For Faculty/Staff: Services of the Mundt Library & Learning Commons

The Karl E. Mundt Library & Learning Commons provides a wide range of library services as well as a diverse collection of reference and informational materials for the use of the faculty and staff of Dakota State University. The library building is regularly open six days a week, but 24-hour access to many library resources and services is available through the World Wide Web. Visit the library's homepage to search for information, request services, and learn more about the library.

Library faculty and staff are eager to provide assistance to you. Do not hesitate to ask for help whenever you need it. We offer "hands-on" workshops so that you can explore new electronic information services. We encourage faculty to expect students to make maximum use of the library's staff, collections, and facilities. We are working to duplicate the high level of service provided at the library on our homepage. The librarians are knowledgeable about our collections and are excellent partners for designing practicable and successful library assignments. Suggestions and comments are always welcome.

In an information society, information literacy is critical. DSU students should be able to find, evaluate and use information for problem solving and decision making in all aspects of their lives -- at home, in the workplace, and as informed citizens in a democratic society. Our goal in the library is to provide the instruction and tools students need to be effective information users. The library strives to create an environment in the building and on the Web that will help students develop the higher order thinking abilities necessary for continued learning and work in their fields. Collaboration between classroom faculty and library faculty can produce projects and activities that not only teach students how to use information effectively but also increase the amount of subject matter covered, enrich in-class discussions, and strengthen students' understanding of the subject matter.

• Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m
• Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.

The library is open fewer hours or is closed during holidays or semester breaks. At least one librarian or regular staff person is on-duty when the library building is open. Library hours typically expand to close at midnight Sunday through Thursday during the last two weeks of the semester.

24-hour access to research databases and services is provided on the Library home page.

Contact to get ID card: Student Services Center in Trojan Center
Contact to activate library ID: Public Services Associate -- Shannon Vostad, phone 605-256-5205 or e-mail Shannon Vostad

Audio Visual Equipment: Audio-visual equipment (including audio recorders, digital projectors, digital camcorders, digital cameras, VCRs, DVD players, etc.), is available for instructional purposes. A pool of equipment is available at the library's main circulation desk on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want to be certain that equipment is available when you need it, please make arrangements through the Public Services Associate (256-5205). Due to the limited amount of equipment, you should make equipment reservations early. We are sorry, but no staffing is available to provide for delivery and pick-up. Equipment is checked out to individual faculty or staff who are responsible for its care and to pay for repair costs for any damages. The library does not provide operators for audiovisual equipment. The library will provide one-on-one training sessions in the library to individuals unfamiliar with the equipment. The complete Library AV policy may be read here.

Contact: Public Services Associate -- Shannon Vostad, phone (605)256-5205 or e-mail Shannon Vostad

Bibliographies/Webliographies: A librarian will prepare bibliographies on any topic for your courses or your research. Depending on their purposes, these bibliographies may include material in a wide range of formats and include material accessible in a variety of ways. Webliographies, for example, only list sources available on the World Wide Web.

For those who must keep up-to-date on a narrow topic, the library will provide a regular monthly bibliography of the latest publications on the topic (primarily journal articles).

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Catalog: The library is a full participating member of the South Dakota Library Network (SDLN) with an online catalog integrated with those of other members. This integration makes it possible to search the holdings of all the member libraries (for example, SDSU, USD, Augustana, and others). Individuals can access SDLN on the library's homepage [ http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library ]. Training is available.

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Circulation: As part of the SDLN, an automated circulation system was introduced during the fall of 1988. The usual loan period is 21 days following check-out, but faculty may keep materials for an extended period and are exempt from overdue fines, but not from costs related to replacement of lost material. In fairness to other users, the library expects that materials circulate and be returned as soon as possible. Our role is to support the curriculum, it is not to build individual faculty office research collections. All items must be returned or renewed by the end of the Spring Semester. Items must be physically renewed in the library at least once a year. Faculty will be billed for items not returned or renewed.

Materials such as periodicals and reference books do not circulate and are for in-library use only. The library copier makes these items portable. Special arrangements can be made to circulate these materials to faculty for in-class use for brief periods.

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Collaboration Workstations: The Mundt Library has installed collaborative workstations to facilitate group work. Each station consists of a 19" monitor, a full-size ergonomic keyboard, a full-size mouse and a whiteboard. When doing group work, you can plug the 19" monitor and keyboard into your Tablet PC, hit FnF4, which reproduces your screen on the 19" monitor. Using these devices converts your Tablet into a workstation that a group can comfortably collaborate around to obtain better success on group projects.

Computers -- Networked: Scanning stations are available in the library. The library is completely wireless, and you can use your Tablet on the front patio when weather permits! You may also login to the network on computers available on the first floor. You can power up your Tablet between classes at any of the convenient power strips or outlets. Want to work together on a Group Project? Connect your Tablet and use one of the 19" monitor and keyboard collaboration workstations. They even have white boards nearby; handy for brainstorming!

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Copier: A photocopier is available on the main floor of the library. It is coin operated, but your department copy card will work for copies that are to be charged to a college or department. It is also equipped for use with the campus Trojan Gold Flexcard system. Microfilm readers/printers are also available at $.10/page.

Donations: The library welcomes gifts of materials which may be of value to the library. The disposition of donated materials is at the discretion of the Director of the Library. Items not selected for addition to the library collections are often sold at the library’s annual book sale in April. For more information, contact the Director of the Library.

Contact: Director of the Library -- Ethelle Bean, phone 605-256-5207 or e-mail Ethelle Bean; or
CSA Librarian -- Ellen Hoff, phone 256-5206 or e-mail Ellen Hoff

DSU Archives: The Archives of the University are located in the library and maintained by the Mundt Foundation staff. Before discarding any files and/or memorabilia, faculty members should consult with their college secretary and with the Archives staff. The University Archives is organized under the campus Records Management Plan. A wonderful timeline showing the history of the institution is available physically and virtually--physically around the perimeter walls of the library (2nd floor) and virtually on the Archives website.

Contact: Archivist -- Bonnie Olson, phone 605-256-5211 or e-mail Bonnie Olson

FAX service: The library has a plain paper fax machine. The fax phone number is 605-256-5208. Faculty and staff are welcome to receive and send fax transmissions that are related to professional or institutional business at no charge to them. Personal fax service is available at $.50 per page. Unless you notify us that you are expecting a fax and wish to be called when it arrives, we will send it to you via campus mail.

IM Reference: The library is offering reference service via instant messaging (IM), in person, via email, and by telephone. To contact librarians using any of these methods, go to the Ask a Librarianlink at the top of library web pages.

Instruction: It is the mission of the library to assist faculty in educating "information literate" students. The librarians encourage and promote ongoing instruction in research skills and are happy to provide this instruction to a class when requested to do so. The Digital Design & Access Librarian and Instruction/Reference Librarian are highly skilled at collaborating with faculty to design research assignments that will both help accomplish your course goals and provide the student with a successful research experience.

Even if you do not request instruction for your students, we appreciate advance notice of research-based assignments. Librarians can better serve the students if they actually know what you have assigned. It is also a much more efficient use of time to provide one ten-minute, in-class general instruction lesson than to repeat that instruction one-on-one many times. Please contact the Digital Design & Access Librarian or the Instruction/Reference Librarian to arrange instruction or talk about a research- or information-based assignment.

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Interlibrary Loan: The library will borrow research materials from other libraries at no cost to you. Since this service relies on other institutions, it is important that we provide them with accurate information, and that their conditions for loan are strictly followed. To request an interlibrary loan, fill out an electronic interlibrary loan request form accessible on the library’s Web homepage, fill out a print form available at the main desk in the library, or click on ILL request from a library catalog record. Requests for interlibrary loan are also accepted from faculty by e-mail. Some interlibrary loan documents are now delivered electronically through Ariel software and e-mailed directly to the requester. Remember: ILL is a courtesy among libraries and the lending library sets the due date; please respect it.

Contact: Public Services Associate -- Shannon Vostad, phone 605-256-5205 or e-mail Shannon Vostad

Online Research Databases: The library provides access to numerous online research databases. Most of these databases provide citations and abstracts to professional and popular literature and include many full-text articles and/or articles in pdf format. Also, online reference resources such as encyclopedias or directories are available.

These resources are available on and off campus, 24 hours a day. When off campus, you will need to use your library ID number to login (the password is your last name). Most library databases are available on the library homepage under "Database Quicklinks". Librarians will be happy to answer your questions and/or to show you how to use these tools as the interfaces change or suggest how to incorporate them into coursework. For instruction or help,

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, phone 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Orders-Materials: The library purchases materials (books, videos, DVD's, CD's, software, etc.) expected to have broad usage and will normally order faculty-recommended titles. Because of budgetary restrictions or inappropriateness to an undergraduate college, some items may not be purchased. Titles costing more than $200 may be referred back to the college/school for review. Among items specifically excluded from consideration are textbooks, laboratory manuals, and musical scores. Send request to the Director of Library.

