Library Building

The AUS library is integral to the academic life of the university and has provided needed resources and services since the inception of the university. A separate purpose-built, state-of-the-art library opened in 2006. The library building is located next to the main building in the center of the campus, with a total of 8,750 square meters of usable space, on three floors. 

The facility houses: “information commons” computer environment; two computer classrooms for teaching information literacy and research skills; printers, photocopiers and scanners; books, periodicals and media collections; study spaces, including group study and presentation rooms; media preview rooms; library services desk; self-checkout stations; university archives; library technical services; and library administration offices. 

AUS Library Tour

Computer Stations - Ground Floor

• Bring your own device (BYOD) seating
• Coworking table
• Choice of 3 Dell All-in-One computers
• 1 accessibility workstation 
  
  
   

Computer Labs - Ground Floor IC1 and IC2

• Instruction rooms with IC1: 29 & IC2: 24 Dell All-in-One computers
• Dedicated to information literacy classes, workshops, and other library-related instruction
• Students are welcome to use these computers when rooms are not occupied
• See our Software page for more information on the installed programs
  
   

Computer Stations - First Floor

• Choice of 45 Dell All-in-One computers, 4 x A4 and 1 x A3 scanners
• Choice of 9 iMac computers
• See our Software page for more information on the installed programs
  
  
  
   

Focus Room - First Floor

• Designed for individual use
• Equipped with whiteboards (see Service Desk to check out markers and erasers)
• Equipped with task lighting, height adjustable table, 55" LED flat-screen TVs with HDMI, VGA, and AUX input
• Can be reserved in advance and must be checked out at the Library Service Desk
• Must not be left unattended
• Unattended items will be removed
• Advanced reservation available (3 hour time limit)
   

Group Study Rooms - First Floor

• Equipped with whiteboards (see Service Desk to check out markers and erasers)
• Power and data for your laptop
• Limited to groups of 2 or more
• Unattended items will be removed
• Advanced reservation available for 1, 8, 9 and 16 (3 hour time limit)
  
   

Presentation Rooms - First Floor

• Equipped with 55" LED flat-screen TVs with HDMI, VGA, and AUX input
• Equipped with whiteboards (see Service Desk to check out markers and erasers)
• Can be reserved in advance and must be checked out at the Library Service Desk
• 3 hour time limit
• Must not be left unattended
• Unattended items will be removed
• Advanced reservation available

Recording Studio - First Floor

• Located on the first floor (in the Research Help Center)
• Equipped with 1 iMAC Workstation, 1 headset,  and 1 microphone
• Can be reserved in advance and must be checked out at the Library Service Desk
• 3 hour time limit
• Must not be left unattended
• Unattended items will be removed
• User policy must be read and acknowledged upon checkout of the studio key

Single Carrel Desk - First Floor 

• Choice of 26 carrel desks
• For individual study or reading
  
  
  
  
   

Group Tables - First Floor  

• Choice of 39 tables
  
  
  
  
  
   

 Seminar Rooms - Second Floor

• Can be reserved in advance and must be checked out at the Library Service Desk
• 3 hour time limit
• Must not be left unattended
• Unattended items will be removed
  
   

Single Carrel Desk - Second Floor 

• Choice of 70 carrel desks
• For individual study or reading
  
  
  
  
   

Group Tables - Second Floor

• Choice of 46 tables

General Collection

• Located on the 2nd floor of the library
• Holds the majority of titles in the library
• Yellow call number labels indicate Arabic-language items
  
   

Reference Collection

• Located on the 1st floor of the library
• Holds materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks
• This is a non-circulating collection
  
  
  
   

Periodical Collection

• Includes journals, magazines, and newspapers
• Back issues of periodicals are located on the 2nd floor of the library
• Current issues of periodicals are located on the ground floor of the library
• Newspapers are on the 1st floor, by the Leisure Reading Collection
• Journals may be borrowed, with the exception of current issues.
• Looking for electronic journals? Search Journal Finder

Leisure Reading Collection

• Located on the 1st floor of the library
• Popular fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, comics, and manga
  
  
  
   

Media Collection

• Located on the 2nd floor of the library with the General Collection
• Holds movies and documentaries in DVD, BluRay, or VHS format
• This is a circulating collection
  
  
  
   

Special Collections

• To access the collection visit the Service Desk
• Located on the 1st floor of the library
• Special Collections is open to all AUS students and faculty
  
   
  
   

Storage

• To access the collection visit the Service Desk
• Located in the basement of the library
• Holds older periodicals and VHS tapes

The AUS Writing Center is located in the AUS Library on the ground floor (LIB 024) and at a satellite location in the School of Business Administration (SBA 1176).

For more information, visit the Writing Center webpage: https://www.aus.edu/cas/writing-center

The Mathematics Learning Center (MLC) is located in room NAB 239A in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and in the Library Ground Floor.

For more information, visit the Math Learning Center webpage: https://www.aus.edu/cas/about/resources/math-learning-center-mlc

The Center for Innovation, Teaching and Learning (CITL) multipurpose room is located in LIB-011, Library building ground floor. The CITL Director's Office is located in LIB-018.

For more information on the CITL, please visit CITL webpage.

The AUS Testing Center is located in the basement of the Library Building. 

For more information, please visit their webpage: https://www.aus.edu/admissions/study-at-aus/testing-center

• Located on the ground floor, across from the library entrance
• Visit https://sheraa.ae/ for more information