The Auburn University Libraries now have a remote book drop in Foy Student Union located across from the Information Desk.  Please allow two business days for your returns to be processed.

For more information, contact J. P. Pendleton at 844-4094.

A comprehensive database of over 8000 journals, magazines, and news transcripts in physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.  Many articles are available fulltext.  Academic OneFile has replaced Expanded Academic ASAP under the listing "General Databases" located under the Articles and Databases link on the A.U. Libraries homepage because it offers a wider selection.

The Seventh Edition, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, and published in 2001, Contemporary Novelists contains biographical and critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.

This title is part of The Gale Virtual Reference Library, a database of many encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research published by Thomson Gale.  These works fall under the subjects of Business, the Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, the Nation and the World, Science, and Social Science.  Additional individual works will be profiled in forthcoming What's New library updates.

Ever wonder how much companies spend on advertising each year?  This new publication from Schonfeld & Associates, Inc. reports on the advertising budgets of 1000 major corporations for the past two years and includes projected spending budgets for the next year.  It is most useful when comparing spending by companies in the same industry or comparing advertising spending among different industries.  Also included are ratios that compare a company's spending to its sales and gross margin.  Lastly, you can see the change in ad growth and sales growth over the previous year.

This volume is available in print in the Reference Collection located on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number HF 5801 .A344.

Published in 2004 in 17 volumes, and edited by Michael Hutchins et al, this is the Second Edition of the original work published in Germany in 1960.  It is completely revised and updated and incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.

This title is part of The Gale Virtual Reference Library:  a database of 18 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research published by Thomson Gale.  These works fall under the subjects of Business, the Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, the Nation and the World, Science, and Social Science.  Additional individual works will be profiled in forthcoming What's New library updates.

This title is also available in print in the Cary Veterinary Medical Library (Greene Hall) in the Reference Collection under call number QL 7 .G7813 2004.

The interface for the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals has changed because the A.U. Libraries' access to this database has changed from that of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) to one supplied by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals provides a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architectural design, the history and practice of architecture, historic preservation, interior design and city planning. The Index currently produces 15,000 citations per year from approximately 800 journals published in more than 40 countries. Seventy-five percent of the journals are not covered elsewhere.

The three upright glass exhibit cases located on the north side of the Special Collections and Archives Department feature materials honoring two World War II Auburn Marines:  Eugene B. Sledge (1923-2001) and Jack Simms (1926- ).  Both veterans fought in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.  Sledge published a memoir about his experiences, With the Old Breed at Peleliu.  Simms fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and gave a lecture about his experiences on October 10, 2007.

The exhibit features numerous photographs, maps, newspapers, and other items including illustrated cigarette papers, books, and plaques.

The Eugene B. Sledge Collection can also be viewed online at the Auburn University Digital Library Collections web site.

The Special Collections and Archives Department is located on the Ground Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

Located in the five flat glass display cases on the east side of the Special Collections and Archives Department is an exhibit on "American Archives Month:  Celebrating the American Record."

The exhibit includes information on the life cycle of archival records, a glossary of terms, and examples of archival materials such as ephemera including postcards and pamphlets; archival supplies such as document cleaning pads and latex gloves; photographs and negatives; and artifacts including flint Indian arrowheads and a brick from Broun Hall.

The Special Collections and Archives Department is located on the Ground Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

ProceedingsFirst (OCLC) 

Contains over 19,000 citations to proceedings of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library from October 1993 to the present.

Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1200 species identified by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered or threatened.  Arranged taxonomically, entries include introductory information with an image of the species; a summary section detailing information on each species; a concluding summary of recovery efforts; and a bibliography of contacts for further information.  Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America can be accessed by clicking on The Gale Virtual Reference Library link and then the "Environment" link located in the lower left hand side of the screen.  This six-volume work is also available in print in the Reference Collection located on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number QH 77 .N56 B43 2001.

This title is part of The Gale Virtual Reference Library:  a database of 18 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research published by Thomson Gale.  These works fall under the subjects of Business, the Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, the Nation and the World, Science, and Social Science.  Additional individual works will be profiled in forthcoming What's New library updates.