In the Spring of 2009 the Engineering Library dedicated our exhibit space to honor our donors both past and present. Following is some highlights:

Why our donors are so special

Many of the libraries at Stanford have supporters who offer materials to the collections or who volunteer time and/or money to keep the libraries functioning. We thank them for providing special support for particular library programs, endowments for materials on subjects of interest, or even funding access to basic necessities for the scholars who use Stanford’s Libraries.

In addition to special print collections left to the Engineering Library by the Rogers Engineering Company and Professors Stephen Timoshenko, Frederick Terman and Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, we also have a number of endowed funds that enhance our acquisition budget.

As we review our collections in anticipation of their move to the new engineering library, we are aware the shift to electronic formats makes the contribution of our donors less obvious. This is an attempt to recognize their ongoing generosity. We are fortunate to have many supporters, some dating back to very early in the University’s history.

Download the Exhibit Brochure

Some funds highlighted in the exhibit include: Hiroshi Herbert Nishino Memorial Fund for Acoustics and Sound Engineering Bradley W. Wyatt Memorial Fund for Civil Engineering Gordon B. & Mary L. Crary Endowed Book Fund for Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications Carl Breer Library Endowment Fund for Automotive and Vehicular Mechanical Engineering Melvin Leigh Ho Memorial Fund for Civil Engineering Philip B. Gallagher Memorial Fund for Radio Science Ralph S. Rose Fund for Civil Engineering Cecil van Asch van Wyck Endowed Book Fund for Mechanical Engineering Ralph Cather Myers Fund for General Engineering Richard and Sharron Thomas Endowed Book Fund for General Science & Engineering Clayton Sundermeyer Endowed Book Fund for Operations Research Edward Sun Ahn Endowed Book Fund for Chemical Engineering Peter T. Robustelli Jr. Book Fund for Engineering & Computer Science

In the 21st Century

The generosity of donors to the Engineering Library have made possible the collection of an outstanding research book collection for the use of students and scholars, but that is only the most visible result of their uses. In recent years these endowed funds have allowed experimentation and expansion into new areas of research materials that would probably not have been possible without these donations. Some recent acquisitions demonstrate the diversity of their uses.

• Knovel—Online Science and Technology Handbooks
• Hunter Rouse Mechanics of Fluids DVD set
• CINDAS Materials & Structural Metals Databases
• Institution of Civil Engineering Archive of papers and journals
• World Scientific Electronic books on Environmental Science
• Elsevier Electronics books on Energy
• Water Intelligence Online Library of books and journals
• Materials Research Society Online Library
• Morgan and Claypool Synthesis Lecture Collection
• ASM Biomedical Collection
• Safari Technical Books Online
• World Scientific E-books on Engineering, Environment Science and Materials
• HFES—Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Collection

To learn more you can download our brochure about our donors. If you're interested in giving to the Engineering Library contact the Library Development Office at 650-723-3866 or visit their website.

Exhibit Posters

From Left to Right in Exhibit Case:

• Poster showing recent electronic acquisitions using donor funds
  
• Poster with Breer, Wyatt, and Gallagher Funds
  
• Poster with Ho, Nishino, and Crary Funds
  

Exhibit Photos

Exhibit case


Books with donor plates


Commemorative plate from the Airflow Club of America (Carl Breer Library Endowment Fund)