What’s New at the Auburn Libraries

Be sure to check the Hours link located in the lower left hand side of the Auburn University Libraries homepage to see hours of operation during the dates affected by the July 4 holiday:  July 3-5.

By John Black and published by Oxford University Press in 2009, this is the Third Edition.  It is located on the Third Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number HB 61 .B554 2009.

Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks

By W. Craig Gaines and published by Louisiana State University Press in 2008, this volume is located on the Second Floor  of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number E 591 .G35 2008.

The Auburn University Libraries recently acquired a letter documenting Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, thus bringing an end to the Civil War.  On April 9, 1865 Lee met Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House and on April 10 Grant sent Lee a letter describing the terms of surrender.

This important Civil War letter from Grant to Lee came to Auburn University through the generosity of James L. Starr, a 1971 graduate in Chemical Engineering.  The manuscript is currently on display in a flat glass exhibit case near the entrance to the Alabama Collection room in the Special Collections and Archives Department, located on the Ground Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

The Auburn University Libraries now offer 105 years of the Auburn University, The Glomerata, online in digital format.  Glomeratas from the years 1897-2003 may be viewed via the Digital Library ; more recent editions will be added in the future.

Original copies of The Glomerata in print format are still available in the Special Collections and Archives Department, located on the Ground Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

The Turfgrass Information Center (TIC) is a repository of publicly available and selected professional, trade, and scholarly information on turfgrass.  The Turfgrass Information File is a searchable database of over 140,000 records of information sources on turfgrass.  About one-third are available in full-text format.  The Turfgrass Information File includes some full-text electronic books, conference papers and reports such as those by the United States Golf Association (USGA).  Coverage is 1968 onward.

Subjects include grasses and grass-like ground covers in golf course, parks, sports fields, lawns, sod farms, roadsides, institutional grounds, and for other utility, recreational or aesthetic purposes.  Additional subjects include turfgrass seed production, breeding, biology of turfgrass species, culture methods and techniques, weeds, pest and diseases, water use, sod production, lawn design, landscape, sports facilities, equipment use and maintenance, environmental concerns, and business and industry trends.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

Edited by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press in 2009, this six-volume set is located on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number DS 35.53 .O96 2009.

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 will remain accessible but construction barriers will require some re-routing of traffic immediately surrounding the construction area.  Signs and maps are in place to direct users to the current periodicals, the Assistive Technology Lab, and the study area and carrels behind the construction space.  For further assistance, see the Information or Reference Desks located on the Second Floor of the Draughon Library.

Seminars on EndNote citation software are being offered to faculty members and graduate students during   the Summer Semester.  Click on the Seminars link located in the middle of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required.

Currently, the following EndNote seminars are being offered:

Thursday, July 9

Friday, July 24

Wednesday, August 5

Friday, August 21

CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) is a database of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums which provides high-quality art images for education, research, and enjoyment.  All content is rights-cleared for educational use.  CAMIO includes photographs, prints, sculpture, paintings, decorative arts and utilitarian objects, drawings and watercolors, costume and jewelry, architecture, textiles, and more.