Discover Auburn Lecture Series

Please join us for a talk by Dr. Steven P. Brown (Political Science Department, Auburn University) on his new book:

John McKinley and the Antebellum Supreme Court:  Circuit Riding in the Old Southwest

Date and Time:  Tuesday, January 29 at 3 p.m.

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

Discover Auburn showcases the research and publications of Auburn faculty, students, and alumni.  For more information and video/audio streaming of past programs, click here .

The OIT (Office of Information Technology) Help Desk has expanded its hours of operation in the Learning Commons.  Located immediately to the right of the Reference Desk, the OIT Help Desk Learning Commons service point is now open during the following hours:

Monday - Thursday:  1 - 10 p.m.

Friday: 1 - 5 p.m.

Sunday:  5 - 10 p.m.

The OIT Help Desk main office, located on the Third Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library maintains the following hours of operation:

Monday - Thursday:  7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday:  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday:  5:00 - 10:00 p.m.

The OIT HelpDesk is available to help you with technology-related questions or problems. You can call, e-mail, or just drop by.

Telephone: (334) 844-4944
E-mail: helpdesk@auburn.edu
Walk-in: Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Regional Business News is a collection of full-text newswires from around the world. This database includes information about business, politics, economics, and international news. Wire sources covered include: A&G Information, Africa News Service, Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, PR Newswire, Business Newswire, Canadian Corporate News, News Bytes News Network and Phillips Business Information Highlights. Regional Business News contains the most recent 30 days of information from each source.

By Sandra N. Koch and others and published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012, this volume is located under call number SF 992 .S55 K63 2012 in the Charles Cary Veterinary Medical Library.

FDsys , the Federal Digital System, provides access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Culinary Arts Collection

A collection of cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals and several Delmar Reference titles. Coverage includes searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information published from 1980 onward.

Seminars on Endnote and Advanced EndNote citation software are being offered to faculty members and graduate students 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 EndNote and Advanced EndNote seminars are being offered:

EndNote:  Thursday, January 24:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Saturday, February 9:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Advanced EndNote:  Saturday, February 9:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Tuesday, February 26:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

EndNote:  Tuesday, March 12:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

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

Advanced EndNote:  Saturday, March 30:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011:  Diary Survey Files

   The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program provides a continuous and comprehensive flow of data on the buying habits of American consumers including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. These data are used widely in economic research and analysis, and in support of revisions of the Consumer Price Index. The CE program is comprised of two separate components (each with its own survey questionnaire and independent sample), the Diary Survey and the quarterly Interview Survey (ICPSR 34441). This data collection contains the Diary Survey data, which was designed to obtain data on frequently purchased smaller items, including food and beverages (both at home and in food establishments), gasoline, housekeeping supplies, tobacco, nonprescription drugs, and personal care products and services. Each consumer unit (CU) recorded its expenditures in a diary for two consecutive 1-week periods. Although the diary was designed to collect information on expenditures that could not be easily recalled over time, respondents were asked to report all expenses (except overnight travel) that the CU incurred during the survey week.

This dataset is available through the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) database which provides search and browsing access to abstracts and data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social science data. Search or browse title of study, principal investigator, words in abstract, or study number. Browse major research categories..  Auburn University students, faculty, and staff only may create an account that will allow access to the membership-only data.

Please contact Barbara Bishop at bishoba@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1690 if you need more information concerning ICPSR .

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011:  Interview Survey & Detailed Expenditure Files

   The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program provides a continuous and comprehensive flow of data on the buying habits of American consumers including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. These data are used widely in economic research and analysis, and in support of revisions of the Consumer Price Index. The CE program is comprised of two separate components (each with its own questionnaire and independent sample), the quarterly Interview Survey and the Diary Survey (ICPSR 34442). This data collection contains the quarterly Interview Survey data, which was designed to collect data on major items of expense which respondents could be expected to recall for 3 months or longer. These included relatively large expenditures, such as those for property, automobiles, and major durable goods, and those that occurred on a regular basis, such as rent or utilities. The Interview Survey does not collect data on expenses for housekeeping supplies, personal care products, and nonprescription drugs, which contribute about 5 to 15 percent of total expenditures.

This dataset is available through the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) database which provides search and browsing access to abstracts and data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social science data. Search or browse title of study, principal investigator, words in abstract, or study number. Browse major research categories..  Auburn University students, faculty, and staff only may create an account that will allow access to the membership-only data.

Please contact Barbara Bishop at bishoba@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1690 if you need more information concerning ICPSR .

Be sure to check library hours of operation during the Intersession and Holiday season by clicking on the Hours link located  in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Intersession hours will be in effect December 8 - 19 and January 3 - 8.  Holiday hours will be in effect December 20 - January 2 (and the library will be closed December 23-26 and December 30 - January 1).

Regular hours of operation will resume on January 9, the first day of classes for the Spring Semester.