Five ways to contact the Reference Department.

1. Call the Reference Desk

251-460-7025 during regular Reference hours

2. Email a Reference Question

Email will be read everyday if the library is open and it will be answered within 24 hours
 

3. Live Chat

Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Weekends: during reference hours
Be patient; we may be helping others at the Desk.
If we are offline, send an email to webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
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Or add us to your contacts through these services:

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Google Talk: usalibraryhelp@gmail.com
MSN Messenger: webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
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4. Consultation

You may set up an appointment for a reference consultation by calling the Reference Desk at 251-460-7025. For consultations with the Mitchell College of Business librarian, call 251-460-7998. Reference consultations involve more time and in-depth assistance than might be available at the Reference Desk. For specific subject areas, contact the following librarians:

 

Mary Engebretson Continuing Ed., Interdisciplinary mengebre@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Kathy Jones Communications & Social Sciences kjones@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Amy Prendergast Science & Technology aprender@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Jan Sauer Library Instruction jsauer@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Ellen Wilson Instructional Technology ewilson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Jerry Wright Humanities & Education jwright@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Kathy Wheeler Math & Statistics kwheeler@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Deborah Harrington Business (MCOB) dlharrington@usouthal.edu
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Guidelines

Priority will be given to members of the University of South Alabama community.

Genealogy and Mobile history questions should be directed to the Mobile Public Library, Local History and Genealogy division at (251) 208-7093.

For Interlibrary Loan questions and requests, go to the Interlibrary Loan Service web page.

College of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health users should address their questions to the Biomedical Library at medlib@bbl.usouthal.edu.

5. Find us on Facebook

The University Library's Facebook site is at http://tinyurl.com/ulfacebook

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