Sunday, September 18, 2022

Banned Book Week 2022

 Banned Books Week (September 18-24, 2022) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. (American Library Association)

Banned Book Week 2022
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021
1.    Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
2.    Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
3.    All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
4.    *Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
5.    *The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
6.    *The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
7.    *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
8.    *The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
9.    This Book is Gay by June Dawson
10.    Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
*Part of University Libraries’ Collections

 


 



Thursday, September 15, 2022

August 2022 USD RED Readership Snapshot

August 2022 USD RED Readership Snapshot 

Monthly Readership Totals:
Last month, USD RED had 4778 full-text downloads and 19 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1294. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 534 institutions across 124 countries. 


The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (753 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156
The Art of Breaking Up: Ending Romantic Relationships (188 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/223
Application of Leininger’s Culture Care Theory in Family Medical History (168 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/43


The most popular publications were:
Honors Thesis (3487 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis
Dissertations and Theses (594 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis
Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (394 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone
 

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Siouxland Artists’ Annual Show & Competition Traveling Show

  Art from Siouxland Artists Traveling Art Show will be on display in the University Libraries first floor gallery from Aug. 13-Sept. 15. Siouxland Artists Incorporated has been promoting art and artists for three-quarters of a century. https://facebook.com/SiouxlandArtistsIncorporated

 


Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Oxford Academic is currently unavailable

We are currently experiencing technical issues with our Oxford Academic subscriptions.  Oxford is working on a widespread fix to resolve the issues. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Monday, August 29, 2022

Library Hours - Labor Day

Saturday - Sunday (9/3-4) Noon - 5pm

Monday (9/5) Noon-10pm




Tuesday, August 16, 2022

July 2022 USD RED Readership Snapshot

July 2022 USD RED Readership Snapshot

Monthly Readership Totals:
Last month, USD RED had 4594 full-text downloads and 3 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1260. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 457 institutions across 130 countries. 


The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (839 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

 
The Art of Breaking Up: Ending Romantic Relationships (177 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/223

 
Application of Leininger’s Culture Care Theory in Family Medical History (175 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/43


The most popular publications were: 


Honors Thesis (3477 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

 
Dissertations and Theses (422 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis

 
Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (375 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone

 

Monday, August 15, 2022

Library Hours - Fall Semester

Saturday (8/20) 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday (8/21) Noon - Midnight

 

Fall hours begin Monday, Aug. 22

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

Friday, July 15, 2022

RED Readership - June

June Monthly Readership Totals:
Last month, USD RED had 5832 full-text downloads and 15 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1251. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 613 institutions across 125 countries. 


The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1225 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156


Application of Leininger’s Culture Care Theory in Family Medical History (251 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/43


The Art of Breaking Up: Ending Romantic Relationships (196 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/223


The most popular publications were:
Honors Thesis (4469 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis


Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (472 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone


Dissertations and Theses (458 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

New HOTP books

 Need something to read this summer?  Check our our Hot Off the Press books!

https://libguides.usd.edu/hotoffthepress
 



Monday, June 27, 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

RED May Readership

May Monthly Readership Totals: 


Last month, USD RED had 8328 full-text downloads and 60 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1246. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 962 institutions across 138 countries.
The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (2469 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

The Effect of Exercise on College Students' Overall Health (270 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/74

The Effect of a Universal Basic Income on Life Decisions: Evidence from a Student Lab Experiment (266 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/69


The most popular publications were:
Honors Thesis (6680 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (609 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone

Dissertations and Theses (603 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis


Monday, June 13, 2022

Thursday, June 9, 2022

1972 Rapid City Flood

 From USD's Digital Library collections...

On June 9, 1972 a devastating flood ravaged Rapid City and the surrounding area in the Black Hills.

The South Dakota Oral History Center has a collection of oral histories about the flood.  https://tinyurl.com/RapidCityFlood

Addition information and primary resources can be found at

https://tinyurl.com/RapidCityFloodPictures

https://1972flood.omeka.net/collections/browse

https://www.sdpb.org/blogs/images-of-the-past/the-1972-rapid-city-flood/


Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Scheduled Journals Maintenance-Ovid

On 19 May 2022 starting at 9 pm Central time, the Ovid journals platform will be unavailable for around 45 minutes due to maintenance work.


 

 

 

Monday, May 16, 2022

RED April Readership totals

In April, USD RED had 8990 full-text downloads and 51 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1218. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 1069 institutions across 130 countries.
 

The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (2967 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156
The Effect of Exercise on College Students' Overall Health (417 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/74
The Effect of a Universal Basic Income on Life Decisions: Evidence from a Student Lab Experiment (396 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/69


The most popular publications were:
Honors Thesis (7507 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis
Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (514 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone
Dissertations and Theses (448 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis

Friday, May 13, 2022

BoardVitals maintenance -May 14-15

BoardVitals site is undergoing a planned procedure! Hopefully you are sound asleep while it is happening and it won't interrupt your studies too much. Access to the desktop and mobile app will be unavailable from Sat, May 14 10:00 PM (CST) - Sun, May 15 10:00 AM (CST).

 

Monday, May 9, 2022

Virtual Reference Schedule, May 9-August 19, 2022

 Reference services will be available virtually May 9-August 19, 2022

https://libanswers.usd.edu

Hours available

Monday - Thursday
9 am - 11:30 am
1pm - 3:30 pm
6 pm - 9 pm

Friday
9 am - 11:30 am
1pm - 3:30 pm

Sunday
2pm - 5 pm
6 pm - 9 pm



Saturday, May 7, 2022

Library Hours - Summer

Summer Hours Start May 9


Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 8pm
Friday 7:30 am -5pm
Saturday and Sunday Noon - 5 pm

Monday, May 2, 2022

Finals Week - Library Hours


Sunday (5/1) 10 am - 2 am
Monday (5/2) - Thursday (5/5) 7:30 am - 2 am
Friday (5/6) 7:30 am - 8 pm
Saturday (5/7) Noon - 5 pm
Sunday (5/8) Closed