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UAB Libraries Orientation

Orient yourself to the two primary research libraries, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences and The Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Floor Maps

Library Floor Maps

UAB has two primary libraries: The Mervyn H. Sterne Library and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The Mervyn H. Sterne Library has two floors open to the public, and the Lister Hill Library has three. In each library you will find group study areas, spaces for quiet study, computers, printers, scanners, videos, and books.

Click the library tabs below to learn more about each library's layout and to get a description of what's on each floor.

First Floor

Third Floor

What's Available on Each Floor

First Floor

  • Entrances
  • Starbucks
  • OneDesk, with circulation, course reserves, and reference help
  • VR/AR Studio
  • Computers and printers
  • Scanner
  • Ready Reference Collection
  • Group study rooms
  • Library Instruction rooms
  • Administrative offices
  • Reference Librarians' offices
  • The University Writing Center

Third Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

 

What's Available on Each Floor

First Floor

  • Entrance
  • Virtual Reality Studio
  • HUB Service Desk, with reference, circulation, and course reserves
  • Computers and printers
  • Scanner
  • Group study rooms

Second Floor

  • Quiet study area
  • Circulating Collection
  • Librarians' offices

The UAB Archives and the Reynolds-Finley Historical Library are located on the third floor of Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences