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In 1898, the university Senate appointed James Waddell Tupper as the University of Western Ontario's first University Librarian.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1918, <a href="/wiki/John_Davis_Barnett" title="John Davis Barnett">John Davis Barnett</a> founded the Western Libraries collection with a donation of 40,000 books from his personal library.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before this donation, the collection held less than 1000 different works.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Western Libraries has since grown to include eight locations, which are the D. B. Weldon Library, the Allyn and Betty Taylor Library, the C. B. Johnston Library, the Education Library, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, the Music Library, the Archives and Research Collections Centre, and the Map and Data Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Across these locations the library collection contains over 11 million print and electronic items with an additional 60,000+ items added each year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="D.B._Weldon_Library">D.B. Weldon Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: D.B. Weldon Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The D. B. Weldon Library (commonly shortened to "Weldon") is the largest <a href="/wiki/Academic_library" title="Academic library">academic library</a> on the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario" title="University of Western Ontario">University of Western Ontario</a> campus in <a href="/wiki/London,_Ontario" title="London, Ontario">London, Ontario</a>, Canada, and one of the largest academic libraries in the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonel_D._B._Weldon">Colonel D. B. Weldon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Colonel D. B. Weldon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The library is named after Colonel Douglas Black Weldon, who fought in the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> and commanded the London Regiment of <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Highland_Fusiliers_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada">the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. He served on the university's Board of Governors from 1946 to 1967, and his son David Black Weldon<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was Chancellor of the university from 1984 to 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Regiment_Museum" title="Royal Canadian Regiment Museum">Royal Canadian Regiment Museum</a> in London is also named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg/220px-Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg/330px-Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg/440px-Weldon_Library_post_revitalization.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Interior of Weldon Library after revitilization project renovations</figcaption></figure><p> The building itself is "modernist" and "angular", an example of the "new, sharply-planed <a href="/wiki/Brutalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Brutalism">brutalism</a>" typical of buildings constructed on campus during the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Construction broke ground in 1968 and opened on June 1, 1972. It was a joint design by architects <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_E._Murphy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ronald E. Murphy (page does not exist)">Ronald E. Murphy</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Andrews_(architect)" title="John Andrews (architect)">John Andrews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Murphy designed other buildings on Western's campus including <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_College_(University_of_Western_Ontario)" title="Middlesex College (University of Western Ontario)">Middlesex College</a>, Alumni Hall and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Engineering_Building" title="Spencer Engineering Building">Spencer Engineering Building</a>. </p><p>It underwent renovations in 1997-1998, 2006–2007, and 2008–2011.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2023, the library was redesigned by architecture firm <a href="/wiki/Perkins%26Will" title="Perkins&Will">Perkins&Will</a> and opened following a $15 million renovation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collections">Collections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Conquer_those_stacks_(9484392207).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg/220px-Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg/330px-Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg/440px-Conquer_those_stacks_%289484392207%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3191" data-file-height="2393" /></a><figcaption>Stacks at the Weldon Library</figcaption></figure> <p>Weldon Library serves the faculties of Arts & Humanities, Information & Media Studies and Social Science. Highlights of the collection include materials in the Government Publications Research Collection and an extensive collection of research materials on microfilm and microfiche.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The library has approximately 9 million items<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in print and on microfilm, making it the fourth-largest academic library in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university archives are also located in the library, along with other special archives, including the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Tire" title="Canadian Tire">Canadian Tire</a> Heritage Collection, and the J.J. Talman Regional Collection, which archives material from throughout <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Ontario" title="Southwestern Ontario">southwestern Ontario</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ground floor contains periodicals and microfilm, and the first floor, where the entrance is located, contains circulation and research desks, as well as archives of government publications. The second through fifth floors contain the main collection of books, as well as reading and study areas.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pride_Library">Pride Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pride Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pride-window.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Pride-window.jpg/179px-Pride-window.jpg" decoding="async" width="179" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Pride-window.jpg/268px-Pride-window.