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Douglas Strain Reading Room Panorama

The Douglas Strain Reading Room in Special Collections houses the History of Science collection. This collection documents the development of science and technology in the 20th century. The reading area offers a pleasant environment for researchers, visiting scholars and campus functions. The floor to ceiling windows provide an expansive view of Oregon State University's library quadrangle and the surrounding campus.

View the large panorama

Using the Panorama: Move your mouse cursor over any part of the image, click and hold the left button, and then drag the cursor in any direction to change the view. Zoom In / Zoom Out features are available using the +/- buttons below the image.

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Viewing this QuicktimeVR Panorama requires that you have the Quicktime player installed on your computer. It is a free download, and is avalable on both Mac and Windows platforms.

If you are having trouble viewing the panorama embedded in your browser, you may download the file and view it using the QuickTime player on your computer.

Download the small panorama file (268 kb)
Download the large panorama file (771 kb)

All photographs, except Reading Room #1 and Closed Stacks #3, are by Eric Arnold, 2003.
QuicktimeVR files created by Eric Arnold, 2003.