Betty G. Bengtson, Director of University Libraries
This issue of Library Directions features three of the twenty-three libraries that comprise the University of Washington Libraries. The Fisheries-Oceanography Library provides library services and information resources for one of the University's distinguished scientific research programs which also has a strong teaching component. The East Asia Library collection contains materials in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in support of the Asian studies programs in Arts and Sciences. The staff of both libraries continue to build already distinguished collections, and to adopt electronic technology and information to serve long-standing university programs.
The UW Tacoma Library is very new. Established to support the new branch campus programs, the Tacoma library has grown dramatically in its first five years. Supported by the branch campus budget, the collections and services of this library are projected to be in a rapid-growth mode for many years. With construction of the permanent Tacoma campus underway, there will soon be a new building for the library to fill.
Articles in future issues will acquaint you with other Libraries' units.