Along with the recent recarpeting of the First and Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, some other reorganization of the physical plant is taking place.  Included in this reorganization is a new location for the Current Periodicals shelves.  Current issues of periodicals are now located in the shelves found to the left shortly after entering the Ralph Brown Draughon Library from the Mell Street entrance (i.e., the entrance that faces Haley Center) close to the former location of the New Books shelves.

The New Books shelves have been moved from near the Mell Street entrance (i.e., the library entrance facing Haley Center) on the Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library to a new area just around the corner next to the main Reference Department office.

Located in the three large glass display cases immediately on one's left upon entering the Special Collections and Archives Department is an exhibit featuring "The Evolution of Charles Darwin."

The exhibit features numerous books, illustrations, and informative captions concerning Charles Darwin and his development of the concept of evolution and his theory of Natural Selection.  Also included are realia such as fossils and life-size models of skulls showing the evolution of human beings.

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

Located on the north side (facing Samford Hall) of the Special Collections and Archives Department in the three upright display cases, is an exhibit featuring "The Many Faces of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."  The exhibit includes books and photographs and informative captions covering King's activities as civil rights champion, orator, Nobel Peace Prize winner, activist, clergyman, and author.

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

Haiti and its Development Crisis:  Why Should the United States Care?

Curtis Jolly

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

Tuesday, January 20 at 3 p.m.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries, the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts

Dead and Alive:  the Code Duello in East Alabama

Bert Hitchcock

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

Wednesday, January 21 at 3 p.m.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries, and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts

Children Between Worlds:  Intercultural Relations in Books for Children and Young Adults

Tuesday, January 13 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Special Guest Lecturer:  Dr. Judith Lechner, Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology in the College of Education at Auburn University.

Plus a traveling book exhibit from the International Youth Library in Munich.  (see below for details).

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts.

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

The traveling exhibit is on display in the three large glass exhibit cases immediately on one's left upon entering the Special Collections and Archives Department.    The exhibit features over fifty foreign language picture books plus explanatory captions.  The books concern the themes of tolerance and open mindedness and are divided into five categories:

Corner Country (stories in pictures)

A Butterfly in the City (novels for children to age 12)

The Other Side of Truth  (for readers 13 and over)

Childhood Cravings (for readers 15 and over)

If the World Were a Village (nonfiction books on the topic).

Located in the five flat glass display cases in the Special Collections and Archives Department is the following exhibit:  "Dead and Alive:  The Code Duello in East Alabama."

The exhibit features numerous illustrations, books, and even cartoons concerning the history of dueling in East Alabama including dueling rules, and information on famous duels in American history.

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

New carpeting has been installed on the First and Second Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library!

Some final adjustments are being made and furniture is being placed in new locations.  Other changes include moving the Information Desk from directly in front of the Mell Street entrance (Second Floor) to immediately upon one's right upon entering the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.  Public access computers (i.e., computers available for the general public) are being moved to the First Floor immediately across from the Circulation Desk by the Parking Deck entrance.  Due to the need to install new telecommunications lines, etc. a two-week delay is expected before these public access computers will be available for use.

Seminars on EndNote citation software are being offered to faculty members and graduate students during   the Spring Semester.  Click on the Seminars link located in the middle of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required.

Currently, the following EndNote seminars are being offered:

Thursday, April 30