Welcome to the University of Alabama Libraries. This page provides general information about the Libraries for current students. This is page 1 of a three page document.
- The University Libraries
- Libraries' Floor Plans
- Library Terminology
- Locating Library Material
- Library Services
- Student Employment
- Writing Assistance and Study Skills
- Some useful links
- Questions or Comments
1. The University Libraries
The University Libraries system includes five separate libraries:
- Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library (humanities, social sciences, and government information) (central quadrangle)
- Angelo Bruno Business Library (Stadium Drive)
- McLure Education Library (University Boulevard)
- Eric and Sara 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.
2. Libraries' Floor plans
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.htm]
- McLure Education Library [http://www.lib.ua.edu/floorplans/educ/eduflrpln.htm]
- Eric and Sara 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]
3. 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.
- Definitions of library terms (in English)
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