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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

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Book Bonanza in the Black Belt

Book Bonanza in the Black Belt

Patrick Smith • March 28, 2016

School libraries in the state of Alabama have long suffered a lack of state and federal funding for new books, but for nine schools throughout the Black Belt and the state, that’s going to change.During...

Library compiles databases free for student use

Kyarra Harris • August 25, 2014

Each year, across campus and in every department, students are asked to write essays, conduct research and properly cite their sources. Through the University’s online library databases, students have...

Seven facts about Gorgas Library

Seven facts about Gorgas Library

Stephanie Brumfield • September 19, 2011

1. Sanford Media Center Tucked away on the second floor of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is every budding digital artist’s dream come true. The Sanford Media Center, located in room 205B, offers free...

Libraries hold book collection contest

Allie Hulcher • February 13, 2011

The University of Alabama Libraries are giving students a chance to enter their book collections for a chance to win the fifth annual Book Collecting Contest. The contest is an opportunity for students...

Alabama author to discuss state history

Ashley Chaffin • February 1, 2011

Alabama author Wayne Greenhaw will be on campus tonight to discuss his newest book, “Fighting the Devil in Dixie: How Civil Rights Activists Took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama.” The lecture will...

UA to host Latino literacy conference

Haley Herfurth • April 22, 2010

The School of Library and Information Studies will host the third annual Celebration of Latino Children's Literature conference today and tomorrow in Gorgas Library and Alston Hall. The conference will...

Former professor passes away

Amanda Sams • March 30, 2010

Ruth Wiggins Waldrop, one of the founders of the UA School of Library and Information Studies, passed away ten days shy of her 99th birthday last week. Waldrop was an alumna of the University and a lifelong...