Special Collections & Archives is displaying a “Movies Filmed in Alabama” exhibit through September 9. The exhibit includes posters, write-ups and a trivia quiz of a long list of Alabama-filmed movies from small, independent clips to massive Hollywood films, including Norma Rae, Murderball, Big Fish, Long Walk Home, Space Camp, and Cobb. For more information, [...]
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J.P. Pendleton was elected Member-at-Large for ALA’s Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT). JP has served as the Alabama Library Association Paraprofessional Round Table Moderator since 2007 and is excited about the opportunities with this new position with LSSIRT. When asked about it, JP says, “In the last few years, support staff issues have [...]
Paula Sullenger has been selected as a 2008-2009 Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) Fellow. The ALDP was developed by the Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium to prepare interested faculty for the challenges of an administrative position and is designed to build academic leadership within the SEC universities. As an ALDP Fellow, Paula will have the opportunity [...]
The Libraries are currently featured on Auburn University’s recently updated website. A lovely image of RBD Library appears in frame 11, which links directly to the Libraries’ website, and you can see Marilyn Christianson assisting some of our own at the Reference Desk in frame 13.
What a busy year it has been! As today’s issue of The Plainsman reminds us, every day, nearly 5,000 people walk into the Libraries. I know everyone has been working hard to serve those users and improve the Libraries in look, feel and experience. I’d like to recap some things we’ve done so far this [...]
Congratulations to those with anniversaries in April. Visit the Anniversaries page to see who is celebrating!
Please join us for Discover Auburn: A Lecture Series Wednesday, April 16 at 3 p.m. Special Collections and Archives, Ralph Brown Draughon Library, Auburn University Dr. Timothy Dodge, Reference Librarian, Auburn University “The Influence of Gospel Music on Early Rock ‘n’ Roll” Sponsored by the A. U. Libraries and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for [...]
The Microforms and Government Documents Unit, located on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, is requesting your participation in a BRIEF online survey regarding the services and resources they provide. Please click on this link to take the brief survey. Thank you!
The Special Collections and Archives Department of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library will show two videos on the life of Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 4. One video is a documentary film (approximately 30 minutes) and the other is a play that uses [...]
