Since 2004, the Auburn University Libraries have subsidized printing in the Media and Digital Resource Lab (MDRL) and while the Libraries will continue to subsidize large format printing, as of May 21, in response to the current economic situation, the MDRL will begin charging a 50 cent per page fee for its color laser printer.  Fees will be billed to users’ bursar accounts in accordance with MDRL printing policies.  Duplex (2-sided) printing and custom paper types and sizes will be available on this printer.  Fees for color laser printing match those of other campus services offered by OIT (the Office of Information Technology) and CopyCat.

Questions about the MDRL printing can be directed to mdrl@auburn.edu, 334-844-7398, or in person at the MDRL located on the first floor of Draughon Library.

At the same time, OIT will begin operation of a color laser printer in their lab located on the third floor of Draughon Library. Duplex printing or custom paper will not be available on this printer but it will be accessible from all of the OIT computers in the library.

Questions about the OIT printing can be directed to the OIT Help Desk at helpdesk@auburn.edu, 334-844-4944 or in person on the third floor of Draughon Library.

Self service color laser printing is also available for the same cost at CopyCat located at the Auburn University Student Union.  They may be contacted via email at copycat@auburn.edu or telephone at 844-4200.

A snack vending machine has been installed in the foyer of the Parking Deck Entrance (First Floor) of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

Three large flat-screen television sets have been mounted on the wall in the Newspaper Reading Room, located on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.  The volume has been muted and the televisions have been set to display news programs.

The Media and Digital Resource Lab, located on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, now provides a Lab Use link located in the upper left hand side of the MDRL homepage.  This is a convenient way to find out ahead of time which of the 18 DELL OptiPlex 755 computers and which of the 17 Apple Mac Pro computers  are in use and for how long they have been in use.

The Media and Digital Resource Laboratory (MDRL) at the Ralph Brown Draughon Library was established in the Fall of 2004 to help Auburn University students and faculty create and use multimedia materials in their class assignments, projects and scholarly research. By providing access to the latest multimedia hardware and software, together with the on-site technical expertise needed to use these resources, the MDRL has become a centerpiece of learning through technology at the Library. The MDRL staff consists of four full time employees each of whom brings a unique level and range of skills. The staff is supported by student employees from many different academic areas who work one on one with patrons to help them make their ideas a reality, and hopefully, teach them something about the technology along the way. The staff and students in the MDRL are committed to serving the multimedia technology needs of Auburn University students and faculty in all academic disciplines.

The microform readers, reader printers, and microform scanning equipment has been rearranged for more convenient access.  The equipment is now located on intersecting and joining tables on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library nearby the entrance to the Media and Digital Resource Lab.

For assistance in retrieving microforms and in using the microform equipment, be sure to stop by the Service Desk located next to the atrium stairwell and elevator.

The public access computers (i.e., those computers not requiring an Auburn University global i.d. and password for access and primarily intended for the use of the general public) have been moved from the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library to the First Floor opposite the Circulation/Reserve Desk.

A printer will be installed in the near future.

The Service Desk, formerly located in the Microform Collections area on the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, has moved to a more prominent location on the First Floor where the OIT Help Desk Office was formerly located.  (The OIT Help Desk has moved to the Third Floor).

The Service Desk offers assistance in locating federal government documents, microform collections, and maps.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk has moved from the First Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library to the Third Floor.  The Help Desk offers help to Auburn University students, faculty, and staff.  Click on this link for more information about hours of operation, etc.

The Auburn University Libraries’ Interlibrary Loan and AUBIExpress delivery services will be accepting book and article requests until Wednesday, December 10.  Requests submitted after December 10 may not be processed until January 5.  For more information call (334) 844-1728 or send e-mail to illhelp@auburn.edu .