Doe Memorial Library
Encyclopedia
The Doe Memorial Library is the main library
of the UC Berkeley Library System
on the UC Berkeley campus. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who was persuaded by the then President of the University of California, Benjamin Ide Wheeler
, in 1904 to bequeath funds for its construction. It is located adjacent to the Bancroft Library
. In 1900, Emile Benard
won an architectural competition for the design of the library, and the Classical Revival style library was completed in 1911. The Doe Library houses both the Undergraduate and Gardner (Main) Stacks collections. Each semester, the week prior to and during finals, Doe library is open 24 hours in order to provide a safe study hall for the student body.
Libraries by means of an underground hallway, this is the only way to enter the Main Stacks after hours.
Within the bookshelves of the Gardner Main Stacks one may find numerous study spaces such as carrels and tables with electrical outlets and wireless network access for student use. This is one of the most popular locations on campus for student study hall.
Prior to the construction of the main stacks, books were held in an eight story structure inside the main building. Called the Doe Core, this space has been used for temporary libraries displaced under seismic retrofitting on the Berkeley campus. Doe Core is 70 feet tall and is illuminated with street lights. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/give/bene57/chemistry.html
Back-To-School Catalogue. The North Reading Room inside the Doe Library was also featured in 2007 online advertisements for Apple Inc. The library and its name appeared in the January 7, 2011 Nukees
comic strip.
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
of the UC Berkeley Library System
University of California, Berkeley Library System
The University of California, Berkeley's 32 constituent and affiliated libraries together make it the fourth largest university library by number of volumes in the United States, surpassed only by the libraries of Harvard, Yale, and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign...
on the UC Berkeley campus. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who was persuaded by the then President of the University of California, Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919.-Biography:...
, in 1904 to bequeath funds for its construction. It is located adjacent to the Bancroft Library
Bancroft Library
The Bancroft Library is the primary special collections library of the University of California, Berkeley. It was acquired as a gift/purchase from its founder, Hubert Howe Bancroft, with the proviso that it retain the name Bancroft Library in perpetuity...
. In 1900, Emile Benard
Émile Bénard
Henri Jean Émile Bénard , was a French architect and painter. Trained at the Beaux-Arts, Bénard was the winner of The Phoebe Hearst International Architectural Competition and the Berkeley Campus in 1899 with his project "Roma." The competition and his design led to the current University of...
won an architectural competition for the design of the library, and the Classical Revival style library was completed in 1911. The Doe Library houses both the Undergraduate and Gardner (Main) Stacks collections. Each semester, the week prior to and during finals, Doe library is open 24 hours in order to provide a safe study hall for the student body.
Gardner (Main) Stacks Collection
The Gardner Collection, acquiring its namesake from the 15th President of the University of California David P. Gardner, is a four-story underground structure consisting of 52 miles of bookshelves, housing some of the University's most prized collections. The Main Stacks were constructed in 1997 with four large skylights to allow for natural lighting of the underground structure. The Gardner Main Stacks connect the Doe and MoffittMoffitt Library
Moffitt Library is UC Berkeley's undergraduate library. It was named after James K. Moffitt.Moffitt Library used to have a two-week check out period for patrons regardless of status. Due to a new catalogue system and restructuring, however, many books can now be checked out under the same...
Libraries by means of an underground hallway, this is the only way to enter the Main Stacks after hours.
Within the bookshelves of the Gardner Main Stacks one may find numerous study spaces such as carrels and tables with electrical outlets and wireless network access for student use. This is one of the most popular locations on campus for student study hall.
Prior to the construction of the main stacks, books were held in an eight story structure inside the main building. Called the Doe Core, this space has been used for temporary libraries displaced under seismic retrofitting on the Berkeley campus. Doe Core is 70 feet tall and is illuminated with street lights. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/give/bene57/chemistry.html
Library Access
The main reading room is open to the public. To access the main stacks, however, a valid student identification card from UC Berkeley (or another participating institution) is required. California residents with proof of residency may also purchase a library card in order to gain access to the Main Gardner Stacks. Access to some of the rooms, such as 308, is restricted to faculty and graduate students.Libraries, collections and services
- Art History/Classics Library
- Data Lab
- Government Information
- Graduate Services
- Morrison Library
- Newspapers & Microforms
- Reference & Instruction
- Current Periodicals
- South/Southeast Asia Library
- Study spaces
Popular culture
The Doe Library was featured in the 2000 Abercrombie & FitchAbercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
Back-To-School Catalogue. The North Reading Room inside the Doe Library was also featured in 2007 online advertisements for Apple Inc. The library and its name appeared in the January 7, 2011 Nukees
Nukees
Nukees is a webcomic by Darren "Gav" Bleuel which focuses on the lives of a group of graduate students in the department of nuclear engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. The strip began on January 21, 1997, and although the author completed his nuclear engineering Ph.D...
comic strip.