The Design Library is a major center for art and architectural information in the Pacific Northwest. Occupying three floors of Lawrence Hall, the library's unique spaces and seating arrangements provide a welcoming environment for its users. A hallmark of the Design Library is a two-story reading room named after Marion Dean Ross, whose bequest has enabled the development of a rich collection of r
are architectural history books. The Design Library's collections primarily support the diverse academic programs associated with the College of Design. In addition to the library's 84,000 bound volumes, holdings include architectural drawings, photographs, electronic resources, and theses and terminal project reports. The Library also holds about 2,700 periodical titles including approximately 350 current subscriptions. Complementing the Design Library collection are more than 23,000 art and architecture volumes in Knight Library and approximately 12,000 volumes in the UO Portland Library and Learning Commons. Important collections of architectural archives and drawings are housed in the UO Libraries' Special Collections & University Archives. Administratively, the Design Library is a department consisting of two units, the Design library proper and the Visual Resources Collection (VRC).
