You may have noticed the new look of this web site. Starting June 21, 2006 What’s New has moved from using the Movable Type editing software to Wordpress. Among the changes is the ability for readers to set up RSS (either Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) feeds for any or all of the categories of news updates made to this web site.

The Auburn University Libraries E-Reserve (Electronic Reserve) Desk will be moving from the Systems Department to the Circulation Desk as of Fall Semester 2006. The Summer will be a time of transition from Systems to Circulation.

For the remainder of the Summer, J. P. Pendleton (844-1701) in the Circulation Department will be the main E-Reserve contact. Lynn Abernethy (844-1730) in the Systems Department will be available Tuesday through Thursday. You may contact either person for E-Reserve assistance during the Summer Semester. The E-Reserve e-mail address is still eleresv@auburn.edu . Items sent to E-Reserve through campus mail should be addressed to E-Reserve/RBD Library Circulation Department.

Beginning August 1, 2006, all E-Reserve responsibilities will be handled at the RBD Library Circulation Desk. J. P. will be the full-time E-Reserve manager.

If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please contact Susan Hinds, Circulation/Reserve Head, at 844-1579.

Edited by Hilary W. Poole and published by ABC-CLIO, this three-volume set is located on the Fourth Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number TK 5105.875 .I57 I5372 2005.

Edited by Susan B. Carter et al and published by Cambridge University Press, this five-volume set is the long-anticipated successor to Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970 published in 1975 (”the Bicentennial Edition”) by the Bureau of the Census. The 2006 edition (the “Millennial Edition”) is located in the Reference Collection on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number HA 202 .H57 2006.

Seminars for Auburn University faculty and graduate students are being taught by librarians during the Summer Semester. Topics currently scheduled include:

EndNote (Citation Software):  August 8, and August 23

All seminars are free but advance registration is required. When you click here, you will be taken to the “AU Libraries Professional Development and Training” page located under the Faculty and Graduate Student Seminars link. This link is also found by clicking on the Site Index link located in the lower righthand side of the A.U. Libraries homepage. To sign up for seminars, it will be necessary for you to create an account. Just click on the Signup link and follow the easy instructions.

Once you have created your account it is easy to go back and view the seminar schedule, descriptions, and to register for a class.

In order to help patrons better figure out the location of where to find items in the Auburn University Libraries, online floor plans now appear online when conducting a search through AUBIEcat, the Auburn University Libraries’ online catalog. The floor plans can be enlarged for better visibility by clicking on them. If an item is located in either the Library of Architecture, Design, and Construction (LADC) or the Veterinary Medical Library, the icon instructs patrons to click on it for a campus map, showing the location of these branch libraries. If an item is available electronically, the icon clearly indicates that the item is an electronic resource and clearly indicates how to gain access.

AUBIEcat, the A.U. Libraries’ online catalog, is available by clicking on the “Books and Journals” link located in the upper left hand side of the A.U. Libraries homepage.

AUBIEcat, the Auburn University Libraries’ online catalog, now features a timeout timer located on the lower left hand side of the screen. The timer provides a running record of the amount of time left before the five-minute searching time limit of AUBIEcat is up. Everytime you begin a new search, the timer resets itself to five (5) minutes.

When you click on the “Books and Journals” link, located in the upper left hand side of the A.U. Libraries homepage, you are using AUBIEcat, the online catalog.

One of many Oxford University Press reference sources now available electronically through the Oxford Reference Online database, The Kings and Queens of Britain is a dictionary that provides brief entries on English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, from mythical and Romano-British rulers to the House of Windsor. This source also provides extended entries on themes such as Coronations and Regalia, and on significant royal residences or traditions like Sandringham House and touching for the King’s Evil. The Kings and Queens of Britain is also available in print on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number DA 28.1 .C36 2001.

One of many Oxford University Press reference sources now available electronically through the Oxford Reference Online database, The Handbook of International Financial Terms (Second Edition, 2005) provides 8500 entries and includes examples of how particular calculations and financial instruments are used. This source also provides information on acronyms, currencies, and major markets. The 1997 (First edition) of The Handbook of International Financial Terms is available in print on the Third Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number HG 3881 .M578 1997.