University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The Ames Library of Southeast Asia is managed by Henry Sc ho I berg and has aided with research for five years. DONATED COLLECTIONS EXPAND THE LIBOARY'S FACILITIES Through the donations of Charles Lesley Ames, a St. Paul businessman. the Ames Library of South Asia was established on the fourth floor of Walter l.ibrary in 1961. Previously Mr. Ames’ private collection. this library is now a specialized department containing more than 80.000 items and emphasizing the history of Ceylon, Nepal. Afghanistan. Pakistan, and especially India. Among interesting exhibits here is a sectioned wall from a harem. hand-carved in leak about 1800. Under the direction of Henry Scholberg, the library is expanding its facilities to meet the growing requirements of scholars whose interests lie in South Asia. Walter Library functions as the heart of academic research activities for the University. Ranked tenth in the nation in volumes held (over two million) and constantly enlarging its collections, the library is the most popular place on campus: an estimated 9,000 persons use it on an average day between 8 and 5.

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Expert research abroad by staff members has uncovered equally interesting and valuable documents to augment the James Ford Bell Collection. Editing a collection of significant essays on exploration and commerce under the title. Merchants ami Scholars, is one of many efforts by the library staff to acquaint the public with this. The Archives of Walter Library, a collection of European immigrant manuscripts, rare books, and historic Minnesota documents, is under the direction of Dr. Timothy Smith. History Department. The most recent addition to the Archives was the Ukrainian exhibit given to the University in January by Professor Emeritus A. A. Granovsky. This collection, comprising U-krainian books, pamphlets, newspapers. and manuscripts, helps background our American heritage. While most material in the Archives has foreign origins, some —like territorial documents and personal letters-is Minnesotan. Archives research is supported by a grant from the Hill Family Foundation.

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CENTER ANALYZES CURRICULA AND INSTRUCTIUN The Center seeks to determine what a student has to learn and how he is to learn it through its process of analysis and. later, trial programming. Since its primary interest is the student, critical feedback from students is also valuable in projecting new instruction methods. After redesigning a course, the Center finds student volunteers to test it. For example, a class of eight selected students taught by a staff of five is part of a recent testing program for beginning German. Other departments using the Center’s services are the French, English, and Engineering Departments. I Students are not alone in ques- f tioning what they should be gaining from their courses and what would make their learning more effective. ( The Programmed Learning Center. created in 1962. has a similar con-! cern. Established for the dual purpose of research and service, the Center analyzes curriculum, teaching meth-| ods, and the human learning process in order to suggest more meaningful course programming. Its services ► are rendered upon request and are ; open to any instructional department ] of the University or to any individ- | ual instructors in a department. LEARNING The Programmed Learning Center provides service on request to instructional departments or individual instructors to determine what a student has to learn and how he is to learn it” through trial programming and analysis.