The purpose of this site is to encourage you to use the resources and services provided by the faculty and staff at Austin G. Woodward Library.  Our goal is to enhance academic scholarship for you by providing access to resources and promoting information literacy.

  General Information: Library hours.

  Personalized assistance is available via telephone, email or chat through our "Ask a Librarian" service, or by visiting the Library Information Desk.

  Student Instruction is a major focus of the Library's services.  One-on-one instruction is available at the Research Assistance Desk on Level 2, by telephone (1-800-250-1890 or 221-6186), or through the Ask a Librarian service on the Library Website. Formal library instruction is included in many courses.

A Research Consultation Form is available by appointment with a librarian for students needing advanced research assistance. 

  How To Guides: Guides are available to assist you with research, accessing and locating items, evaluating sources, and more.

  Multiple Specialized Databases provide access to periodical articles, reference works, and government publications.

Borrowing: APSU undergraduate students may check out General Collection Books and Government Publications for a period of three weeks. APSU graduate students may check out General Collection Books for 180 days. Materials are subject to recall after three weeks if requested by someone else.

  ILLiad: ILLiad is an online system used to place requests to borrow library resources that Woodward Library does not own. ILLiad video clip

  E-Reserves are electronic materials placed on reserve by instructors for classes.

  Distance Education  The library is committed to providing you the same excellent service our on-campus students have come to expect.

  The InfoCommons provides students with more than 90 workstations with internet access and current software.

  Library Instruction Room (LIR) is an electronic classroom and self-service computer lab with 35 PCs and a printer station.  This lab is open to students when not in use for formal instruction.

  Reservation Request Form for Library Instruction Room (LB 209) for Non-Library-Related Activities

  Group study rooms and study space for approximately 400 individuals is available.

  The collections at Woodward Library consist of periodicals (journals and magazines); government publications; APSU publications; electronic resources (E-books and online journals); microforms;  audiovisual materials; and books.  All these materials can be located using the Austin Library Catalog. View the Library Collections webpage for a list and brief description of all  library collections.

  For more information please e-mail librarian or dial (931) 221-7346 (Access Assistance Desk) or (931) 221-6186 (Research Assistance Desk).