News and Announcements

Celebrate Every BODY Week serves as a reminder to focus on ways to accept and appreciate our bodies for all that they can do! We have compiled a list of books, e-books, and podcasts that students can reference if they are looking to develop a healthier relationship with their body and food. 

Fair Use Week is February 22 – 26, 2021.  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designated this time to highlight and promote what fair use allows us to do with copyrighted works. Click the link to learn more!

The FAU Libraries are excited to virtually celebrate Black History Month this year. Click the link to check out our e-resources. 

Dean Carol Hixson discusses what the FAU community can expect from the Libraries in the spring 2021 semester in her latest blog. She says, "During the Spring 2021 semester, library faculty and staff will continue to serve the FAU community through a hybrid model of on-site and technology-enhanced services that ensure public safety while meeting the needs of FAU faculty and students." Click the link to read more about our operations for this semester. 

January 1 is more than the first day of a new year!  It’s also the day that many works enter the public domain because their copyright expires.

We hope everyone has a wonderful safe and happy winter break! To find out our hours and more information, click here!

Did you miss our November newsletter? Check it out here! It's full of information about library news, upcoming events, and resources! Sign up to get our newsletter here: https://library.fau.edu/join-our-mailing-list

Florida Atlantic University’s subscription to the RefWorks citation management software ends December 31, 2020.  To help facilitate this transition, the FAU Libraries offers a variety of free web-based alternatives. 

Through a statewide initiative, the FAU Libraries are transitioning access to e-resources authentication to a new system called OpenAthens.  This new service will be implemented November 12, 2020.

The FAU Libraries are joining colleges and universities across the country to participate in the National First-Generation College Celebration on November 8, 2020. Check out our resource guides as well as our first-gen staff and faculty stories about why they decided to go to college.