The Auburn University Libraries now offers 105 years of the Auburn University yearbook, the Glomerata. Gloms from 1897 to 2003 may be viewed in Digital Library at http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/gloms/. More recent editions will be added in the future and all are encouraged to visit the Digital Library to experience the Auburn of their parents or grandparents [...]
If you recently spotted some of your co-workers in green hardhats and safety vests, you saw the newest members of the Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) undergoing training in RBD. Bob Yerkey, Brenda Ray, Chris Mixon, Cory Latham, Donna Walker, Eileen Hall, Jack Fitzpatrick, Joe Cleere, JP Pendleton, Liza Weisbrod, Marliese Thomas, Melinda Nunn, [...]
Auburn University Libraries is honored to have four faculty members with presentations accepted to the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Conference in March. Congratulations to: Marilyn Christianson “Reference Email Courtesy: Patron References” Pambanisha King “When Diversity is Too Much: New Librarians of Color and Expectations for Involvement in Library Diversity Initiatives” Juliet Rumble “FYI [...]
The Auburn University Student Government Association, the Academic Honesty Committee and the Office of the Provost have joined together to host the first Academic Integrity Days to Auburn on January 13-14 and the Libraries have joined in supporting the effort. The hope is to promote academic integrity as a core institutional value and to raise [...]
The Children between Worlds: Intercultural Relations in Books for Children and Young Adults exhibit from the International Youth Library in Munich in cooperation with the International Goethe Institute for the promotion of intercultural dialogue is currently on display in Special Collections and Archives. The traveling exhibit is sponsored by the Auburn University Libraries and the [...]
The Libraries’ first and second floors have been recarpeted! Since much of the activity occurred over the Winter Break, take a look at what you might have missed and be sure to watch for more photos to be added. http://www.flickr.com/photos/aulibraries/sets/72157612495483456/
2008 in the Libraries saw a 25% increase in Instruction sessions under the coordination of Nancy Noe and with the hard work of the teaching faculty. Up from 2007′s 11,880 participants in 594 classes, faculty taught 15,000 participants in 750 classes in 2008. When asked, Nancy said she’s thankful that she doesn’t teach all of [...]
From Bonnie: I have some good news I’m very excited to pass on to you. After years of planning we are getting new carpet in the public areas of the first and second floors of RBD! Those floors see two million users a year and I think we can all agree it is definitely time [...]
Each month, Auburn University presents Spirit of Excellence awards to four staff members in recognition of outstanding performance. Susan Hinds was selected as an October recipient. See her featured in the Auburn Report at http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/au_report/111708aur.pdf. To nominate someone for the Spirit of Excellence Award, go to http://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/forms/spirit.pdf.
Auburn University Libraries is well represented in the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries. The 2008-2009 NAAL Committee Members from Auburn are: Membership Committee: Bonnie MacEwan, Chair Planning Committee: Bonnie MacEwan Digital Content Committee: Bonnie MacEwan and Aaron Trehub Online Content Committee: Glenn Anderson Resource Sharing Committee: Pambanisha King and JP Pendleton
