepperdine Films". pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  12. ^ American Library Directory 2015-2016 68th Edition. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. pp. 179–180. ISBN 9781573875042.
  13. ^ "Home - InfoGuides at Pepperdine University". infoguides.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  14. ^ "Study Rooms | Policies | Pepperdine University Libraries". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  15. ^ Bryant, Sally. "InfoGuides: Course Reserves -Spring 2016: Home". infoguides.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  16. ^ Parang, Elizabeth. "InfoGuides: Databases and E-Resources By Subject: Find Databases". infoguides.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  17. ^ "Resources for Students | Pepperdine University Libraries". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  18. ^ "Pepperdine Digital Collections". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  19. ^ "'Gidget' surfboard shaped by Dale Velzy :: John Mazza Historic Surfboard Collection". pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  20. ^ "The Saint John's Bible". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  21. ^ "Saint John's Bible | Special CollectionsUniversity Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  22. ^ a b c "Churches of Christ Heritage Center | Special CollectionsUniversity Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  23. ^ "Archival Collections | Special CollectionsUniversity Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  24. ^ "Special Collections University Libraries | Pepperdine University". library.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Pepperdine_Libraries&oldid=716459599"