Explore the Library's home page
The Library homepage is your path to research tools, services, and help.
Explore research databases
The Library's research databases are critical for gathering credible articles and other materials for research assignments and research-based projects and papers. To explore the research databases provided by the Mundt Library:
Explore Course & Subject Research Guides
Research guides are designed to combine resources and research tips in a guide to help students do more effective and efficient research for courses and majors.
Learn how to find out if the Library subscribes to a specific journal
You can find out if the library has a specific journal or magazine. To find out if the library has the full content in print or online, search for the title of the journal or magazine in Journal Finder. If the journal is found, use the database link(s) for the journal to get to the journal.
Place links in your D2L course sites to direct students to the Library’s home page, research guides, and to librarians
Links will encourage your students to find and use library resources and services and will help emphasize the importance of doing quality, academic research rather than relying only on material provided by web search engines. Encourage students to get research help by contacting librarians.
Consider whether your students have the skills and knowledge to carry out research assignments
Make use of Library Reserves to provide access to course readings.
Support your own research
For assistance on setting up RSS feeds, literature reviews, or citation assistance, contact librarians Mary Francis or Jan Brue Enright.
Request items that are unavailable online or in the Library
For Interlibrary Loan assistance, contact Interlibrary Loan, or e-mail Michaela Clark or call her at 605-256-5205.
Recommend library materials for courses or your research
Reserve audiovisual equipment in advance
The Library has computer projectors, DVD players, digital cameras, digital video cameras, digital audio recorders, tripods, screens and more. It is best to reserve equipment at least a week in advance.
Explore the Archives
The Archives offer unique primary materials. The Karl E. Mundt Archives contains the papers and other memorabilia of Karl E. Mundt who was elected in 1938 to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served five terms and then served four terms as a U.S. Senator. The University Archives has memorabilia, yearbooks, photographs, and much more material documenting the history of Dakota State University.
Karl E. Mundt Library, Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota 57042
605-256-5203