Electronic information is available to students and faculty locally and via online sources. In addition, computer workstations are provided throughout the building for the use of library patrons. Study carrels, seminar rooms, an auditorium with video and computer projection facilities, an electronic classroom and a media center with listening and viewing areas are among the spaces available to library patrons. The College's language laboratory is also housed in the Center. Facilities for listening to and viewing nonprint media are also available.
Professional librarians provide a variety of reference and information access services.
Library orientation and bibliographic instruction classes are taught by the librarians to assist students in developing sound research methodologies and information retrieval skills, from standard reference tools to the latest computerized indexes and databases. Support staff oversee the maintenance and circulation of the collection and insure the smooth operation of the facility. In addition to the numerous workstations in the building, students and faculty can access the library catalog and numerous online databases and conduct their research from anywhere on campus. Excellent interlibrary loan service is available to students and faculty and through an inter-institutional borrowing agreement, students and faculty of the College may use the libraries at other academic institutions in the Birmingham area.