Resources
The AUR Library collection includes materials in different formats, printed, audiovisual and electronic. All materials are selected in close collaboration with faculty members. The Library aims to provide substantial academic material to support the curriculum of the university. Consequently, the Library's collection reflects the collective cultural and educational needs of the students. The Library uses other available resource access paths such as inter-library loan, appropriate referral, or redirection, in order to serve the individuals whose needs are outside the scope of the Library's collection.
Catalogs
- The Current catalog contains everything held in the AUR Library collection and includes a large number of electronic materials. It also provides help in searching the catalogs of other libraries in Rome, as well as finding materials on the Internet. For more information, see the Help Section of the catalog. The Historical Catalog has materials cataloged before July 2006. The AUR Library has a growing collection of books which cover the academic curriculum of the university.
- The reserve collection. The reserve book collection is selected every semester in order to assure that all students have access to the required readings for their classes.
Physical Arrangement
- There are two arrangements of the books in the library: everything cataloged until July 2006 is in an abbreviated Dewey Decimal classification, while everything cataloged after July 2006 is in the Library of Congress classification. The way to tell the difference is:
- when a the classification starts with a number, e.g. 813.54 SIO, the number is a Dewey Decimal number
- when the classification starts with a letter, e.g. HQ503.C66 2005, it is a Library of Congress number. For a map of the library and more information, see: Map of AUR Library.
- Journal collection: The Library also provides a selection of journals to which it subscribes.
Audio Visual
- The audio visual collection. A substantial collection of videos and DVDs are available for viewing on campus.
Electronic resources
- The AUR library catalog can be consulted online.
- Internet access. AUR provides Internet access from all the computers on campus. The Library assists students in providing guidance in Internet research and advise on those sites reviewed by the library staff.
- The databases:
AUR – CSI agreement: Resident students are entitled to access the College of Staten Island online resources which includes over 32 full-text databases and over 28 online indexes and abstracts. See also: Information for accessing electronic resources by STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS.
- Electronic Journals: Search specific journal titles of electronic versions accessible to AUR students and faculty
- History E-Book Library from the American Council of Learned Societies
A collection of 1300 E-books selected by the American Council of Learned Societies. Access is from the AUR Campus only.
- E-References:
Subject directory of Internet resources
This is a list of carefully selected Internet resources organized by academic subject.
General reference sources
This is a list of Internet resources where students can find general information such as dictionaries and thesauri, writing guides, biographies, maps, news, conversion tools, discussion groups etc.
Access
All AUR students, staff and faculty are entitled to use the AUR Library. New borrowers should complete an application form (which can be found in the Library) to register as a borrower and provide their AUR ID card and current contact details in Rome. ID cards are required to borrow books, view videos and DVDs, and consult books from the reserve collection.
Electronic Resources for Study Abroad Students: Please click on your school
Catalogs to Other Libraries in Rome: If you wish to use one of these libraries, please contact the AUR library first.
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