About the Department

The Serials Department is located on the third floor of the library. This department housed a large collection of scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers in print, bound, microfiche and microfilm formats. To determine if the library subscribes to a particular periodical, check the online catalog and our databases. Latest issues of magazines are shelved on the current reading shelves to the right of the public service desk. Bound volumes and indexes are shelved beyond the computer area. Our microfiche and microfilm are filed in the cabinets located in the area beyond the newspaper area. If a title has not been bound or put on microform yet, please ask a serials staff worker. All serials items are shelved alphabetically by title. Magazines, journals, and indexes are for use in the library and can not be checked out. When a question arrives, ask for a serials staff member to help you in utilizing the serials collection on the third floor. Microform copiers are also located in this department.

Tools and Services

Below is a list of tools and services in the Serials Department:

• Current magazines and journals, shelved alphabetically by title
• Updated Printed Subscription List at public service desk
• Current list of magazines and journals, arranged by subject
• Magazines, journals, and newspapers on microfiche and microfilm
• Updated Printed Microfiche Subscription List
• ERIC documents in microfiche
• Bound magazines and journals
• Electronic Resource Center, with internet accessibility
• Networked printer with ITC card
• Microform copiers
• Copier with ITC card availability, with front & back copies
• Study carrels for independent study

E-Journal Finder

E-Journal Finder provides access to full-text articles. In E-Journal Finder we can see what database(s) that particular title is in. Directions for accessing E-Journal Finder: Click on E-Journal Finder link from the library website (www.lib.alasu.edu) and then type in the magazine or journal title and click search. You may also check the Library Catalog for availability of all the magazines and journals in the Serials Department.

Staff

Patricia Singleton, Serials Department Supervisor
Edna Foxhall, Serials Assistant/Manager
Clarissa Broughton, Serials Assistant
Public Service Desk: {334} 229-4111/4110