University Libraries

ILLiad Downtime - June 13, 3 - 5pm

ILLiad interlibrary loan will be unavailable on Thursday June 13th from 3pm until 5 pm while updates are installed.

The url for ILLiad will also be updated.    The new url is https://usd.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/USD/logon.html

Please update your bookmarks!

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Posted at 09:41AM Jun 12, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Technical Problems  | 

Trial - Oxford Handbooks Online

(06-MAY-13 - 05-JUN-13) to all 14 subject areas. 

Posted at 02:37PM May 13, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Trials  | 

MUC Link closed for the Summer.

We have been notified today that the link between the I.D. Weeks Building and the Muenster University Center will be closed for the summer due to the construction project.
Access to the MUC will be limited to the sidewalk entrances on the north side, east and west entrances.

Posted at 02:12PM May 06, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in General  | 

Sidewalk closure - May 6 - May 18

EVENT: Sidewalk closure

DATE:   Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 18^th.

TIME PERIOD:  7:00 AM Monday May 6^th through 8:00 PM Saturday, May 18^th.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:  The sidewalk on the west side of the I.D. Weeks Library will be closed due to work occurring as part of the Muenster University Center Expansion project. There will be no access or exit to the west doors of the entrance vestibule of the building during this period. The east side entrance doors will be available during this time.

Posted at 09:47AM Apr 30, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in General  | 

‘W.L. Dow, Architect’ documentary preview is slated for May 3 at USD

VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota Alumni Association, Department of History and University Libraries, along with the Clay County Historic Preservation Commission and the Clay County Historical Society, will host a screening of the documentary, “W. L. Dow, Architect” at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at the Muenster University Center 216A on the USD campus.
 

“W. L. Dow, Architect” will air May 6 on South Dakota Public Broadcasting and highlights the work of Wallace Dow, who came to the prairie in the 1880s and left his mark on cities from Bismarck, N.D. to Vermillion. Old Main and East Hall, both Dow buildings and landmarks of the USD campus, are featured in the film. A question and answer session with the film’s creators and producers, Brad and Jennifer Dumke of Sioux Falls, S.D., will follow the screening at 3:30 p.m.

“We wanted to produce a historical documentary that brings history to life, is informative, and makes history interesting and enjoyable while providing a community service in preserving the past,” the Dumkes said in a statement.

Jim Wilson, chair of the Clay County Historical Society, stated that Dow was also responsible for several prominent buildings in Vermillion, including the First National Bank Building (now Red Steakhouse), the first Vermillion Public High School and the first Vermillion City Hall. “Dow was the most prolific and famous of the early architects in South Dakota and built in a variety of styles,” Wilson added.

“Dow seems to have done it all,” said USD Associate Professor of History Molly Rozum, Ph.D. “His buildings were varied in design and purpose, from Queen Anne to Gothic and from homes and schools to churches.”

The screening is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more information about “W. L. Dow, Architect,” please call (605) 310-3844 or email jenniferdumke@msn.com

Originally posted - http://www.usd.edu/press/news/news.cfm?nid=2668&uid=user

Posted at 11:55AM Apr 25, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Events  | 

Library Hours - Spring Finals

Friday (4/26)	7:30 am - 2 am
Saturday (4/27)	7:30 am - 2 am
Sunday (4/28)	10 am - 2 am
Monday - Thursday (4/29 - 5/2)	7:30 am - 2 am
Friday (5/3)	7:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday (5/4)	9 am - 2 pm
Sunday (5/5)	Closed

Posted at 04:36PM Apr 23, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Hours  | 

April 29 One-Book South Dakota Book Discussion

Dr. Jason Murray, Associate Diversity Officer, will facilitate discussions of Dammed Indians Revisited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux by Michael L. Lawson. 

This discussion will cover the second half of the book. 

Discussion groups will meet from 7-8:30 PM in MUC 212.

Copy of the book and a study guide can be obtained through Carol Leibiger.  C.Leibiger@usd.edu

Details about the SDHC’s One Book South Dakota Project are available at:  http://www.sdhumanities.org/programs_book.htm

Posted at 10:05AM Apr 15, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Events  | 

trial - LatAm-Studies

https://login.ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://www.latam-studies.com/english.html

LatAm-Studies Full Text Online is a database service dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research on Latin America and the Caribbean. The reports included in the database cover a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues.

Posted at 04:08PM Apr 10, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Trials  | 

April database trials

Access to trials is available now through April 30, 2013.

