Summer Hours

Summer Hours

The University Library's summer hours begin today, Tuesday, May 29. We will be open:

• Monday - Thursday: 7:45am - 10:00pm
• Friday: 7:45am - 6:00pm
• Saturday: 9:30am - 5:00pm
• Sunday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm

For more information on the University Library's hours, see http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html

Holiday and Interim Hours

From May 11 - May 27, the University Library will be on Interim Hours and will be opened:

Monday - Friday:  8:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

We will be closed on Monday, May 28, for Memorial Day.

OneSearch (beta)

Tired of having to look for articles in several different databases and then having to go to SOUTHcat to find books on your topic? Relief is on its way.

Try the University Libraries' new OneSearch. OneSearch allows you to do a comprehensive search of our databases and our catalog at the same time from one interface. If you are off-campus, you can still search OneSearch, but to get access to the full-text of the articles, you will need to login with your usual username and password for library databases.

Since this is a new product for us, we would like feedback on your experiences with it. Email us at libfeedback@jaguar1.usouthal.edu. Thanks for trying OneSearch. We hope you like it.

Final Exam Hours

The University Library will have extended hours for Spring Semester Final Exams beginning Wednesday, May 2, and extending through Thursday, May 10, the last day of exams.

For complete hours, see http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/finalstudyspring12.pdf

Group Study Room

The University Library has room 123 (hidden within the Instructional Media Center) available for students to reserve as a group study room. To make a reservation, contact the circulation desk at 460-7028. The room has wireless internet, electrical outlets, a whiteboard, and can hold up to about 10-12 people.

UPDATED: Room 123

Happy Syttende Mai

Come celebrate Syttende Mai (Norwegian Constitution Day) with the University Library! Check out our Norway display!

Writing Help

Need someone to help you improve your writing skills? The University Writing Center is just the place for you, and they have recently opened an office in the University Library.

Where: Room 240-A (2nd Floor North)
When:    Monday-Friday: 1:00pm-6:00pm and Sunday: 2:00pm-7:00pm

The Writing Center consultants focus on teaching writing in order to build a solid foundation for your writing and to help you become a better writer; they don't just fix problems in your papers.

To learn more about the University Writing Center and to schedule an appointment online, see http://www.southalabama.edu/writing/

Facebook Friday!

Today is Facebook Friday. Answer a question on the University Library's Facebook page in order to be entered into a drawing for a great prize.

There will be a question posted every hour, giving you plenty of time and chances to enter the drawing.

Check us out on Facebook!

UPDATE: Help us get to 350 "likes!" The 350th person to like us will win a gift certificate to Satori Coffee and USA swag! Go to Facebook!

Dress as your favorite fictional character or author Day!

Like Charles Dickens? Gryffindor for life? Dress up like your favorite author or fictional character tomorrow at the University Library! Come to the library dressed up (this could mean just a T-Shirt), check out a book and you could win!

Trying to get to 300 "likes" on Facebook

We are trying to get to 300 "likes!" The 300th person to like us on Facebook will win a gift certificate to Satori Coffee and USA swag!

Come on...like us!

Jag Pride Day!

Tomorrow is Jag Pride Day at the University Library! Show your jaguar pride by wearing your jag gear tomorrow to the library. Say the secret Jag Pride phrase announced on Facebook to the circulation staff and you could win some awesome prizes! Go Jags!

Hawaiian Shirt Day!

Wear your favorite island gear today and win! To win an awesome prize, wear your Hawaiian shirt and tell the circulation staff at the circulation desk "Happy National Library Week" in Hawaiian--"Hau'oli aupuni hale waihona puke pule" and possibly win!

National Library Week!

April 9-13th is National Library Week at the University of South Alabama University Library! Join us in participating in these fun events. Additionally, following us on Facebook or the Library blog will provide you important information about many of the cool prizes we will be giving away this week. So stay tuned!


Monday: Hawaiian Shirt Day!
Wear your favorite Island shirt or gear and win!

Tuesday: Jag Pride Day
Wear your Jaguar gear, show your Jaguar Pride, and win! Say the secret Jag Pride phrase announced on Facebook to win a prize!

Wednesday: Dress as your favorite fictional character or author Day!
Like Charles Dickens? Dress up like him and win! Come to the library dressed up, check out a book and you could win!

Thursday: Donate a Book Day!
Bring a book and participate in the book drive that benefits the USA Children's & Women's Hospital. Bring your favorite children's or young adult book to share with another. If you donate a book at one of the several secret times, you could win!

Friday: Facebook Friday
Passionate about Jane Austen? Let us know on our Facebook page. We will ask questions on Facebook and you have to answer to win!

Things Going on All Week:

Enter to win an official Hunger Games movie poster and a hard-bound copy of the Hunger Games Trilogy at the University Library Reference Desk!

Donate a children's or young adult book to the Children's & Women's Hospital Book Drive

National Poetry Month Display

April is National Poetry Month and Circulation has put together a display for it, honoring poets from Maya Angelou to Dr. Seuss. Check out the display on the First Floor North, near the TRACcard printers, to see the types of materials the University Library owns that are by and about poets.

National Poetry Month Display -- 1st Floor North

For more about National Poetry Month, see poets.org.

Final Exam Hours

The University Library will have extended hours for Spring Semester Final Exams beginning Wednesday, May 2, and extending through Thursday, May 10, the last day of exams.

For complete hours, see http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/finalstudyspring12.pdf

The hours for the ARC have not yet been determined but the above page will be updated when these hours have been decided.

Spring Break 2012

Spring Break Hours

1. March 11, Sunday: Closed
2. March 12 -16, Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm (ARC Lab: 8:00am-4:30pm)
3. March 17, Saturday: Closed

The University Library will reopen on Sunday, March 18, from 1:00pm-10:00pm, with the ARC Lab open from 1:30pm-9:30pm.

Spring 2012 Newsletter Available

Check out all the cool happenings at the University Library!

Notable Southern Women Writers

What do Zora Neale Hurston, Carolyn Haines, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee, Alice Walker and Margaret Mitchell have in common? They are all Southern women writers.

Check out the Library's display on these writers:

1st Floor North

Mardi Gras and Library Closing

The University Library will be closed on Tuesday, February 21, for Mardi Gras.

For information on Mobile's Mardi Gras traditions, see Mobile's Mardi Gras from the Encyclopedia of Alabama and Local Legacies: Mardi Gras in Mobile from the Library of Congress. Always wondered why Mobilians throw moon pies? Check out the Mobile Carnival Museum's FAQ. For the story behind Joe Cain Day, see Joe Cain from the Encyclopedia of Alabama.

For parade schedules, routes, and checklists, see The Mobile Carnival Museum. The Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau also has parade schedules and Mardi Gras information, such as history and terminology.

Tuskegee Airmen

Check out the two displays on the Tuskegee Airmen put together by The University Library and Government Documents.

1st Floor North Tuskegee Airman Display

Gov Docs Tuskegee Airmen Display 2nd Floor South

To complement these displays, Government Documents librarians, Vicki Tate and Paula Webb compiled a LibGuide of resources on the Tuskegee Airmen. It can be found at http://libguides.southalabama.edu/tuskeegee