Nichols Library

Library Staff Information:

Don’t see the answer to your question? Please contact one of the Nichols Library staff and we will help you find that answer.

The Library’s Mission

Gus Nichols Library is committed to life-long learning for living in an environment that fosters education of the whole person. The library supports Faulkner University’s mission through maintaining a broad range of quality learning resources and services. The library is committed to excellence in instruction, advancement of knowledge, and moral & spiritual values so that, through these efforts, enrichment of the community might be achieved. The library strives to stimulate teaching and learning by creating an environment in which instruction, research, and integrity of character can thrive.

About the Library

Named for the Gospel preacher Gus Nichols, Nichols Main Library is at the academic heart of Faulkner University. The library houses over 300,000 volumes and provides study space for students.

Library services are currently located at the front of campus beside the Jones School of Law. Study tables, computers, a study room, and comfortable seating are available for student use. Our collection is currently housed offsite and students may request items from our collection using this form.

Need an Article?

If you are looking for a journal article, start here with the library’s databases.

Need a Book?

Search the Library Catalog to find books available at Nichols Library (and ebooks).

Need a Book from another Faulkner Campus?

If you find an item in the catalog that is located at another Faulkner Campus, fill out the Faulkner Libraries Material Request form and it will be sent to you.

Can’t Find What You Need?

• If you know the title of the book(s) you need, fill out the Interlibrary Loan form and we will get the book for you! (if you need more than one title, simply hit the back button after you have submitted the form and fill in the next title’s information.)
• Don’t forget to stop by the Circulation Desk to pick up a Consortium sticker for your student ID. The sticker allows you to check out materials from ASU, AUM, Troy-Montgomery, and Huntingdon College as well as the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS).
• The world of Interlibrary Loan thrives on an international network of libraries that collaborated to form a catalog called WorldCat. If you find yourself needing Interlibrary Loan books very often, you might want to become familiar with WorldCat.

Have a Suggestion?

Let us know what titles or subjects you would like to see in the library. Go to the Ask-a-Librarian form and fill it out. Be sure to provide Title, Author, Publisher and Date, Edition (If available), and ISBN to make sure that we get the exact item that you are looking for.

Faulkner subscribes to certain journals in dual format, online and print. Some journals can be online only. This is a list of the individual journals known to support online access. Unless tables of contents or included index pages are searchable, there is no topical indexing of articles as in databases.

https://pubs.acs.org/page/bichaw/about.html

Available journals:

• Biochemistry – Journal available through ACS (American Chemical Society) See ACS Publications website for more information.

  • After logging in using your Faulkner username and password, you will need to register and create an account with ACS. The Register button is located at the top left of the screen. After completing the registration process, you should be able to access the articles.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education — Nichols library has an account for advanced features. Contact a staff member for access information.
• Educational Leadership — Nichols library has an account for advanced features if needed. Contact a staff member for access information.
• International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
• International Journal of Police Science and Management – 
  • If you receive a message about unsubscribing at any time, simply click Yes, and it will take you directly to the journal. 
• Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
• Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Journal of Early Christian Studies
• Journal of Psychology and Theology – 
  • If you receive a message about unsubscribing at any time, simply click Yes, and it will take you directly to the journal. 
• Justice Evaluation Journal
• Justice Quarterly
• The New England Quarterly
• The Physics Teacher Online
• Tolkien Studies Journal
• Truth Magazine
• University Bookman

Faculty, staff, and students at each center may contact the appropriate Library Liaison by phone or email with questions or to make requests for library materials.

Professional librarians and staff are available at the main campus to assist with reference and research needs. You can fill out the Ask-A-Librarian form or email refdesk@faulkner.edu. You may also contact the main campus library at 334-386-7207.

Birmingham Campus

Director: Lynn Gurganus, Lgurganus@faulkner.edu

Huntsville Campus

Director: Lynn Gurganus, Lgurganus@faulkner.edu

Mobile Campus

Director: Gina Williamson, GWilliamson@faulkner.edu

Resource Rooms

Each Resource Room contains both reference and circulating book collections and full electronic access to the University Libraries online catalog and databases.

Library Catalog

Use the online catalog to find holdings specific to a location

Databases

• Find Articles List of All Faulkner Databases.
• Faulkner Databases by Subject

Locations

The Resource Rooms are located:

• Birmingham – room number 510
• Huntsville – across from the Admissions Counselor’s Office
• Mobile – in the hallway near the Director’s Office

Resources from Other Libraries

Library Item Request

If you need materials located at one of the other Faulkner campuses, please fill out the Library Item Request form on the library website and these items will be mailed to your respective registrar. You will be contacted to pick up the items when they arrive; please return the items to the registrar by the due date given.

Interlibrary Loan

If you need articles that are not available from any of the Faulkner University libraries, you may either fill out the Interlibrary Loan form on the library website or use the respective reciprocal library for your campus. For print material (books) it is recommended you use a local library for interlibrary loan as you will receive items more quickly locally.

Additional Library Access

Students have access to materials at the following university libraries. This allows you to check out materials and use their facility. You must have your Faulkner University student ID card in order to use the libraries listed below.

• Birmingham: Samford University
  • A list of privileges and information for using and checking out items at Samford, see Samford University Borrowing Privileges
• Huntsville: Athens State University, Alabama A&M
• Mobile: University of Mobile

Need to know if Faulkner has a journal in full text? Check on Journal Finder.

Consortium Agreements:

As Faulkner students (If you can get to campus), if we do not have a book that you need or if our copy is checked out but you find that Alabama State University, Auburn University Montgomery, Huntingdon College, or Troy University Montgomery Campus has it, then you can see us at the front desk in the library and we can give you a sticker and the needed information.

What will I need?

A current Faulkner ID

A current Faulkner library account

Library Policies may be found here:

https://www.faulkner.edu/nichols-library/library-policies/