| 1881 |
Founding of Marquette College at 10th and State Streets |
| 1883 |
Reading Room established in college building |
| 1900 |
College library and gymnasium installed in former Holy Name Parochial School building on
10th St. |
| 1906-08 |
Marquette College re-charters as a university. Medical and Dental School libraries established. |
| 1907 |
Marquette University opens its academic year in new quarters in Johnston Hall. Library moves
into quarters on the main floor. |
| 1908 |
Law School and Engineering College established. Corresponding libraries established. |
| 1910 |
Schools of Business and Journalism established. |
| 1922 |
Graduate School established. |
| 1925 |
Library reorganization planned under the new Marquette Bureau of Information and Statistics
(Irma Hochstein, Director). |
| 1926-30 |
Cataloging with the Dewey Decimal system initiated with assistance from UW Library School
and student field workers. Consolidation of departmental collections in new Johnston Hall Library,
Room 207. |
| 1928 |
First " trained" librarian, Mary M. Marshall begins work. |
| 1929 |
First cataloger, Marie Scheie begins work. |
| 1930-45 |
Rev. Francis L. Betten, S.J., Director of Libraries. |
| 1931 |
Statistics reveal inventory of 30,000 books, 100 periodicals and 100 loan-outs per day. Catalog
combined for all departmental libraries. |
| 1941 |
Fr. Betten begins planning for a new library. |
| 1942 |
Science Library now in Science Building (Marquette Hall). |
| 1942 |
Periodical Library branch now located in Canisius Hall, an old home at 604 N. 13th St. (now
old section of Business Administration building). |
| 1945 |
New library planning committee formed. |
| 1945-55 |
Mary K. Dempsey, Director. |
| 1953 |
Completion and dedication of Memorial Library building. |
| 1955-63 |
William Ready, director. |
| 1957 |
Acquisition of the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection for Archives. |
| 1961 |
Founding of the Archives by Rev. Raphael Hamilton, S.J. |
| 1961 |
Acquisition of Sen. Joseph McCarthy papers for Archives. |
| 1962 |
Dorothy Day-Catholic Worker collections acquired for Archives. |
| 1964-70 |
William Fitzgerald, Director. |
| 1968 |
Dedication of Legal Research Center, Law Library. |
| 1971-73 |
James Riley, Director. |
| 1971 |
Completion of new addition to Memorial Library. |
| 1972 |
Journal cataloging with Library of Congress classification system. |
| 1973 |
Memorial Library designated a Foundation Center Collection and service site. |
| 1974 |
Rev. James J. Kortendick, S.S., Acting Director. |
| 1974-95 |
William M. Gardner, Director. |
| 1974 |
Formation of Department of Special Collections and University Archives. |
| 1974 |
Installation of Interlibrary Loan teletype and 3M tattle tape security system. |
| 1974 |
Formation of Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee. |
| 1975 |
Academic Librarians' Assembly formed. |
| 1975 |
First edition published of Foundations in Wisconsin. |
| 1975 |
Twenty-one librarians on staff. |
| 1976 |
Bureau of Catholic Indian Mission records acquired for Archives. |
| 1977 |
OCLC access obtained through Council of Wisconsin Libraries. |
| 1978 |
Medical School (which separated from Marquette in 1967) leaves quarters at present
Schroeder Complex for the new facilities in Wauwatosa. |
| 1981 |
New Science Library opens in former Medical School space, Schroeder Complex. All Nursing,
Dental, and Engineering Collections go to LC Classification. Jay Kirk, Director. |
| 1982 |
Libraries participate in a national survey of library usage directed by Tantalus, Inc. |
| 1988 |
INNOVACQ system goes online for serials and acquisitions. |
| 1989 |
MARQCAT online public catalog opens, incorporating Memorial, Science, and Law Libraries. |
| 1990 |
MARQCAT circulation initiated, integrated system implemented. |
| 1991 |
Dewey classification ceases, Library of
Congress classification conversion project for Memorial Collections begins. |
| 1993 |
Using Gopher technology an online campus-wide information system jointly administered by
the Libraries and the Computer Services Division (CSD, now called Information Technology
Services), was made available to the Marquette community. A naming contest selects
Marquest as the name for the Gopher information system. |
| 1995 |
Dr. Nicholas C. Burckel becomes the 8th Director of Libraries. |
| 1996 |
Library of Congress classification conversion project completed for Memorial Library. All
library general collections in LC. Campus fiber-optic backbone completed.&nbps; Campus
computer network attachments made in Memorial Library. Staff begin using PC based
access to the campus network and to the Internet. |
| 1997 |
First wired classroom/lab opens, funded by Parents Association. Rev. John P. Raynor
dies, inspiring anonymous challenge gift of $10 million to begin new library planning. |
| 1998 |
MARQCAT moves to a Web-based interface. Turnstiles and photocopiers converted to
use Marquette IDs. Libraries participate in rollout of the PrintWise pay-for-print service.
Library establishes a site (MORE--Marquette Online Research Environment) on the Web. |
| 1999 |
Laptop computers complete with wireless cards made available for checkout. |
| 2000 |
Y2k doesn't destroy the world. Major collections of JSTOR and Project MUSE licensed
for campus use. Circulation and Serials staff functions in MARQCAT move to a graphical
based system (Millennium). Over 9,900 files from Special Collections and University Archives
moved to the University Web server to create a Web presence. Library users get the option
of receiving library notices via e-mail. |
| 2001 |
Groundbreaking ceremony for Raynor Library (Oct. 1). Foundations in
Wisconsin moved from CD-ROM to Web-based access. Library users can create their
own "holds" on materials checked out. MARQCAT searches via Z39.50 enabled. |
| 2002 |
Construction begins on Memorial's 2nd and 3rd levels to prepare for the connecting bridge to
Raynor Library. Table of Contents information for recently purchased books added to
MARQCAT. |
| 2003 |
Raynor Library opens (August 4). 24/7 hours begin (Sept. 2). Library dedication
(Sept. 19) featuring Martin Sheen, who received an honorary degree. Renovation of
Memorial Library lower, 1st, and 2nd levels continues through much of 2004. Francis Paul
Prucha, S.J., Archives Reading Room Dedicated (October 2). |
| 2004 |
Technical services departments move into new 1st floor quarters in January. Lower level
of Memorial Library opens new compact shelving area for Memorial bound periodicals. Second
phase of compact shelving added to accomodate Science Periodicals. Renovation of Memorial
shelving and reading areas completed. Entire Memorial monographic collection shifted to
incorporate Science Library collection. Science Library closes as a public facility. |
| 2005 |
Plugged roof drain causes major water damage through all floors of Raynor. |
| 2006 |
Janice Simmons-Welburn becomes 9th Director/Dean of Library. Link resolver added to
MARQCAT enables transition from database citations to full text. |
| 2007 |
First business manager (Greg Wutchek) hired. Michael Pate, Assistant Director retires after 22
years at MU. Online chat Reference - MEEBO introduced. |
