Malcolm A. Love Library (commonly referred to as University Library) is an

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San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...

(SDSU). The library first opened in 1971. It is named after former university president Malcolm A. Love.

Library addition

The University Library was expanded with the opening of ''The Info Dome'' in 1996, and completion of "Manchester Hall", a two-story underground addition to the library, includes a state-of-the-art Media Center, 24/7 Study Area, and two electronic classrooms.SDSU's Love Library Reaches for Excellence (updated Nov. 9, 2004)
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Services

National Center for the Study of Children's Literature

In cooperation with SDSU's Department of English and Comparative Literature, the Library is the home to th
National Center for the Study of Children's Literature
which received a $1 million gift donation by way of the Christopher D. and Karen Sickels Endowment for Special Collection in Children's Literature.

Federal Depository Library

The Library has been a selective depository

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since 1962, receiving most of the items distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office through its Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

State Depository Library

The Library is a complete depository library with the

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Map library

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Map Collection
' The Library's Map Collection, consists of over 135,000 sheet maps and more than 1,000 atlases and gazetteers. The collection is worldwide in scope, with an emphasis on

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, the

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, and

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. The collection has general, worldwide topographical, nautical, and aeronautical coverage. Most of the collection dates from 1945 to the present.

Special Collections

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Special Collections and University Archives
' The Library's Special Collections and University Archives houses rare, fine, unique, and valuable books, periodicals, manuscripts, and documents which require security and care in handling. Other valuable historical items such as photographs, prints, postcards, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and oral histories are also held in Special Collections. * Art collection * Center for Regional History

Murals

*''NRA Packages'', a mural painted in 1936 by Genevieve Burgeson Bredo, and for many years thought lost, has been restored and is on display at the foot of the Library Addition stairs. The mural was discovered in 2004 behind ceiling tiles inside SDSU's Hardy Memorial Tower, which was part of the university's first library. Painted in a variety of media, it portrays three men unloading National Recovery Act (NRA) packages from a van near San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood. *A second, larger mural, George Sorenson's ''San Diego Industry'', was also restored and relocated from Hardy Tower to the Library Addition. This mural depicts the successive stages of tuna fishing and canning, along with the multi-ethnic work force involved in that industry. **Se
Uncovering Local Art and Industry: The Discovery of Hidden WPA-Era Murals at San Diego State University (SDSU Occasional Archeological Paper Series)
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Namesake

Dr. Malcolm A. Love, Ph.D., was the fourth (4th) President of San Diego State University (SDSU), serving from 1952 to 1971. Prior to his Presidency, Dr. Love was President of the University of Nevada for two (2) years.Special Collections and University Archives: Malcolm A. Love Papers, 1937-1971
/ref> During his nineteen (19) years as President of SDSU, he was able to transform the institution from a teacher's college into a university. In 1966, the

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named Dr. Love one of the best college Presidents in the country. With the extraordinary growth of students, faculty and facilities, there were plans for new library to be named in honor of Dr. Love. The Library was dedicated to Dr. Love in May 1971. :See
N.Y Times obituary for Dr. Malcolm A. Love, Ph.D.
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Other ''Libraries'' at San Diego State University

Other unofficial libraries on the SDSU campus include: * Cross-Cultural Center Library * Science: *
Edwin C. Allison Center for Historical Science (Geology Library, research center, and collections)
** Physics Library * Business: ** Entrepreneurial Management Center (EMC Resource Library) * Art, Music & Dance: *
Audio-Visual Library
** Slide Library * Career counseling: ** Career Center Library ** Career Resource Library * Student services: ** Test Library * Instructional services: ** The ITS Media Center collection has been transferred to the Library & Information Access

References

External links

Library website
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