December 2025 RED Readership Snapshot

 In December 2025, USD RED had 28578 full-text downloads and 7 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 9058. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 1892 institutions across 183 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (588 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156
The Parentification of Eldest Daughters (416 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/244
The Inclusion of Rape and Other Non-Consensual Sexual Acts in Self-Insert FanFiction (395 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/312


The most popular publications were: 
South Dakota Law Review (8861 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev
Honors Thesis (6196 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis
Medical School Class Composites (5021 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites

Library Hours - Martin Luther King Jr Day

Library Hours - Martin Luther King Jr Day
Jan 17 - 18, Noon - 5pm
Jan 19, Noon - 10 pm

 

 

Lunch and Learn - Transcribing History With 'FromThePage' Digital Archives.

 https://www.facebook.com/share/1AEWDBog6B/

The Vermillion Public Library is partnering with the University of South Dakota (USD) Libraries to host a special session dedicated to preserving and digitizing history. On Tuesday, January 13th, at the Vermillion Public Library’s Kozak Room, the public is invited to learn how to become a volunteer digital archivist in a session titled, "Transcribing History With 'FromThePage' Digital Archives."

The free event will teach attendees how to use FromThePage, a leading crowdsourcing platform utilized by archives and libraries to transcribe, index, and describe historic documents. By participating, community members will join a growing network of detail-oriented volunteers helping to make USD Libraries’ valuable archival collections accessible to researchers worldwide.

The session will be facilitated by Anne Hinseth, Library Technology Librarian at the University Libraries, University of South Dakota.

A light lunch will be provided for all attendees.

What: Transcribing History With “FromThePage” Digital Archives

Who: Facilitated by Anne Hinseth, USD Library Technology Librarian

When: Tuesday, January 13th, 12:00 PM

Where: Vermillion Public Library, Kozak Room

Cost: Free (Light lunch provided)

The community is encouraged to attend and help bring the region's history to life.

 

The presentation was featured on KTIV news

https://www.ktiv.com/2026/01/13/becoming-digital-archivist-vermillion-libraries-seek-volunteers-help-with-historical-documents/

 

 

Spring Semester Library Hours resume Jan 12

Monday - Thursday 7:30 - Midnight
Friday 7:30 am - 10 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday 10 am - Midnight

 

 

Library Hours - End of Winter Hours

Winter Hours end Jan 10
Jan 10, Noon - 5pm
Jan 11, Noon - Midnight

 

Library Hours - January 2026

 

New Years Day (Jan 1) Closed 

Winter Hours end Jan 10 
Jan 10, Noon - 5pm 
Jan 11, Noon - Midnight 

Martin Luther King Jr Day 
Jan 17 - 18, Noon - 5pm 
Jan 19, Noon - 10 pm

Spring Semester Library Hours resume Jan 12 
Monday - Thursday 7:30 - Midnight 
Friday 7:30 am - 10 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10 pm 
Sunday 10 am - Midnight

Library Hours - Christmas

Christmas Hours
Dec 24-28 Closed

 

RED Monthly Readership Totals

In November, USD RED had 130997 full-text downloads and 7 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 9053. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 5492 institutions across 191 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
Criminal Prosecution in American History: Private or Public? (1542 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev/vol67/iss2/1
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1423 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156
The Role of Dating Apps in the Formation of Long-Term Relationships in College (1195 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/317


The most popular publications were: 
Medical School Class Composites (42261 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites
South Dakota Law Review (37840 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev
Honors Thesis (17928 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

Library Hours - Winter Break

Winter Break Hours - Starts Dec 18
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday Closed

 

 

Finals Hours - December 10 - 17

Dec 10 - 11, 7:30am - 2am
Dec 12 - 13, 10am - Midnight
Dec 14, 10am - 2am
Dec 15- 16, 7:30am - 2am
Dec 17, 7:30am - 8pm

 

Lunch & Learn: Bound and Unbound 8: Altered Book Exhibition

Lunch & Learn: Bound and Unbound 8: Altered Book Exhibition

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Edith B Siegrist Vermillion Public Library
18 Church St Vermillion SD 57069

Join members of the Arts and Exhibits Committee from the University of South Dakota Libraries, as they walk us through a brief history of the committee, the origins and progress of the Bound and Unbound altered book exhibition series, and a deep dive into the works of Bound and Unbound 8. Bound and Unbound 8 was juried by Bratislava, Slovakia-based altered book artist and illustrator, Isobelle Ouzman. Ouzman is widely known for her work on the covers of Alice with a Why by Anna James and The Whisperwicks series, published by Simon & Schuster. The exhibition is now on view at the I.D. Weeks Library through Jan. 5, 2026.

