Library Services Update
In keeping with university and public health guidance regarding COVID-19, the F.D. Bluford Library will be closed to the public until further notice as of Tuesday, March 24. Online services remain available, including access to electronic databases, e-journals and e-books, see details here. Contact us 24/7 at ask@ncat.libanswers.com.
Please refer to https://www.ncat.edu/coronavirus for the latest information.
Find articles and the latest scholarly research and publications with these online databases.
The library's catalog of books, ebooks, article & research databases, journals and other materials.
Bluford Library maintains physical and electronic collections. Collection management acquires and maintains these resources for the university.
The Library can work with you to offer Course & E-Reserves to your students. Here's how.
F.D. Bluford Library offers services tailored for distance education students, from Dare to Cherokee and beyond. The Library can help you no matter where you are located.
When you need materials that are not available at the Bluford Library, you can request an interlibrary loan or document delivery service.
Inventory of the Agricultural and Mechanical College Bulletins (1898-1915) and the Agricultural and Technical College Bulletins (1915-1936) located in the University Archives at NC A&T SU's F.D. Bluford Library.
Description of the physical holdings of the Dr. George Simkins, Jr. Collection located in the University Archives at NC A&T SU's F.D. Bluford Library.
Inventory of the Margaret Tynes Collection located in the University Archives at NC A&T SU's F.D. Bluford Library.
Librarians serve as liaisons to the various colleges and departments on campus and are available for research consultations, research instruction, and resource recommendations. Here is their contact information.
Course-related library instruction is designed to introduce students to research strategies and the basic information sources available for a particular class or subject. A librarian works with you and develops an instructional session or sessions to meet the specific needs of the class. Course-related library instruction is one of the most effective ways of teaching students to use scholarly materials and resources.
The F.D. Bluford Library serves more than just the faculty, staff and students of the University. Here are the borrowing privileges we extend to others in our community and region.
The University Archives procures, organizes, collects, describes, maintains and preserves records of historical and administrative value to the university. Here are the guidelines for transferring office records to the University Archives.
Scott Hall was named for W. Kerr Scott, a governor of North Carolina. The residence hall was completed in 1951 at a cost of nearly $2 million, the largest sum appropriated to the University at that time. The red brick structure housed 1,100 male students and included 505 rooms and three apartments for faculty supervisors.
The mission of the Serials Department is to acquire, sort, process, organize and maintain current records and files that inform users of serial documents at F.D. Bluford Library. Serials can be defined as a publication that is published in parts for an indefinite period of time. Serials include items such as journals, periodicals, magazines, almanacs, annual reports, numbered monographs and other materials.
The member libraries of the Triad Academic Library Association (TALA) have entered into a borrowing agreement, enabling students and faculty in good standing at their home institutions to borrow from the other participating libraries.
The A&T Alma Mater is sung at formal occasions such as Commencement. Here is the history of the song, its lyrics & information about the woman who wrote it and the composer who scored it.
On February 1st, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, four A&T freshmen students, Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil & David Richmond walked downtown and “sat - in” at the whites–only lunch counter at Woolworth’s. They refused to leave when denied service and stayed until the store closed.
Common Roots: The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Centennial Story quilt took almost three years to make, has fifty-nine colorful blocks depicting a variety of the events and people that figured prominently in the life of this great institution, and provided interesting and highly creative avenues of expression for the more than 100 persons who lent their talents as artists to design the blocks or as crafters to do the stitchery and quilting.
The University Archives procures, organizes, collects, describes, maintains and preserves records of historical and administrative value to the university and that have significantly impacted upon the African American experience in the Piedmont Triad region.
Willie Ernest Grimes was born in Winterville, North Carolina, a rural eastern town in Pitt County just outside Greenville. He grew up in a close knit family with his four siblings. Willie and his brother, George, who was four years younger, were the two youngest children and were especially close. His parents, Joe and Ella, were farmers.
Bluford Library offers workshops to help you succeed here at A&T. Seats are limited; register at least 24 hours in advance.
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