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Pride-window.jpg/358px-Pride-window.jpg 2x" data-file-width="552" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stained-glass_window" class="mw-redirect" title="Stained-glass window">Stained-glass window</a> at the Pride Library, Artist: Lynette Richards.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Pride Library is a collection of over 6,000 books, periodicals, and audio-visual resources by and about <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> people housed within the D.B. Weldon Library. The library is the first official queer resource centre at a Canadian university.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="A secondary, independent source indicating the how the conclusion was drawn would be more appropriate. (May 2020)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Since its founding in the Faculty of Arts in the late 1990s, The Pride Library has grown with the support of donors, volunteers, faculty, and administrators. </p><p>Subjects include the <a href="/wiki/Gay_liberation" title="Gay liberation">gay liberation</a> movement, gay and lesbian literary history, <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">coming out</a>, women's health and safety, <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobia</a>, bisexuality, trans life, <a href="/wiki/Pornography" title="Pornography">pornography</a>, censorship, and <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>. Also included in the collection are early sexology works, homophobic classics, and <a href="/wiki/Gay_pulp_fiction" title="Gay pulp fiction">queer pulps</a> from the 1950s and 1960s. </p><p>The Pride Library was founded by Professor James Miller in his office in 1997. In the summer of 2005, it was relocated on the main floor of the Weldon Library and officially reopened on February 14, 2006. A donation of $50,000 from the university administration in the spring of 2006 covered the renovation of the new space and the conversion of the catalogued books into a circulating collection.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stained_glass_window">Stained glass window</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stained glass window"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The front of the Pride Library is decorated with a <a href="/wiki/Stained-glass_window" class="mw-redirect" title="Stained-glass window">stained-glass window</a>. The window celebrates and commemorates 135 influential gay and lesbian authors. It was designed and constructed by <a href="/wiki/London,_Ontario" title="London, Ontario">London, Ontario</a> artist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynette_Richards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lynette Richards (page does not exist)">Lynette Richards</a> and consists of the Pride Library logo amid a list of some of history's most influential queer authors. The Pride Library logo contains a series of shelved books, coloured with the spectrum of the rainbow, supported by the logo of the now-disbanded Homophile Association of London Ontario (HALO), which has made significant contributions to the Pride Library. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Allyn_and_Betty_Taylor_Library">Allyn and Betty Taylor Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Allyn and Betty Taylor Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library is the second-largest <a href="/wiki/Academic_library" title="Academic library">academic library</a> on the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Western_Ontario" title="University of Western Ontario">University of Western Ontario</a> campus. It serves the faculties of Engineering, Science, Health Sciences and the <a href="/wiki/Schulich_School_of_Medicine_%26_Dentistry" class="mw-redirect" title="Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry">Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library was officially opened on November 22, 1991, with the design and construction of the new library funded through the Renaissance Campaign (1989 –1994). At the time of the Library's opening, Allyn Taylor (Western's Chancellor from 1976 to 1980) was quoted as saying: "My long association with Western is very close to my heart. Betty and I are proud and thankful indeed to have our names linked with this fine, new library, and can only say how grateful we are to the anonymous benefactor responsible." The $11.8 million three-floor addition to the north side of the Natural Sciences Building had a total seating capacity of 1,000 in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Layout">Layout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Layout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main floor (M) contains the service desk, study rooms, as well as many large study tables, and is considered a "normal conversation area". The two lower floors, Ground (G), and Lower Ground (LG) contain upwards of one hundred study cubicles for quiet study, and is considered a "silent area". There are also six floors (S1-S6), which are known collectively as "the stacks", and house the majority of the print collection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Study_Spaces">Study Spaces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Study Spaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Collaborative learning spaces are ideal for preparing presentations, assignments, reciting presentations or studying independently. All areas are AODA compliant. Media Rooms and Media Tables are bookable by the Western community and are equipped with various techniques to facilitate collaboration, including multi-view display screens, adaptors, and projectors.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_Library">Music Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Music Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Music Library is situated in Talbot College, its primary users are associated with the Don Wright Faculty of Music. As of 2008, the library possessed 67,471 scores, 25,600 LPs, 26,000 CDs, 31,460 books, 11,610 microforms (fiche, film and microcards), 2,600 rare books, scores, and libretti, 600 current periodicals and 402 videos. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lib.uwo.ca/taylor/">Allyn and Betty Taylor Library</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190902123507/https://www.lib.uwo.ca/">Western Libraries</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uwo.ca/pridelib/">Pride Library Website</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Libraries&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGwynne-Timothy1978" class="citation book cs1">Gwynne-Timothy, John R W (1978). <i>Western's first century</i>. 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