Contact: Director of the Library -- Ethelle Bean, phone 605-256-5207 or e-mail Ethelle Bean

Orders - Periodicals: Faculty suggestions for additional periodicals should be sent to the Director of the Library. Subscriptions become an ongoing commitment in the budget, and much of the value of journals is in the holdings of earlier issues, so care must be exercised when recommending either additions to or deletions from the collection. A complete periodical review based upon a review of usage and Interlibrary loan requests is typically held each spring. Periodicals are cataloged on SDLN so holdings information is available to faculty at their desks. The Journal Finder link on the library homepage allows you to find periodicals (newspapers, magazines and journals) in all formats: online, print or microfilm.

Contact: Director of the Library -- Ethelle Bean, phone 605-256-5207 or e-mail Ethelle Bean

Receive library materials by campus mail: Faculty and staff may have library materials delivered to them by campus mail. Request the material by phone or e-mail.

Contact: Public Services Associate -- Shannon Vostad, phone 605-256-5205 or e-mail Shannon Vostad

Recent library acquisitions: This list of recently added books and other materials, classified by call number, is issued monthly and is available on the Web. Select “What’s New” on the library’s homepage to find a link to recent library acquisitions.

Contact: Director of the Library -- Ethelle Bean, phone 605-256-5207 or e-mail Ethelle Bean

Reference services: Any time you need facts, figures or assistance finding other information, please call or e-mail us with your request.

Contact: Digital Design & Access Librarian -- Risë Smith, phone 605-256-7128; or Instruction/Reference Librarian -- Mary Francis, 605-256-5845; or e-mail Mary and Risë

Reserve: Special materials which may experience heavy demand due to class assignments or faculty-owned materials that need to be accessible to students may be placed on the library reserve shelves. The faculty may request that items be checked out to students for 4 hours, 24 hours, or 3 days. The Public Services Associate should be notified of items to be placed on reserve at least one week prior to such notification to students. Because of provisions of federal copyright law, if other than original materials are to be placed on reserve, the Digital Design & Access Librarian must be contacted to ensure adherence to the law. The library can provide some electronic access to course materials on its web pages. Due to copyright restrictions, these materials currently include only those course materials written by classroom or library faculty.

Contact: Public Services Associate -- Shannon Vostad, phone 605-256-5205 or e-mail Shannon Vostad

Room Reservations: For occasional use of the Presentation Classroom (Room 201) or other areas in the library, reservations must be made through the reference librarians. Use of the Mundt Foundation areas (lower level) are scheduled through the Mundt Foundation office.

Contact for Library room reservations: use room reservation form.

Contact for Mundt Foundation reservations: Bonnie Olson, phone 605-256-5211 or e-mail Bonnie Olson

Software Tutorials: Online software training support is available 24/7 through our subscription to Lynda.com. Connect to Lynda.com. for short video tutorials that demonstrate how to use many software packages such as -- Word, Excel, Access, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Maya, and many, many more.

Tutors: Tutors for academic subjects are located on the main floor of the library. The DSU Tutoring page provides the schedule, and more. A copy of the schedule is also posted at the Tutor Desk and Main Desk of the library. Faculty are urged to regularly encourage their students to make use of this resource. It is the wise student who seeks out a tutor early and often during the semester. On-line self-paced tutorials are also linked and available on the library and tutor websites.

Typewriters: A typewriter is (still!) available in the library for completing printed forms.

Wireless Access: The library is equipped with wireless access to the campus network. Users are able to use a laptop computer anywhere in the library or in the immediate surroundings outside the library. You can also plug in your laptop in the library if it has a network card. These network ports are located on columns and the north walls on the first and second floors. The wireless extends to the library's patio so you can compute in the fresh air when weather permits.

The lower level of the Mundt Library houses the Karl E. Mundt Archives, which consist of approximately 1.2 million items recording the late Senator's 31 years of service in Washington, D.C. The collection is available for research activities by faculty and students. Arrangements for tours or access to the materials are made by the Archivist. Additional information is available by selecting "Karl E. Mundt Archives," in the middle section of the Library's homepage.

Contact: Archivist -- Bonnie Olson, phone 605-256-5211 or e-mail Bonnie Olson