RBD Library has seen its share of construction over the past months with Caribou Coffee preparing to open on the 2nd floor but the summer also saw OIT installing a new and significantly more robust wireless network in response to a request from the students. Users should now be able to access the network from anywhere in [...]
Auburn University Libraries Web Designer Tony Oravet has been receiving a great deal of feedback on the Libraries’ new website. Some of the latest comments include: Wow. I really like this new website. Love the HUGE phone number at the top of the page. The icons for flickr, twitter and facebook- nice. Hours TODAY in the upper right [...]
The Discover Auburn Lecture Series (2007-2009) is now available on-line as part of the Auburn University Digital Library: http://diglib.auburn.edu. The past lectures feature Auburn University faculty members discussing their latest research. They include presentations by Professors Ruth Crocker on philanthropist Margaret Olivia Sage, Geoffrey Hill on the Ivorybill Woodpecker, Gary Mullen on British naturalist Philip [...]
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New Search Option Enters Testing Phase In 2008, Villanova University launched VuFind, a search option that provides a Google-like interface for a library’s complete holdings. Librarians at Villanova found VuFind particularly attractive to students due to the speed with which it refines and filters search results. The Auburn University Libraries recently established a working group [...]
You may view the Facilities Prioritization Process and 2009/2010 Building Plan PowerPoint from June’s Library Forum at http://www.lib.auburn.edu/building/docs/ppt/auburn_university_facilities_prioritization_process.ppt.
Auburn University Facilities has begun construction on the Caribou Coffee shop that will be located on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library just inside the Mell Street entrance. Facilities and the libraries are working hard to minimize any disruption to library visitors and apologize for any inconvenience. All library services and resources [...]
Since 2004, the Auburn University Libraries have subsidized printing in the Media and Digital Resource Lab (MDRL) and while the Libraries will continue to subsidize large format printing, as of May 21, in response to the current economic situation, the MDRL will begin charging a 50 cent per page fee for its color laser printer. [...]
AUBURN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ACQUIRES HISTORIC LETTER Auburn University recently acquired a letter documenting one of the more dramatic moments in American history: Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. On April 9, 1865, Lee met with Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. The following day, Grant sent Lee a [...]
The 2009 Faculty/Staff Campaign has begun. Please turn in your form ASAP and you’ll receive a lovely 2009 pin to wear and demonstrate your support. Wearing the pin will also act as encouragement for others to participate. Show your support for the Libraries and help us to reach 100%! For questions, contact Cora Cobb at [...]
