How do I get help with research?
Go to Information and Help.

How do I find books and other materials?

• Use the Library Catalog - LIBCAT
  • English materials: Click on Guideline on How to Use LIBCAT
  • Arabic materials: Click here
• Sample Search on How to use LIBCAT

How do I find journals?

• For journals on subscription, go to Current Journals and browse by subject or by title;
• For journals available in our collections and databases, go to Journal Finder look at a Sample Search.

How do I find articles?
To find articles about a specific topic, use the Databases, look at a Quick Guide.

How do I find encyclopedias/dictionaries/statistics/standards and other ready reference?

• Use E-Reference
• Visit the Reference Desks in the libraries
• E-mail us your query at Ask a Librarian

How do I find AUB Theses, AUB Projects, etc...?

• Use the Library Catlaog LIBCAT, and restrict to items of the desired media Type (i.e. thesis.)
• Check the Sample Search

How do I find and evaluate information on the Internet?
Click on the following link or schedule a one-on-one session with the Information Services Department, libinfo@aub.edu.lb.

How do I find course reserves and previous exams?

• Paper copies of course materials are available at the Reserve Desks in the libraries
• For materials posted electronically, go to E-Reserve page (username and password are obtained from the professor)
• Previous exams are posted electronically, go to E-Reserve page and click on "Previous Exams".

How do I format and submit my thesis?
For thesis formatting and submission, go to the Archives and Special Collections (ASC) Department in Jafet Library, from Monday to Friday, 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm.

Quick Guidelines:

1. Theses must follow the form and style described in the latest edition of K.L. Turabian Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (University of Chicago Press), or any other form specified by your Department.
2. Draft of your thesis should be checked at the ASC Department.
3. Deadlines for deposit of theses at the Library (as stated in AUB Catalogue) are:
• November 10 for students graduating in October
• March 10 for students graduating in February
• June 20 for students graduating in June
4. Number of print copies:
• Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Faculty of Engineering: 2 copies of your Thesis printed on Fabriano paper.
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Suliman S.Olayan School of Business: 1 copy of your thesis printed on Fabriano paper.
5. One copy of your final thesis in PDF format and in an MS-Word document on a CD-ROM.
6. The ASC Department will give you a release form that you will submit to the Registrar's Office, for clearance purposes.

For more details, please follow Thesis Manual.

How do I reserve a group study room?
Group study rooms are available on the 3rd floor of Jafet library (in the Reserve Reading Room - RRR)
Reservations are made online via http://www.aub.edu.lb/services/webreserve/