EBSCO Education Source

Posted at 10:21AM Apr 09, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Trials  | 

Trial - Henry Stewart Talks

https://login.ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://www.hstalks.com/trial

Henry Stewart Talks publishes animated audio visual presentations by leading world experts - advanced content in a user friendly format.The format allows you to pause and repeat as many times as you wish.  

Posted at 11:12AM Apr 05, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Trials  | 

Trial - ClinicalKey

Trial Start Date 13/03/2013
Trial End Date 12/04/2013 

https://login.ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://www.clinicalkey.com

ClinicalKey gives you access to Elsevier’s current medical and surgical content including:

• First Consult
• Top journals
• Best-selling medical and surgical books
• Thousands of medical videos, millions of images, and much more content across 12 distinct content types.  

Plus, all of this content is then semantically enriched using Elsevier’s proprietary medical taxonomy – EMMeT.  This ClinicalKey exclusive is what powers the dynamic search that brings you the answers you need faster than ever before. ClinicalKey information resources are located at http://info.clinicalkey.com 

Posted at 09:30AM Mar 13, 2013 by Danielle P Loftus in Trials  | 

Call For Art Makers-Friday March 22nd

Want to make art all day to demonstrate the importance of the artistic process? And then be featured in an exhibition? Great!

Visit libguides.usd.edu/make-art to register by March 20.

About the 2-Part Art Experience:
A visual art-making event open to student, faculty and community art makers, in which artists are given 7 hours to make an artwork, from start to finish, followed later by an exhibition showcasing the products of this event. The purpose of the event is to challenge artists to work within a tight deadline and to expose library visitors to the process of creativity. Event participants and visitors will get the opportunity to engage in conversations about the processes of creativity and visual art making, current cultural topics and other stimulating discussions. Event spectators and exhibition visitors will develop a deeper understanding of Libraries’ commitment to diverse academic and artistic pursuits, as well as facilitating execution of cultural community events. In order to broaden patrons’ understanding and appreciation of the University Libraries’ mission, this exhibit would strengthen participants’ knowledge of Libraries’ support of their intellectual research.

For more information visit libguides.usd.edu/make-art

Posted at 03:44PM Mar 11, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Art  | 

Trial of U.S. Documents Collection on HeinOnline

Trial access to the U.S. Congressional Documents Collection on HeinOnline will be available through April 6. The collection includes access to the Congressional Record and 13,000 Congressional Hearings.

More information at http://blogs.usd.edu/PrairieLaw/entry/trial_access_to_heinonline_s

Please send evaluation comments to Darla Jackson, Director of the Law Library. Darla.Jackson@usd.edu

Posted at 10:43AM Mar 08, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Trials  | 

Janklow Exhibition Highlights Personal & Political Life

VERMILLION, S.D. -- University Libraries at the University of South Dakota presents Remembering Governor Janklow, an exhibition showcasing materials and documents that uncover the late Governor Janklow’s unique personality.
Visitors to this exhibition located at the University Libraries in the 2nd and 3rd floor exhibition cases can see how Janklow’s personal life and political accomplishments intertwined to make his life an intriguing and controversial piece of history. “The pieces in this exhibition give people a background to the official and personal papers of Bill Janklow,” says first year law student and curator, Joseph De La Rosa. The retrospective will be on display from February 15 to April 16 during library hours. Visitors can also get a glimpse into the William J. Janklow Papers at the USD Archives & Special Collections.
The Janklow collection includes documents, letters, photographs, newspapers, audio recordings, and videos. The diverse volume spans a period of over fifty years and covers both the official correspondence of the Governor’s Office, as well as personal and political materials.
More details about this exhibition and the William J. Janklow Papers are available at www.usd.edu/library/janklow-archives.cfm
For more information about the exhibition or the University’s Archives and Special Collections please contact Dan Daily, Dean of the University Libraries, at Dan.Daily@usd.edu or 605-677-8867.

Posted at 10:37AM Feb 15, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Events  | 

What Happens in the Archives? Brown Bag English Dept. Colloquium

Feb. 13

What Happens in the Archives? Brown Bag English Dept. Colloquium Speakers: Dan Daily, Dean of Libraries & English Department faculty members: Sarah Ehlers, Darlene Farabee, Ron Ganze. Old Main 118, Noon.

Posted at 04:19PM Feb 11, 2013 by Anne Hinseth in Events  |