Parking Lot Re-striping - Starting June 26

The Library parking lot (lot 2) will be closed June 26-30 due to re-striping parking spots.

Other lots that will be painted during this week will be: lots 1, 2, 6, 6A, 7, 8, Handicap area north of McKusick Hall in lot 9, 11, 19, 26, 27, and west half of 31.

These parking lots will be barricaded off starting at 6:00 am on Monday June 26th, 2017

Campus parking map can be found at: http://www.usd.edu/-/media/files/university-police/parking-map.ashx?la=en 

Library Hours - July 4th

Saturday (7/1) -Tuesday (7/4) Closed

Temporary Water Shut Off

DATE: Friday, June 23rd, 2017
TIME: 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Facilities Management will be replacing water shutoff valves in the third floor restrooms.  To do this water will have to be shut off to the building.   All water use fixtures will be inoperable during this time. This includes, but is not limited to: urinals, toilets, sinks, and drinking fountains.

Arthur Amiotte

The John Day collection on Arthur Amiotte (MS 046) is now open to researchers.

The majority of this collection was gathered by John Day before, during, and after the retrospective on Arthur Amiotte’s art in 2001. Also included are VHS recordings featuring Amiotte.

The 4.5 linear feet of material span the years 1962-2010, with the bulk from of the material dated 1980-2003.

Contact the Archives and Special Collections for a copy of the guide to the collection.

Originally posted: https://archivesandspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/arthur-amiotte/

3rd Floor Update!

The 3^rd floor of the I.D. Weeks library building is now open. Please pardon our mess though!

Extensive shifting of the book collection on the east side of the 3^rd floor will continue throughout the summer AND that means it will be a little noisier on 3^rd than usual. If you have trouble finding an item during the shift, please inquire at the Circulation desk.

Valencia and Vermillion: An Artists’ Exchange - on display in Spain!

USD's University Libraries and the Departamento de Dibujo (Department of Drawing), Facultad de Bellas Artes de Valencia (Faculty of Fine Arts), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Technical University of Valencia - UPV), Valencia, Spain, are hosting an art exchange for artists from both Universities.

Eighteen artists from USD will have their work on exhibit in Spain from May 29th through June 16th. Artists from the Department of Drawing, Valencia, will be on exhibit at the University Libraries in the near future.

To view the Vermillion entries currently on exhibit in Spain, please see the Digital Library of South Dakota: http://tiny-url.org/iiGwXcXB.

Archives & Special Collections closed May 29- June 2, 2017

The Archives and Special Collections will be closed May 29 for Memorial Day and May 30-June 2 for re-carpeting.

The third floor of the ID Weeks Library may be inaccessible for periods of time in May.  Please use the east stairwell to access the Archives or stop by the circulation desk for directions.  Please contact the Archives for more information if you are planning on visiting in May or if you have any questions.

Library Hours- Memorial Day

Saturday-Monday (5/27-5/29) Closed

ID Weeks 3rd Floor Access

Beginning this week, contractors will be installing new carpet on the 3rd floor of ID Weeks. Between May 10 and approximately June 15, access to ID Weeks 3rd floor will generally be limited to library faculty and staff.

The Circulation department (first floor of ID Weeks), however, will retrieve books upon request from faculty, students, staff, and the public. For safety reasons, there may be limited periods of time when materials cannot be accessed by library staff.  Insofar as possible, our objective is to ensure access to the book collection during the project. If you need assistance with accessing books on the 3rd floor or have other questions, please email the Circulation department at circ@usd.edu or call 605-677-5373.

For information about access to Archives and Special Collections, please email speccoll@usd.edu or call 605-677-5450.

Project progress and related information will be posted to the University Libraries’ blog http://usd-library.blogspot.com/.

3rd Floor Carpeting

Please be aware that the third floor of the ID Weeks Library may be inaccessible for periods of time in May for re-carpeting.   Please stop by the circulation desk for more information.

Library Hours - Summer Hours

Summer hours - May 8 - August 20

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 11 pm
Friday:  7:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 11 pm

Library Hours - Finals

Friday (4/28) 7:30 am - 2 am*
Saturday (4/29) 7:30 am - 2 am*
Sunday (4/30) 10 am - 2 am*
Monday - Thursday (5/1-5/4) 7:30 am - 2 am*
Friday (5/5) 7:30 am - 5 pm*
Saturday (5/6) 10 am - 2 pm*
Sunday (5/7) Closed

Archives & Special Collections closed May 29- June 2, 2017

The Archives and Special Collections will be closed May 29 for Memorial Day and May 30-June 2 for re-carpeting.

The third floor of the ID Weeks Library may be inaccessible for periods of time in May.  Please use the east stairwell to access the Archives or stop by the circulation desk for directions.  Please contact the archives for more information if you are planning on visiting in May or if you have any questions.

ENGL 210 Poster Exhibition

Monday, April 24, 2017 - Fri , April 28, 2017

Forty-two students from Russell Shaffer's ENGL 210 class will exhibit their visual representations of some of America's best novels from the 20th century in a poster exhibition in the first floor University Libraries Gallery. Shaffer states "the beauty of literature is that an author's words mean something different for every reader. How we interpret the written word is up to us."

Trial - The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection

The University Libraries are trialing Henry Stewart Talks, The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection. The collection is comprised of more than 2,100 specially prepared, animated lectures by world leading experts. The collection is highly prized for providing researchers easy access to the same experts that they would like to see present at an international conference or hear speak at a guest lecture and is particularly suitable for use in distance, blended, team learning and flipped classroom programs.   https://hstalks.com/biosci/

 Fill out our feedback form and let us know what you think about this resource: http://libguides.usd.edu/trial

Library Hours - Easter

Thursday (4/13) 7:30 am - 8 pm
Friday - Sunday (4/14-16) Closed

National Library Week

Win a giveaway!   Let the world know that you appreciate USD Libraries.   Your response can be text, a photo or video posted directly to the USD Libraries Facebook or Twitter.   Be sure to add the hashtag #usdlibraries

Mardi Gras Parade Heads

Mardi Gras Parade Heads
University Libraries 2nd floor gallery
March 3 – April 27, 2017
Lecture March 21 at 11:00am

The Art 123 , 3 D Design class is displaying their class project, “Mardi Gras Parade Heads” on the 2nd floor of the library. 

Library Hours- Spring Break

Friday (3/3) 7:30 am - 5 pm*
Saturday - Sunday (3/4-5) Closed*
Monday - Friday (3/6-10) 8 am - 5 pm*
Saturday (3/11) Closed*
Sunday (3/12) 10 am - 2 am

USD Network Services down - March 4

Due to the installation of a generator for the data center IT services will be unavailable
Date: Saturday March 4, 2017
Start Time: 8 a.m.
End Time: Noon
Duration: 4 Hours
All USD network services will be unavailable from all locations
Internet access will be unavailable at the Vermillion Campus, Yankton Med campus, and Rapid City campuses.