Ralph Brown Draughon Library (RBD) is the main library on campus and serves the students and faculty of the School of Communication and Journalism. It offers:
During fall and spring semesters, RBD library is open 24 hours a day from Sunday at 1 pm to Friday at 9 pm. Saturday hours are normally 9 am to 9 pm but are subject to change on home football game weekends.
Check this link, http://www.lib.auburn.edu/hours/ for current hours.
The RBD Help Desk is located on the 2nd floor of RBD and is staffed most Mondays through Thursdays from 8am to midnight by librarians and/or graduate assistants; Fridays is 8am through 6pm. Weekends the desk is staffed 9am to 6pm on Saturdays, and 1pm through midnight on Sundays.
You may also request help through the Ask a Librarian service, http://askalibrarian.auburn.edu/. Chat, email, text, and phone assistance are available during help desk hours.
Barbara Bishop, the subject specialist for communication, is also available to help you develop a search strategy, recommend services, or demonstrate how to use a resource. Contact her at 334-844-1690 or bishoba@auburn.edu.
The Innovation & Research Commons (I&RC) is a new facility on the 1st floor of RBD Library. It provides access to high-end tools, technologies, and in-person expertise to support innovative research and teaching at Auburn. Not only does it provides access to high-end tools, technologies, and in-person expertise to support innovative research and teaching at Auburn, it also offers equipment and software for creating and printing course-related posters, digital video/audio projects, CDs, and DVDs. Their friendly staff is always on hand to answer questions or help you use new software or equipment.
| Item Limit: | 150 items for faculty; 100 items for staff and graduate students |
| Loan Periods: | 180 days for regular checkouts; 1 day for bound journal checkouts |
| Renewal Limit: | 3 times prior to the due date |
| Overdue fines/fees: | journals, recalled items, reserve items, headphones, wireless computers, power cords, special permission checkouts |
| Database Access: | yes |
| Document Delivery Privileges: | yes |
| Item Limit: | 50 |
| Loan Periods: | 28 days for regular checkouts; ineligible for journal checkouts |
| Renewal Limit: | 3 times prior to the due date |
| Overdue fines/fees: | journals, recalled items, reserve items, headphones, wireless computers, power cords, special permission checkouts |
| Database Access: | yes |
| Document Delivery Privileges: | yes |
Interlibrary loan helps you access materials not available in AU libraries. For information about this free service or to submit a request, visit the the Interlibrary Loan/AUBIExpress tab on AU Libraries' web page.
AUBIExpress is a service for graduate students, faculty, and staff. This service delivers AU Libraries' print articles and book chapters directly to your desktop. For information about this free service or to submit a request, visit the the Interlibrary Loan/AUBIExpress tab on AU Libraries' web page..
AU libraries offers a courier service that delivers print materials to your office or to other Libraries on campus. To request a delivery, go to www.lib.auburn.edu/jcourier.
Alabama Libraries Exchange Service (ALLIES) is a reciprocal loan service between select Alabama Libraries. For instance, if UAB has a book that we don't, you would be able to have it delivered to Auburn. For a list of libraries and more information, visit www.lib.auburn.edu/allies.
