Regular Library Hours
| | Spring/Fall Semesters | Summer Terms |
|---|
| Monday - Thursday | 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | CLOSED |
| Sunday | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Library hours between semesters may change. Please verify hours before traveling to the library.
Normal between-semester and spring break hours are 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only.
The library will be closed on the
following holidays. Please check the official
school calendar for exact dates.
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- First weekend of Spring Break
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve - New Years Eve
Telephone Numbers for the Library
| Circulation Desk | 479-788-7200 |
| Interlibrary Loan | 479-788-7201 |
| Reference Desk | 479-788-7204 |
| Toll-free | 1-800-935-9341 |
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| Book/AV Acquisitions | 479-788-7206 |
| Periodicals/Databases | 479-788-7208 |
About the Boreham Library
Boreham Library
http://www.uafortsmith.edu/library
479-788-7200 — toll free 800-935-9341
The Boreham Library is a 21st century library in terms of its facilities, services, and resources. It has a long tradition of providing excellent service to the University and of being at the forefront of new technologies and resources. The library offers specialized services such as reference by e-mail, a copy center, a media room, and desktop productivity software including word processing and graphics applications. It is a gathering place for students during the school year, offering a convenient place to study and to work on group or individual projects.
The Boreham Library contains extensive electronic resources available to students both in-house and from remote locations. The library maintains database licenses for over seventy electronic databases such as Lexis Nexis, BioOne, and the World Catalog. Databases cover many subject areas and provide full-text for over 17,000 journals. Additional electronic resources include a collection of over 20,000 electronic books. Students can do research on databases, search the Internet, or access the library's online catalog from the 45 library workstations and 6 laptop computers.
The library also maintains other traditional collections. There are over 85,000 book volumes, over 350 current periodical subscriptions, six newspaper subscriptions, over 3,000 audiovisual titles, and over 84,000 microforms. Special collections include the Pebley Center for Arkansas Historical and Cultural Materials and the Foundation Center Grants Collection.
Books, articles, documents, and other items not available locally may be requested through the OCLC interlibrary loan system. Document delivery is provided by mail, fax, and internet. As a convenient feature for students, the library’s Electronic Reserves module allows off-campus access to articles, class notes, homework solutions, and similar materials.
One of the library’s goals is to educate users, especially students, by helping them acquire lifelong learning skills, the information literacy that will enable them to find, use, and evaluate information in all formats. The Boreham Library offers a variety of instructional programs and services designed to improve library skills for the university community. In addition to instruction on campus, the library also provides a link from its web page to TILT, an online library skills program.
The library building is open 78 hours per week when classes are in session, and many library resources are available online.
With a current ID from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, any university employee or student may check out materials from the Boreham Library, the Fort Smith Public Library, or the Scott Sebastian Regional Library. A current ID also entitles the holder to apply for an ArkLink Statewide Library Card. This card permits reciprocal borrowing privileges at any other ArkLink participating library.
Location of the Boreham Library
The Boreham Library is number 16 on the right side of the
Campus Map, on Waldron just south of Grand.
About Us
5210 Grand Ave. • P.O. Box 3649