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 1st floor of the library
• 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 LIB118 - Library 1st 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