The Oregon Rare Books Initiative was begun three or four years ago. By a couple of colleagues here at oregon. Its aim is to increase the use of the rare book and special Collections Archives among faculty and students and in the classroom here at the university of oregon. The initiative was founded in 2013. Colleagues, including myself, have been upstairs in the vault where these rare books are stored, along with librarians, including bruce tabb wlorks have helped us to find , who have helped us to find books we did not know we owned. The been a rediscovery of some of the amazing rare and collectible books that have been here often since the early 19th century, and were using them in our research and classes in a way that we hadnt for several decades. When we invite a visiting scholar to come give a talk here, we encourage that person to consult in our collection upstairs and find some of the rare books that he or she has worked on and that are of interest in that field. Books specialt