Welcome to the Library

The mission of the Warden Memorial Library is to provide academic support to the students and faculty of the University. This is achieved by providing supporting materials in both print and electronic formats. Ensuring that all end-users can access this material and related library services both on campus and remotely. Providing timely library instruction on campus and remotely through a variety of delivery methods. Fostering a welcoming environment conducive to study.

Featured and Recommendations

OA Publishing through Cambridge Core

Looking for somewhere to publish an article using your current research? Take a look at Cambridge Core! Our current subscription includes an open access publishing agreement with Cambridge Core journals. You can read more about open access publishing here and browse the full Cambridge Core collection here.

Weekend Reads 

Want to take a reading break this weekend? Come by the library and pick up one of the books from this month’s featured items display. We’ve selected short novels and collections of short stories that make quick reads!

Choice Reviews

Looking for new books to use for classes, papers, research, or just to learn more about a topic? Choice Reviews rates new releases and provides all of the information you need to make a selection. Check out the site and feel free to ask us for help setting up searches or lists.

About the Library

History

The Warden Memorial Library was funded by prominent Nashville businessman Roy Warden, founder of the Roy Warden Piano Company in memory of his daughter Ida Sue Warden, a Martin alumna, and his wife Ida Davis Warden. 

Library Hours

  • Monday – Thursday: 7:30 am – 10:30 pm
  • Friday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Saturday: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Sunday: 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Closed on National Holidays

Roy Warden

Portrait of Roy Warden

Overview

The Warden Memorial Library is located on the ground floor of the Johnston Center. The library holds over 111,000 volumes of books, bound periodicals, and audiovisual materials. As a member of OCLC, the library has access to over 70 million items through interlibrary loan. The library is open seven days a week during the school year and Monday through Friday during the summer.

Books may be checked out for two weeks. Students may check out audiovisual materials for two days. Periodicals and reference books do not circulate. Multi-purpose computer terminals in the library provide access to the computerized card catalog (OPAC), electronic databases, Microsoft Office programs, and the Internet. Most of the library’s databases and its entire e-book collection are available remotely to any student with Internet access; databases include CINAHL, JSTOR, and Business Source Complete. The library also contains several notable collections, including the Senator Ross Bass Archives, the Methodist Reference and Rare Book Collections, the Zimmerman Judaica Collection (incorporating the Glatzer Collection), and additional local history and rare book collections.

The library has a multi-purpose printer/copier/scanner, compact and full-size laminators, two group study rooms, and a listening and viewing room for audiovisual resources. Wireless access is now available for all laptop/tablet users. More information on printers/copiers/scanners can be found below.

The library’s regular hours, staff, policies, and services can be found in a brochure available at the library. Please pick up a copy of this brochure for more information or download below.

Library Staff

Mr. Richard Madden
Director of the Warden Memorial Library
931-363-9844 x3795
rmadden3@utsouthern.edu

Ms. Jessica Barber
Assistant Director
931-363-9844 x3797
jbarbe12@utsouthern.edu

Ms. Chris Van Doran
ILL/Acquisitions/Serials
931-363-9844 x3796
cvandora@utsouthern.edu

Ms. Caitlin Augustin
Public Services & Circulation
931-363-9844 x3799
caugust6@utsouthern.edu

Ms. Lisa Aschliman
Night Clerk
931-363-9844 x3794
laschi1@utsouthern.edu

Library Policies

For information on using the University facilities for meetings, please get in touch with the Development Office at (931) 363-9815. THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF LIBRARY PROPERTY IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES, PROSECUTION, AND/OR SUSPENSION.

UT Southern Student Lending Policies
All UT Southern students must present a valid student ID in order to check out items. Students may check out books for two weeks. Reference books and magazines may not be checked out. Audio-visual materials, such as DVDs, may be checked out for two days. Reserve materials loan periods vary from professor to professor and range from two hours to one week in duration. Books may be renewed if not wanted by another borrower.

Borrowers are responsible for all materials signed out in their names
Do not lend your card, or any items checked out on your card, to anyone else. Cards may be used only by the person to whom they are issued. You cannot borrow library materials without presenting your card. We will hold books for up to 24 hours if you forget your card. If your card is lost, please notify us as soon as possible.

Faculty and Staff Lending Policies
Faculty may check out circulating books for a semester. At the end of each semester, you will be sent a list of books checked out to you and will be asked if you want them renewed. Other staff, and faculty or staff spouses, may check out books for two weeks. Faculty library cards are not typically issued. Instead, an individual patron record is maintained. We can create a card if that is your wish.

