The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has named a new director of its Louis Salmon Library!  David P. Moore will begin his duties immediately. He has served as the interim library director since 2010, and has already implemented new initiatives including additions to electronic resources, and in making the library more welcoming and accessible to students.

Moore joined UAH in August 1997, after serving at both the Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama (UA) Tuscaloosa, and at Sirsi Corporation. He earned his undergraduate degree in History and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from UA.

“I am sincerely honored to accept this position, particularly at a time of great transformation in the library profession. I believe our library has a great future ahead, and am excited to have the opportunity to continue to provide value to our university and community as we move forward,” said David Moore.

A key part of Moore’s future responsibilities will be to provide vision and leadership in developing strategies for maintaining, developing, and providing access to archives, including those related to the history of the U.S. Space Program in Huntsville, and enhancing the library’s role in supporting our academic enterprise and the enrichment of the scholarship, research and creative activities of our students, staff and faculty.

Spring Semester is almost over!  Starting May 2^nd, the library have reduced interim hours from 7:30am-6:00pm and closed on the weekend.  We’ll resume regular hours on Monday May 20th.

Live chat will also be offline during the interim.  Please contact us at 256-824-6529 or at LibAnswers if you have any questions during this period.

Congratulations and best of luck to our graduating students!  We look forward to seeing our continuing students in Summer Semester!

Please note that continuing construction to the Greenway and Charger Union will affect library parking for approximately 90 days, beginning Monday May 6th.

The west half of the parking lot and the Holmes Avenue entry will remain open during the renovation. The east half of the lot will be closed as it will become part of a new parking area created with entry from Ben Graves Drive.

The Library will be open regular hours throughout this part of the renovation, and the roundabout at the entrance will remain open for accessing the book drop or dropping off passengers.

During this renovation, library visitors may find alternate parking at the Intermodal Facility lots located at University Fitness Center, Spragins Hall, and Wilson Hall/Business Administration Building.

You can see a current map of the campus at http://www.uah.edu/map.

Please note our hours for Spring Break 2013.  We will be having reduced hours starting Friday March 22nd, and will be closed March 23-24th, and March 29-30th.  Have a safe and happy Spring Break!

Please note our reduced hours from December 13^th-January 6^th:

We will also be off live chat, but you can always call us at 256-824-6529 or submit a question at http://libanswers.uah.edu.

Enjoy your holiday break, and we’ll see you in the Spring!

Looking for your next caffeine fix?  Then Salmon Library is the place to be!

• The library staff will be providing free coffee on Thursday, December 6^th at 10:30am and 2:00pm.  We will also be providing free coffee on Sunday, December 9^th from 7-9pm.  Come check this out along with the other “Finals ReCharge” activities going on during Finals week.

• Our in-house coffeeshop will be having extended hours on the following days:

• Finally, we are excited to announce the addition of a hot beverage vending machine!  It offers a variety of coffee and hot chocolate drinks, all which cost $0.50.  You can find it with the rest of our vending machines on the first floor.

Come warm up and get your next caffeine fix at Salmon Library!

*The coffee bean photo is by amanda28192 and is used under Creative Commons license.*