VR Lab at ID Weeks Library

 Come check out the new VR Lab at ID Weeks Library!

Who can use it?
Anyone, although the apps currently all focus on the heath and natural sciences.

Where is it located?
ID Weeks Room 102.

Do I need an appointment?
We will be holding weekly open office hours for students, staff, and faculty to utilize the equipment. Hours are 9am -1 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  You may also check out equipment for educational purposes.

What equipment do you have?
The VR Lab has two HTC Vive Pro headsets connected to two new gaming computers. One set is located on a mobile cart and can be used in ID Weeks Library classrooms.

More information at https://libguides.usd.edu/dsrs/vrlab

#VRLab  #I.D.WeeksLibrary #Technology

 

 

Westside Heating Shutdown- March 23

 On March 23, from 8am- 4pm  Facilities will be shutting down the heating for the westside of ID Weeks for repairs. 

While repairs are made there will be no heat to the westside of the building.

The University Libraries are looking for your feedback!

 Check your USD emails—the LibQUAL+® Lite Survey link has been sent to USD students, faculty, staff, and administrators. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete! Survey results will help the libraries set priorities to improve library services and collections to support your learning, teaching and research needs.

Students who voluntarily enter their USD email address with their completed survey will be eligible to WIN one of twenty University Libraries Stadium blankets. Please do not complete the survey if you are not at least 18 years old.

To ensure anonymity, email addresses are separated from survey responses and drawing entries once the completed survey is submitted. The survey is open March 21-April 8th, 2023. If you have questions or problems accessing the survey, please contact Caroline Bates at libqual@usd.edu.

RED Readership Snapshot for February 2023

In February, USD RED had 7403 full-text downloads and 7 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 1349. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 879 institutions across 141 countries. 

The most popular papers were:
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1526 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

 
The Effect of Exercise on College Students' Overall Health (404 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/74

AN ANALYSIS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (334 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/266


The most popular publications were:
Honors Thesis (5621 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

 
Dissertations and Theses (677 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis

Occupational Therapy Capstone Presentations (548 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/ot-capstone

Library Hours - Spring Break

 Spring Break Hours

March 10  7:30 am - 5 pm
March 11-12 Closed
March 13-17 7:30 am - 5 pm
March 18 Closed
March 19 Noon - Midnight

 

 

Sarah Hanson-Pareek selected February USD Civil Service Employee of the Month

 Congratulations to Sarah Hanson-Pareek for being selected February USD Civil Service Employee of the Month!

Sarah is Curator of Digital Projects and Photographs for the Archives and Special Collections