To check out books and other materials from the library, present your Auburn University ID card. In addition to books, AU users may check out laptops, headphones, power cords, whiteboard dry erase markers, etc. The Innovation & Research Commons (1st Floor, RBD Library) has additional technology for check out.
To renew or view items checked out to you (with due dates), login to your library account.
The loan period for regular checkouts is 180 days, with 3 renewals. For more details, see Circulation Department policies.
RBD Library's primary location for check out and return is the Circulation Desk on the 1st Floor, adjacent to the parking deck entrance. RBD Library also has an exterior book drop located on Mell St., between the Mell Classroom Building and Spidle Hall. Additional book drops are located on the first floor of the Haley Center, the second floor of the Student Center near the Foy Help Desk, and outside between the Lowder Hall parking lot and Wiggins Hall.
Circulation Department staff are available to answer your questions via email and phone.
Email: aulcirc@auburn.edu
Phone: RBD Library: 334-844-1701 | LADC: 334-844-1751 | Vet Med Library: 334-844-1749
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services are your link to materials not owned or subscribed to by AU Libraries:
Interlibrary Loan staff are available to answer email and phone calls.
Email: illhelp@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-1728
Get electronic delivery of articles & book chapters from the the Libraries' print collections. PDFs of these materials will be emailed to you. Requests can be made through your ILLiad account.
After logging in, select "AUBIExpress" from the Main Menu options.
Document Delivery staff are available to answer email and phone calls:
Email: illhelp@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-1728
Faculty have two campus delivery options. They may:
With the latter "pickup at RBD Library" option, please wait for an email, notifying you that "Items are ready for pickup."
Questions? Contact the RBD Library Circulation Department: aulcirc@auburn.edu or 334-844-1701
