Our Services
Catalog
The library's catalog of books, ebooks, article & research databases, journals and other materials.
Distance Education and Online Services
F.D. Bluford Library offers services tailored for online education, from Dare to Cherokee and beyond. The Library can help you no matter where you are located.
Government Documents
The F.D. Bluford Library is a Federal Selective Depository Library, providing access to useful governmental information resources to our community.
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery
When you need materials that are not available at the Bluford Library, you can request an interlibrary loan or document delivery service.
Laptop Loan Program
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, F. D. Bluford Library fully supports distance and virtual learning initiatives. The Library has created a Laptop Lending Program that offers enrolled students the availability to checkout laptops for academic support and success. These devices can be borrowed on a first-come, first-served basis. Students outside of Guilford County will receive top priority.
Librarian Directory by Subject
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.
Library Regulations
In order to facilitate Bluford Library’s primary mission to support and advance academic scholarship and research at N.C. A&T through services, collections, technologies, expertise and spaces, the library provides the following regulations governing the use of library facilities, collections, and services and its online environment.
Non-University Borrowers' Privileges
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.
Reserve a Study Room
Bluford has study spaces for you! We have group collaboration rooms equipped with up-to-date hardware and software, and individual study rooms designed for laptop use. Additionally, throughout the library there are many attractive open spaces to study that do not require a reservation. Our third floor is designated as the quiet floor.
TALA Borrowing Agreement
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.
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