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Welcome to the University of Alabama Libraries. This page provides general information about the Libraries for international students. This is page 1 of a three page document.
- Libraries' Liaison for International Students
- The University Libraries
- Libraries' Floor Plans
- Library Terminology
- Locating Library Material
- Library Services
- Scholarships and Financial Assistance for International Students
- Student Employment
- Writing Assistance and Study Skills
- Some useful links
- Questions or Comments
1. Libraries' Liaison for International Students
Mangala Krishnamurthy
Reference Librarian
Libraries' Liaison for International Students
Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering
Email: mkrishna@bama.ua.edu
Telephone: (205) 348-2109Mangala Krishnamurthy, the Libraries' liaison for international students, can help you with general questions about using the Libraries. For specific subject questions, please ask for assistance at the reference desk in the campus library serving your department.
2. The University Libraries
The University Libraries system includes five separate libraries:
- Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library (humanities, social sciences, and government information, located on the central quadrangle)
- Angelo Bruno Business Library (Stadium Drive)
- McLure Education Library (University Boulevard)
- Eric and Sarah Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering (Hackberry Lane)
- W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library (second floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall on Hackberry Lane).
Note: Library functions such as acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and systems are housed in Gorgas Library.
3. Library locations and Floor plans
Find the locations of the libraries on campus
- Campus Library Locations [http://www.lib.ua.edu/maps/map.htm]
Learn your way around each library
- Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library [http://www.lib.ua.edu/floorplans/gorgas/gorgasflrpln.htm]
- Angelo Bruno Business Library [http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/about/flplans.html]
- McLure Education Library [http://www.lib.ua.edu/floorplans/educ/eduflrpln.htm]
- Eric and Sarah Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering [http://www.lib.ua.edu/floorplans/sel/selflrpln.htm]
- W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library [http://www.lib.ua.edu/floorplans/hoole/specflrpln.htm]
4. Library Terminology
- What is ILL? A hold or recall? To help clarify library terminology, the American Library Association provides translations and definitions of commonly used library terms.
- Translations of English library terms (into Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and Spanish) [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/publicationsacrl/multilingual.htm]
- Definitions of library terms (in English)
[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/publicationsacrl/multilingualglossarydefinitions.htm]
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