John M. Pfau Library

The John M. Pfau Library is the library on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino in San Bernardino, California, United States. It is named after the founding president of the university, Dr. John Martin Pfau. It has two sections totaling 294,000 square feet.[1]

John M. Pfau Library
John M. Pfau Library
CountryUnited States
TypeAcademic library
ScopeResearch
Established1965
LocationUniversity District, San Bernardino, California
Branches1 (Helene A. Hixon Information Center, Palm Desert Campus)
Collection
Size750,000 books; 21,000 electronic journals
Access and use
MembersCSU San Bernardino faculty, staff, and students as well as community members
Other information
DirectorCesar Caballero
Websitehttp://www.lib.csusb.edu/

The first library director, Arthur E. Nelson, was appointed by Dr. Pfau in 1963. Nelson began accumulating materials in a local warehouse and by 1965 had 50,000 books to move into Sierra Hall, one of the first (multipurpose) buildings on the campus. In 1968, construction began on the current library building which was occupied in 1971. Later on, a new wing was added which was completed in 1994.[2]

References

  1. About the Library: Library Historic Data Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "History of the Pfau Library". The John M. Pfau Library. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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