2nd
& 3rd Floor South
2nd
Floor South
2nd
Floor South
Catalog
and Indexes
The Libraries?
- University Library--north of the Student Center
- Business Library--in the Mitchell College of Business
- Biomedical
Library--next
to the College of Medicine
- Medical Center Library
- Children's & Women's Hospital Librar
- University Archives on Springhill Ave.--Old Providence Hospital
- USA Baldwin County, Fairhope
What's in the Library and Where is it?
- books--3rd & 4th Floor North and 4 Floor South
- reference books, Reference Desk--2nd Floor North
- journals, magazines, newspapers--2nd and 3rd Floor South, online
- videos, cds, dvds--1st Floor North, IMC
- government documents, microforms and Information Desk--2nd Floor South
- computer databases & Internet--any computer on campus and with login off campus
- ARC Academic Research Center Computer Lab--Room 128--1st Floor Lobby
- Auditorium--1st Floor Lobby
Most
medical, nursing and allied health materials are in the Biomedical
Libraries
What we don't have:
- No computer speakers-bring your own earphones
- No current textbooks--go to the bookstore
- Some, but few, books for subjects NOT taught at this university
- No school curriculum materials--check with the Education Dept.
- Very few popular print magazines--ask about magazine databases at the ref desk
- Very few bestsellers, how-to, self-help books--go to public library
- Current Periodicals, 2 South-- Alphabetical order by title of magazine
- Older, bound periodicals, 3 South (Library of Congress Numbers)
- Microfilm -- Alphabetical by title of item
- Books -- LC call numbers (Library of Congress Numbers)
- Audiovisuals -- By genre and Library of Congress Numbers
- Government Documents -- SUDOC numbers by department or agency
What tools do I use to find information?
- Catalog --a locally-made online database which tells you what the USA Libraries own--books, films, documents and which magazines, newspapers and journals we subscribe to--and where they are.
- Articles, Indexes, and Databases -- purchased online databases which tell you what exists in periodical literature (and sometimes in books), but not always owned by USA.
- Librarians -- excellent personal guides to the above.
- Professors --experts on a topic.
- Internet -- often supplementary, unpublished, and unverified & disorganized information--though sometimes a great source of information. Use Advanced searches and specialized credible sites for best results.