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INTRODUCTION
Professional librarians provide a variety of reference and information
services. They assist students in learning to locate, evaluate, and use
information—in any format—and support them in their research. Library
orientation and instruction classes are taught by librarians to assist students
in developing sound research techniques and information literacy skills.
Staff oversee the maintenance and circulation of the collection and ensure
the smooth operation of the facility.
The Library is a member of several state, regional, and national library
cooperatives and networks, including the Network of Alabama Academic
Libraries (NAAL), the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), and the
regional library network LYRASIS. Excellent interlibrary loan service is
available to students and faculty. Through an inter-institutional borrowing
agreement, students and faculty of the College may use the libraries at
other academic institutions in the Birmingham area.
Academic Resource Center
In addition to academic support from faculty, the College supports
you through the Academic Resource Center (ARC). ARC provides academic
support services to students, faculty, and staff at the College and has a cross-
curricular emphasis, providing services that complement one another and
share in the goal of advancing student academic success and faculty and
staff development. Through the Writing Center, Math Lab, Modern Foreign
Language Lab, and in conjunction with the library, ARC offers training,
tutoring, and general assistance in a wide range of concepts, skills, and
practices relevant to academic achievement, with a special emphasis on
information fluency.
Special Counseling
The College also provides a Counseling and Health Services Center
staffed and equipped to give assistance in a variety of areas including
personal counseling, testing of aptitudes and vocational interests, and
career counseling. Additionally, the College provides pre-professional
guidance through special advisors in the arts, behavioral and social
sciences, church-related vocations, economics and business administration,
education, health careers, and law.
Student Government
The Student Government Association of Birmingham-Southern College,
chartered to operate under a constitution developed by students, faculty,
and administrators and approved by the Board of Trustees, is to a large
measure responsible for the self-governance of the student body. The SGA
strives to create and to maintain a well-balanced intellectual, educational,
and social program for all students.
