The Hatfield Library Consortium is named in honor of Oregon's Mark O. Hatfield who, during his distinguished career, held positions as a Naval Officer, Willamette University Professor and Dean of Students, Member of the Oregon House and Senate, Secretary of State for Oregon, Governor of Oregon and United States Senator.

Senator Hatfield's dedication to public service serves as the inspiration for the Hatfield Library Consortium which seeks to build mutually beneficial ties between Oregon state government and the Willamette University community.

The Hatfield Library Consortium Catalog includes more than a half million bibliographic records, offering efficient research and information access to such diverse users as Oregon Department of Justice attorneys, Oregon legislative staff researchers, and Willamette University students and faculty.

The Mark O. Hatfield Library provides the Willamette University community with information and services that support research and learning activities in the College of Liberal Arts, Atkinson School of Management, and School of Education.

The Willamette College of Law Library is a service organization whose primary mission is to provide Willamette law students and faculty with information access and research support in a user-friendly, professional, 24/7 instructional work environment.

The Oregon State Library provides quality information services to Oregon state government, reading materials to blind and print-disabled Oregonians, and leadership, grants, and other assistance to improve local library services for all Oregonians. The State Library was founded in 1905 and is located in the historic State Library Building, constructed in 1939.

The State of Oregon Law Library is the major legal research collection in state government. It provides comprehensive legal resources to enable state agencies to serve the public efficiently, and it affords all Oregonians access to legal information.