Morningstar - maintenance - Oct 8

 Morningstar will be conducting a disaster recovery test for Morningstar Investment Research Center (MIRC) on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, from 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT.

During this time frame Morningstar Investment Research Center will be unavailable. During the outage period, any user attempting to access Morningstar Investment Research Center will see a screen noting maintenance in progress.

Library Hours - Native American Day

Sat-Sun (10/8-9) Noon - 5 pm
Monday (10/10) Noon - 10 pm 

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

 

 

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
 

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

 

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.

Library Hours - Labor Day

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

Monday (9/5) Noon-10pm

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

 

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

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

New HOTP books

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

https://libguides.usd.edu/hotoffthepress
 

Library Hours - 4th of July

 July 2-4 Closed

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

Library Hours - Juneteenth

 June 18-20 Closed

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/

Library Hours - Memorial Day

 May 28-30 Closed

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.

 

 

 

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

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).

https://usd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.boardvitals.com/

 

 

 

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