Formerly known as simply Dissertations and Theses, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses now provides full-text access to most American dissertations and master's theses from 1995 onward.  The database also includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester; those published from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts, written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts.

By Ernest E. Burden, this is the Third Edition and it was published in 2012 by McGraw-Hill.  This large volume (564 pages) is located in the Reference Shelves section of the Library of Architecture, Design, and Construction in Dudley Hall under call number NA 31 .B83 2012 .

Supplied by the National Transportation Library, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation,   TLCat  is the Transportation Libraries Group online catalog and can be used to locate books and other materials located in many transportation research libraries.

Discover Auburn Lecture Series

Deep Water in the Deep South: Coastal Alabama and the Complicated Response to the B.P. Oil Spill

Judith Sheppard (Professor, Communication and Journalism, Auburn University)

Time and Date: Wednesday, February 6 at 3 p.m.

Location: Special Collections and Archives Department, Ground Floor, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and Auburn University Bookstore.

Study Partners, Auburn University's Peer Tutoring Program, is pleased to announce its Spring 2013 extended hours of operation.  Study Partners is now open Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.  Appointments may be made online, in person, or by telephone.  All tutoring takes place in the Learning Commons located on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

For additional information, please click here to visit the Study Partners web site or call (334) 844-5702, or visit in person at the Study Partners location in the Learning Commons area on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

Guns in American Society:  An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law.

Edited by Gregg Lee Carter, this is the Second Edition.  Published in 2012 by ABC-CLIO, this three-volume work is located on the Third Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number HV 7436 .G8783  2012.

RIA Checkpoint: Accounting & Auditing provides access to accounting and auditing standards and regulations from the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), FASB (Financial Accounting Standards board), GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board), IASB (International Accounting Standards Board), PCAOB ((Public Accounting Oversight Board)and SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).

Please NOTE:  due to licensing restrictions, this database provides only SINGLE USER ACCESS.

Seminars on  Zotero, a software citation program, are being offered during the Spring  Semester.  Click on the Seminars link located under the "Services"  link located in the upper left hand side of the screen of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required. 

Currently, the following seminars are on the schedule:

Zotero:  Tuesday, April 2:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Seminars on EndNote, and Advanced EndNote software citation programs are being offered by librarians during the Spring  Semester and on into the Summer.  Click on the Seminars link located under the "Services"  link located in the upper left hand side of the screen of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required. 

EndNote:  Wednesday, April 10:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Saturday, April 20:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Advanced EndNote:  Saturday, April 20:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Saturday, May 4:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Advanced EndNote:  Saturday, May 4:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Tuesday, May 14:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Saturday, June 1:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Advanced EndNote:  Saturday, June 1:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Tuesday, June 11:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during the Martin Luther King Holiday period by clicking on the Hours link located in the upper central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage . The dates affected are from Saturday, January 18 through Monday, January 21.