Faculty may also make arrangements to borrow items, such as reference books or magazines which do not normally circulate; please contact a librarian. Faculty and staff may borrow videos for home use for one week. You are responsible for items signed out in your name, so please be careful about lending these items to students.

Lending Policies for the General Public
Adult residents of Giles and surrounding counties may apply for library cards, which they must present in order to check out library materials. A valid photo ID and a piece of mail with current address must be presented when applying. Cards are valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon expiry.

Public patrons can park in the amnesty lot by the bookstore, or may request a temporary parking pass by calling Security at 931-309-7502. The full parking policy can be found in this brochure.

Please note: Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian while in the library.

Public users may check out books for two weeks. Reference books, magazines, and items in the Teacher’s Resource Center or Nursing Collection may not be checked out. Audio-visual materials, with the exception of DVDs, may be checked out for two days. Books may be renewed if not wanted by another borrower. Books may be renewed once by phone. All subsequent renewals must be done in person. Public users are limited to a maximum of two items at any one time during the fall and spring academic terms; during the summer the limit shall be five.

Borrowers are responsible for all materials signed out in their names. Do not lend your card, or any items checked out on your card, to anyone else. Cards may be used only by the person to whom they are issued; we may ask for a second ID at any time.

You may not borrow library materials without presenting your card. We will hold books for up to 24 hours if you forget your card. If your card is lost, please notify us as soon as possible.

RULES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (SOUTHERN)

  • CHAPTER 1720-07-02 / LIBRARY FINES / TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • 1720-07-02-.01 / LIBRARY FINES.
  1. There are no fines for overdue items borrowed from the library’s regular book collection or for overdue library equipment, unless those items are subject to recall as provided in Section .01(3) or deemed lost as provided in Section .01(4).
  2. Hourly reserve items are subject to an overdue fine of 25 cents per hour, up to a limit of $10.00 for each item. Daily reserve items are subject to an overdue fine of $1.00 per day, up to a limit of $10.00 for each item.
  3. All items from the library’s regular book collection and all library equipment are subject to recall. When a recall is requested, a new due date is set for ten (10) days from the date of the request. If the recalled item is not returned within that ten-day period, the borrower will be blocked from use of the library and subject to a fine of 50 cents per day up to a maximum of $10.00.
  4. Overdue notices will be sent to the borrower when any regular item, reserve item, or item of library equipment becomes due. If the borrower does not return the item within the time specified in the notice, the item will be deemed lost. A charge for the item’s replacement cost plus a $10.00 processing fee will be sent to the borrower twenty-one (21) days after the first overdue notice.
  5. If fines for overdue items and charges for lost items are not paid as required, the borrower will be blocked from borrowing items from the library until the outstanding obligations are paid.

Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e).

Students will have their printing and photocopying deducted from their print/copy accounts.

Laminating

Students: 20¢ per linear inch. 10¢ on small laminator. Faculty/Staff: 40¢/20¢ Public: 50¢/25¢

  • QUIET: The entire library is a quiet study area. Groups wishing to work together may request a study room.
  • FOOD AND DRINK: Food is not permitted in the library. Closed-container drinks are acceptable.
  • PHONE: There is no telephone service available for use in the library.
  • CELL PHONE: Cell phone use is not allowed in the library. Please turn cell phones off before entering.
  • UT SOUTHERN STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ALWAYS HAVE PRIORITY
  • Computer time is free for all UT Southern students, faculty, staff, and public members.
  • Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
  • One user per terminal.
  • No chat rooms or MUDD’S.
  • Please refrain from accessing sites other users would find objectionable. NO PORNOGRAPHIC SITES.
  • Printing: Students have the cost of their print jobs deducted from their term print/copy allowance. The library cannot add funds to these accounts; the business office handles this process. Students can email a request or make the request in person at the Business Office located on the second floor of Colonial Hall.
  • NO UNAUTHORIZED DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLATION OF FILES OR PROGRAMS.

Catalogs

OPAC

This is our electronic book catalog (Online Public Access Catalog). When you’re looking for books, be aware of the various prefixes that can be found in front of the book numbers; these tell where the book can be found in the library. For instance: REF means the reference section, J means children’s literature section, and CURR means Teacher’s Resource Center. Books with no prefixes can be found in the general collection area.

Current Subscriptions Available Online

These current print subscriptions are all accessible electronically while on campus.

WorldCat

WorldCat is the largest collection of books in the world. Using this allows you to search the Warden Memorial Library collection and thousands of OCLC member libraries. If our library does not contain a specific title, WORLDCAT will tell you the nearest library that holds it.

Additional Journals