Library Hours - December

Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 7:30 - Midnight
Friday 7:30 am - 10 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday 10 am - Midnight

Finals Hours - December 10 - 17
Dec 10 - 11, 7:30am - 2am
Dec 12 - 13, 10am - Midnight
Dec 14, 10am - 2am
Dec 15- 16, 7:30am - 2am
Dec 17, 7:30am - 8pm


Winter Break Hours - Starts Dec 18
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday Closed

Christmas
Dec 24-28 Closed

 

 

Library Hours - Thanksgiving

Nov 25-26 7:30 am - 5 pm
Nov 27 -29 Closed
Nov 30 Noon - 10 pm

 

Public Service Colloquium

USD Department of Political Science
invites you to attend our

Public Service Colloquium

Monday, November 24, 2025
2nd Floor of ID Weeks Library 5 - 6:30 pm

With Student Presentations from:
Dr. Hellwege's Intro to Political Science
Dr. Mrozla's Advanced Policing Issues
Dr. Braunstein's Race and Justice

Light refreshments provided

Rex Butler Collection of Henry and Frank H. Butler Photographs – An Exhibition

Rex Butler Collection of Henry and Frank H. Butler Photographs – An Exhibition

November 24, 2025 – May 12, 2026
University of South Dakota, University Libraries Gallery, 1st Floor I.D. Weeks

Step into the world of Henry Clay Butler, Vermillion’s distinguished first pioneer photographer and his nephew, Frank H. Butler. From Main Street to lower Vermillion to river scenes, trains, the First Baptist Church, and the town’s first log schoolhouse, these images chart a community coming into focus on the Northern Plains. The Sioux City Corn Palace in Sioux City, Iowa, as well as the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, also appear. This exhibition features never-before-seen photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, donated to the Archives & Special Collections by Rex Butler, grandson of Frank H. Butler. 

If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate, please contact the Office of Accessibility at least 48 hours prior to the event. Students and the public can contact the Office of Accessibility at 605-658-3745 or accessibility@usd.edu. Faculty and staff should contact Human Resources at 605-658-3660.

https://www.usd.edu/the-south-dakotan/usd-receives-rare-butler-family-photograph-collection-exhibition-opens-nov-24 

RED Readership - October 2025

In October, USD RED had 71099 full-text downloads and 554 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 9047. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 3325 institutions across 187 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
The Role of Dating Apps in the Formation of Long-Term Relationships in College (1892 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/317
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1250 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156
The Parentification of Eldest Daughters (719 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/244


The most popular publications were: 
South Dakota Law Review (21421 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev
Medical School Class Composites (16692 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites
Honors Thesis (13246 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

Library Hours - Veterans Day

Nov 10 7:30 am - 10 pm
Nov 11 Noon - 10 pm

 

 

Library Hours - November

Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 7:30 - Midnight
Friday 7:30 am - 10 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday 10 am - Midnight

Holidays
Veterans Day
Nov 10 7:30 am - 10 pm
Nov 11 Noon - 10 pm

Thanksgiving 
Nov 25-26 7:30 am - 5 pm
Nov 27 -29 Closed
Nov 30 Noon - 10 pm
 

Library Night Out, Monday, Oct. 20.

 

Library Night Out.  5:30-7pm. Second floor of the library. 

RED Readership Snapshot for September 2025

In September, USD RED had 82701 full-text downloads and 705 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 9074. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 3884 institutions across 188 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1330 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

The Role of Dating Apps in the Formation of Long-Term Relationships in College (1124 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/317

Confined In (Patri)Architecture: How Gothic and Horror Literature Exposes Ongoing Violence and Oppression Against Women (860 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/68


The most popular publications were: 
Medical School Class Composites (25612 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites
South Dakota Law Review (21180 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev
Honors Thesis (13089 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis