What if I can’t get to the library?

Please e-mail the library. Library staff monitors e-mail 7 days a week – even when the library is closed. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Looking for information?  The library has thousands of electronic resources. You will need to use VPN to access most of them. Need help? E-mail us!

Order material delivered to your inbox. Tipasa is available anytime, anywhere. VPN is not needed for this service.

Need something in the library? E-mail us, we will work with you to get it in your hands.

Need delivery? Devereaux Delivers to campus offices during hours of operation.  Let us know what you need, we’ll bring it to you!

Library Material FAQ Sheet.

How do I return library materials?

a) Drop the items in the Book Return located near the main entrance, OR
b) Mail the items to: Devereaux Library, SDSM&T, 501 East Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Note: Do NOT drop tablet computers in the library book return! Contact ITS for assistance.

How do I renew materials?

Sign into Primo, https://sdsmt-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=01SDBOR_SMT&lang=en_US. Sign in using your campus email and password. After signing in, click your name and then select “My Loans”. You may choose “renew all” or select a specific item. Some items may be noted as “not renewable” if they have been requested by someone else, are overdue, or have reached maximum renewal. Students must be pre-registered for Summer or Fall 2020 to renew beyond the end the current semester. Email us, library@sdsmt.edu for assistance.

Database Access  Points.

DATABASE ACCESS POINTS IF YOU ARE OFF CAMPUS

On Campus and VPN are still available and are the most seamless ways of connecting to library resources. One tip will make VPN work a little more smoothly. Connect to VPN before going to the library page. That gets your device an on campus IP address. Some of access methods will require you to connect on campus or via VPN initially, and many require your browser to accept cookies. We’ve tested them with Firefox and Chrome and we hope they’ll be useful to you.

ALTERNATE ACCESS:

Access Engineering - https://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com/off-campus-access. You will need to be on-campus or use VPN initially for access. (Connect to the link and see option 2 once you connect)
Access Science - https://www.accessscience.com/off-campus-access. Need to get roaming passport while connected to Campus network, it will last 6 months. (Connect to the link and follow instructions to get your passport)
ACS - https://pubs.acs.org/page/remoteaccess (Connect to the link and follow instructions to pair your device)
AGU - Some free access and some open access material. For full access not using VPN you will need to join, there is a cost. https://www.agu.org
AIP Scitation - https://www.scitation.org/ some full text, mostly index. Scientists can get full access by registering. . (Connect to the link create an account)
American Society for Microbiology – they use cookies, if you have signed in before and allowed cookies you should be able to get in without VPN. https://journals.asm.org/search.
Britannica Encyclopedia https://academic.eb.com/storeschoolcard?id=sdsmt (enter campus id number when prompted)
Compendex/Engineering Village - Go to https://www.engineeringvillage.com/search/quick.url (You will be prompted to verify access by logging in with your CAMPUS EMAIL then you will be asked to create a password.)
EBSCOhost - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie (Uses cookies. Connect initially via VPN. Next time connect to the link and Click the “EbscoHost web” link. Once you have done that you can access the link without going to VPN first. You must accept cookies. )
*IEEE Xplore – Contact libref@sdsmt.edu for ID and password. *Be aware that at no time is the ID and Password to be shared with anyone. Good for approximately 30 days.
Go to https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/guesthome.jsp and choose personal sign in.
Knovel – https://app.knovel.com/web/ (Access via VPN and create an account, Login with that account)
Web of Science -https://apps.webofknowledge.com (Access via VPN and create an account, Sign in: with that account)
Wiley Online Library - If logged in while connected to your campus network,you will have remote access for 60 days. After that you will need to log in using campus network or VPN to log in, to ger another 60 days. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

AVAILABLE AT THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY: https://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/complete.aspx (You must be in South Dakota or using a South Dakota IP address)

Academic Search Premier • Alt HealthWatch • Archives Unbound: Overland Journeys, Travels in the West 1800-1880 • Black Hills Knowledge Network • Books and Authors • Business Source Premier Chilton Library • Consumer Health complete (Journal Search) • Consumer Reports • CultureGram • Digital Libraries of South Dakota • eBook Collection • EBSCO MegaFILE • EBSCOhost • Fold3 • Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia • Gale Virtual Reference Library • GreenFILE • Health Source – Consumer edition • Health Source - Nursing and Academic • HeritageQuest • Indigenous Peoples • IOPscience • Learning Express Library • Legal Forms • Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts MAS Ultra-School Edition • MasterFILE Premier • Middle Search Plus • Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers • OCLCFirstSearch • Points of View Reference Center • Primary Search • Professional Development Collection • ProQuest • ProQuest Dissertation & Theses • Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 • Regional Business News • Sanborn Maps • Science Reference Center • SDNA Public & Legal Notices • SIRS Discoverer (grades K-9) • SIRS Issues Researcher • Sources in U.S. History:Civil War • Sources in U.S. History:American Revolution • Sources in U.S. History: Slavery • South Dakota Digital Archives • South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections • South Dakota State Newspapers • State Agency Databases • Teacher Reference Center • U.S. Newsstream • World Book Online • WorldCat Discovery

WEBSITE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY:

APS – index only without VPN. https://www.aps.org/publications/journals/index.cfm
Archive Grid – https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/
ASCE Journals - https://www.asce.org/publications/
ASME Journal Program - https://www.asme.org/publications-submissions/journals.
Deadwood Historical Newspapers Index - https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/
Goodreads – Access directly. https://www.goodreads.com/
Google books – Access Directly. https://books.google.com/
Google scholar – Accessed directly. https://scholar.google.com/
IngentaConnect - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/
JSTOR - https://www.jstor.org/ view index.
Library Catalog - https://www.sdsmt.edu/library/ Need to use SDSMT ID to use other than look.
OpenSky - https://opensky.ucar.edu/
Rapid City Journal Index - https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/library_indexes/3/
SD Newspaper Indexes: Argus Leader - https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/library_indexes/
SD Newspaper Indexes: Argus Leader Old - https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/library_indexes/
SD Newspaper Indexes: Indian Country Today - https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/library_indexes/
U.S. Government Printing Office MetaLib – https://metalib.gpo.gov
*SciFinder – https://scifinder.cas.org Access through sign in only. Go to “Create SciFinder Account” on the library electronic Resources page. Must be on campus or use VPN to create an account

AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS OR VPN ONLY:

We are working on alternative methods of access for
• Create SciFinder Account • Ebook Central • GeoScienceWorld • MLA • ProQuest Earth Science Collection • ProQuest Literature and Language • ProQuest Research Library • ProQuest SciTech Collection • ScienceDirect *
Ancestry Library is in the Library or VPN only

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