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General Information about the UA:
The UA Library's Special Collections , located next to the Main Library, is the archive for all University of Arizona official publications. Many of these materials can be located in our online Catalog , by searching "University of Arizona" as either an "author" or "subject." The publications listed below are a few of the most commonly requested titles. Several are available online now, or may have some copies available for checkout, but the comprehensive collections of historical backfiles are located in Special Collections. Materials in Special Collections may be viewed on site, but are not available for checkout.
Selected resources on the history of the University of Arizona:
Ball, Phyllis. A Photographic History of the University of Arizona, 1885-1985 .
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1986. (Shelved at LD193 .B35 1986 Main, Fine Arts & Spec Coll)
2nd printing w/corrections: Tucson: UA Foundation, 1987. (Shelved at LD193 .B35 1987 Fine Arts & Spec Coll)
Martin, Douglas D. The Lamp in the Desert; the Story of the University of Arizona . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1960. (Shelved at LD193 .M3 Main, Main Ref & Spec Coll)
UA History & Traditions (UA web site)
University of Arizona Celebrates 125 years (UA web site)
Current general information about the UA:
See the UA's Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation (OIRE) web site.
Academic Catalogs (General and Graduate):
General Catalog - available online back to 1993.
Printed editions of the General Catalog back to 1891 are available in Special Collections, at E9791 Univ.1b. (Note: the UA discontinued printed editions after 2000/01.)
Circulating copies of many years up to 1991 are available in the Main Library, 4th floor, at LD186 .A7
View the UA Library Catalog record for print holdings.Course descriptions from prior to 1993 can also be obtained from the Registrar's Office .
Graduate Catalog - available online back to 2000.
Printed editions of the Graduate Catalog up to 2000 are available in Special Collections, at E9791 Univ.1b. (These are mostly interfiled with the general catalogs by year.)
Budget/Salaries:
UA Budget Office - Budget Reports (UA only; requires NetID login)
The entire 2010-11 State Operating Budget is available from the UA Budget Office's Budget Reports page, under Internal Budget Reports. NetID login is required to access this page. The latest PDF copy of the budget is under the heading UA Budget Book. (This file is 47 MB.)
UA Salary Search - AZStarnet's searchable database of UA employee salaries. According to the site, it is current as of October 2010; however, many of the salaries checked were not current, and appeared to be from the 2009-10 UA budget instead.
Paper Copies - The most recent paper copy of the UA State Operating Budget is located in the Main Library Information Commons Reference area under the call number E9791 Univ.1 B927[year], and can be used in that area.
Current and past UA budgets are located in Special Collections under call number E9791 Univ. 1 B927.
Directories (Student/Faculty/Staff):
All printed editions of the University of Arizona Student, Faculty, Staff Directory dating back to the 1920s are available in Special Collections under the number E9791 Univ.1 D5
Circulating copies of selected years up to 1998 are available in the Main Library, 4th floor, at LD188 .A7.
Fact Book:
UA Fact Book - current and previous editions back to 2000
Print copies of all UA Fact Books from 1981 to 2006/07 are available in Special Collections, at LD182.9 .F3. (Print copies are no longer produced.)
Circulating copies of most earlier years back to 1982 are also available in the Main Library, 4th floor, at LD182.9 .F3.
Library History & Trivia
Student Newspaper
Check the UA Library Catalog for availability of past issues in library databases.
Earlier years available in Microfilm Newspapers (1911-1982) and Microfiche 1343 (1915-1987)
Bound print volumes back to 1911 available in Special Collections at E9791 Univ.2 A72
Previous titles include: Arizona weekly life (1911/12), University life (1912/13), Arizona life (1913/14-1914/15) and Arizona wildcat (1915/16-Apr. 15, 1965).
Yearbook:
Print: The Desert (1911-2005; no longer published)
The Burro (1903)
Call number: LD198.7 D4
Copies of all UA yearbooks are available in Special Collections.
Circulating copies of many years are available in the Main Library, 4th Floor.
Online: UA Campus Repository (in progress; earlier volumes are now available)
E-Yearbook.com ($$) Some of The Desert yearbooks are available here, primarily between 1960-2005. Thumbnail images of pages can be viewed and searched; however, viewing full page images requires setting up a personal subscription. (The UA Libraries does not subscribe or have access to this.)