[2] The mural on the first floor of Prior Hall was created by Marguerite Gaudin of the Willet Studio in Philadelphia.

[citation needed] The theme was developed by a committee within the College of Medicine composed of Georgr Hahn, Dr. Richard Meiling, Dr. Karl Klassen, Dr. John Prior, and Dr. Donald Westra.

[citation needed] OSU:pro was a knowledge management database tool, which helps to organize scholarly activities, and streamlines the building of faculty dossiers.

The tool is used to communicate professional accomplishments to visitors searching for local expertise, thereby expanding opportunities for the community to interact and engage with the university.

[9] The Randtriever was a first generation automated storage and retrieval system, and the first installed in a library in the United States.

[10] The system, built by Sperry Rand, was designed to have twelve aisles, but only eight were installed, along with four calling stations/circulation desks located at both ends of the machine on each of two floors of the library.

In 1989, the university made the decision to remove the Randtriever in conjunction with anticipated expansion and renovation of the library.