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University Libraries

Auburn University Libraries provides a wealth of resources and services to enhance and support research and intellectual growth at Auburn University.

The main library on campus, Ralph Brown Draughon Library, provides students with a Learning Commons, a one-stop, flexible space configured to accommodate both individual study and group collaboration. The Miller Writing Center, Study Partners, Office of Information Technology Help Desk and library reference services are all conveniently located within the space, complete with an in-house Caribou Coffee shop nearby. The Learning Commons features 250 power outlets, 10 group-study areas, 40 white boards and more than 400 seats.

RBD Library also contains a Media and Digital Resource Laboratory to provide access to the latest multimedia hardware and software, plus on-site expertise for user assistance and an area equipped for listening to music or viewing videos or DVDs. The library is also equipped with 209 university and public computer workstations located throughout the building – including laptop computers that can be checked out to faculty and students.

Library Highlights

-The Ralph Brown Draughon Library is a 378,000-square-foot structure with seating for more than 2,900 patrons. Branch libraries are located in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Architecture, Design and Construction. Auburn University is one of the 124 institutions that are members of the Association of Research Libraries. Collections include more than 3.2 million volumes.

-Reference service and library use instruction is provided by subject-specialist librarians. RBD Library also features an expanded assistive technology workstation area on the second floor that holds four workstations with specialized software for helping vision-impaired students and patrons use library and Internet resources.

-Auburn University Libraries offers an online catalog of its holdings at www.lib.auburn.edu, expedited electronic document delivery to faculty or students via the AUBIExpress service, delivery of books or documents held at other libraries via InterLibrary Loan and expedited purchasing of titles requested by faculty or students via PurchaseXpress.

-Special Collections & Archives collects rare and unique material related to the history, literature and natural history of Alabama; the American Civil War; the history of aviation; natural history; and family history in the Southeastern U.S.

-Library borrowing privileges are provided to enrolled students; members of the administrative, research, instructional and extension staffs of the university; student, faculty and staff spouses; and active alumni association members.