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GENERAL INFORMATION

Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017

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over 120 online databases, nearly 200,000 e-books and access to over 35,000 e-journal

titles, as well as audio and video recordings, government documents, microfilm, and

microfiche. The Library is a Congressionally designated partial depository for United

States government documents. Special collections house the College archives, Methodist

archives, and rare books. Digitized collections include Birmingham-Southern College

yearbooks dating back to 1907, as well as a number of student publications. The

Library’s online catalog, databases, and many other resources may be accessed from on

or off campus via the Internet.

The Library offers a range of teaching and learning environments. Conference rooms,

seminar rooms, research carrels, an auditorium with video and computer projection

facilities, an electronic classroom, a learning technology center, and a blended learning

classroom are among the facilities for individual and group study, research, and

instruction. Copying and printing services are also available. Computer workstations are

provided for the use of library patrons, and wireless Internet access is available

throughout the building.

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.

Counseling and Health Services

The College provides a Counseling and Health Services Center staffed and equipped to

give assistance in a variety of areas. Any currently enrolled student may utilize the

services of the Counseling Center. The counseling staff typically work with short-term

counseling needs ranging from adjustment to college, time and stress management,

relationship concerns, and loss and grief. More involved concerns requiring a specific

expertise may be referred to a mental health professional off campus as needed or

requested. The staff is available for consultations and referrals for all members of the

campus community, including faculty and staff.

Additionally, if a student is in need of specific academic, residential, or dietary

accommodations, documentation from an off-campus professional must be sent to the

Coordinator of Accessibility Services for review. The Coordinator will review the

documentation and work with the student and appropriate entities of the College in

providing needed accommodations as possible.

The Office of Health Services provides personal care and assists individuals in

maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Health Services provides on-campus health care by a full-

time registered nurse and a part-time physician. Common health concerns include allergy

injections, immunizations, and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries. Referrals