2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 7.2http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/17300.htmlTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOGTable of Contents > Manderson Graduate School of Business7.2 FACILITIESThe Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration complex consists of three buildings located in thecentral University campus. Mary Hewell Alston Hall, which was completed in 1991, houses faculty and administrativeoffices, seminar rooms, and four technologically innovative classrooms. The Angelo Bruno Business Library and SloanY. Bashinsky Sr. Computer Center was occupied in January 1994. This integrated business information centerincludes the expanded business library, three hands-on computer classrooms, and open computer labs forundergraduate and graduate students. Bidgood Hall, the traditional home of the College, reopened in January 1994after extensive renovations. This building now houses 28 multimedia classrooms and two classrooms equipped totelecast and receive distance learning classes. The business complex is equipped with a wireless network allowing fullInternet access from laptops and other equipped devices. Bidgood Hall also houses the offices of the MandersonGraduate School of Business, office space and group study facilities for graduate students, and the research centersaffiliated with the College.Angelo Bruno Business LibraryThe Angelo Bruno Business Library serves the business information needs of The University of Alabama and inparticular the students and faculty of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration (C&BA) andthe Manderson Graduate School of Business. The library serves over 400,000 visitors each year, which representsrepeated use by C&BA students, faculty, staff, and others from the University community and beyond. The 64,000square-foot facility is conveniently located on Stadium Drive within the C&BA complex and also houses the College'sSloan Y. Bashinsky Sr. Computer Center. Combining business library services and business computer laboratoryservices in the same facility provides seamless access to information services for business students.The Bruno Library's resources comprise a wide variety of online computer databases and over 190,000 volumes,including hundreds of business periodicals in electronic or print formats. The Library is a fully networked environmentoffering enhanced access to electronic information sources. A wireless network facilitates students' use of their laptopcomputers for accessing many business library databases from anywhere in the library and the C&BA complex.Library faculty and staff offer users specialized information assistance and services and individual and classinstruction in library research and effective use of library databases. Special features include an electronic libraryinstruction classroom and a variety of seating and study accommodations, including group study rooms for teamassignments. The Bruno website provides convenient access to library resources, including specially licensed businessdatabases, the library catalog, and the World Wide Web.The Bruno Library's databases, books, journals, and special collections offer excellent support of the C&BA teachingand research fields in business, economics, finance, accounting, information systems, and statistics. Full-text accessto business-related periodicals and newspapers is available through such databases as ABI/Inform, Business SourcePremier, Factiva.com, and LexisNexis. Extensive worldwide data on publicly traded securities of all kinds is availablefrom Bloomberg Financial Markets and News. Other resources provide coverage of important topics such as companyfinancial data, industry profiles, international business, and tax regulations and cases. The Bruno Library's extensivecollection of historical corporate annual reports has received national recognition.The Angelo Bruno Business Library provides convenient access to information resources through technologicallyadvanced as well as traditional means. User service is a major emphasis. Our goals are to tailor our collections andservices to meet the needs of C&BA undergraduate and graduate students and faculty and to deliver the best possiblemix of traditional and technologically advanced library services. For more information, visit the Library's website athttp://brunolib.cba.ua.edu.Technology GroupThe Technology Group was established in 1984 to provide computing facilities for the College of BusinessAdministration students and faculty. The C&BA network connects over 400 lab and desktop computers to the campusnetwork and the Internet. Our network file servers provide access to dozens of powerful applications specific to thevarious disciplines of the College. There are 7 professional staff and 40 student employees available to providetechnical assistance to our faculty, staff, and student users.The Bashinsky Lab, completed in 1994, offers a 20-seat collaborative multimedia facility, two 40-workstationmultimedia classrooms, a 60-workstation open lab and a 20-workstation graduate lab. The E-Commerce Lab inBidgood Hall was completed in 2001 and provides 16 group workstations. A Special Projects Lab was also completedin 2001. This lab provides students working on class projects with 10 workstations, an LCD projector, and aconference table.There are 27 multimedia classrooms within the College featuring high-resolution projectors, PA system, wireless