Remote Access

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, South Dakota Mines, 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.exlibrisgroup.com. 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: 

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 • Consumer Health complete (Journal Search) • 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 • 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 • SIRS Discoverer (grades K-9) • SIRS Issues Researcher • South Dakota Digital Archives • South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections • South Dakota State Newspapers • State Agency Databases • U.S. Newsstream • WorldCat Discovery 

WEBSITE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY: 

AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS OR VPN ONLY: 

Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection • Biological Science Collection • British Periodicals • Computer Science Database • Dissertations & Thesis @ South Dakota Mines • Earth, Science & Aquatic Science Database • Ebook Central  Engineering Collection • Environmental Science Collection • • Geo Science World • Materials Science Collection • Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts • Minneapolis Star-Tribune • MLA International Bibliography • Natural Science Collection • New York Times • Performing Arts Periodicals Database • PRIMO, the Library Catalog • Research Library • Science Database • ScienceDirect • SciFinder database • SciTech Collection • Sioux Falls Argus Leader • Technology Collection • USA Today • Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) • Washington Post (online) • Ancestry Library is in the Library or VPN only no other access available. 

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Check out our electronic resources today!

Check out our electronic resources today!

We have innumerable databases 
for almost anything
you might be looking for!

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online
A searchable database 
of the fire insurance 
maps published by the 
Sanborn Map Company 
that are housed in the 
collections of the 
Library of Congress. 
The collection includes 
maps for South Dakota 
communities from 
1867 to 1970.
Science Database
This database is a 
resource for students 
studying both the 
applied and general 
sciences. With coverage 
dating back to 1986, 
it features over 1030 
titles, with more than 
760 available in 
full text. This collection 
is a subset of SciTech 
Premium Collection.
ScienceDirect
This database provides 
indexing to a wide 
range of scholarly 
journals and books
in engineering 
and science. Full text
is provided for more 
than a million open 
access articles. 
Devereaux Library 
does not subscribe 
to all material indexed 
in this database. Campus 
community members 
may request any item 
via Devereaux Delivers 
at no charge.
Scitation
A database of journals 
and conference 
proceedings from AIP 
Publishing and AIP 
Member Societies; 
includes PubMed; 
indexing and limited 
full text.  Devereaux 
Library does not subscribe 
to all material indexed 
in this database. 
Campus community 
members may request 
any item via 
Devereaux Delivers at 
no charge.
SciTech Premium Collection
This collection includes 
the Natural Science 
Collection and Technology 
Collection as well and the 
Science Database and 
provides full-text titles 
from around the world, 
including scholarly 
journals, trade and 
industry journals, 
magazines, technical 
reports, conference 
proceedings, 
government publications 
and more. 
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
U.S. Newsstream provides 
full-text coverage and
indexing of the 
Argus Leader, 
January 1, 1999-present.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader Index: 
January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1995

This is an index
developed by staff of the 
South Dakota Library 
Network to provide 
access to South Dakota 
news and to the 
Sioux Falls Argus Leader. 
The index is preserved 
as a downloadable and 
searchable spreadsheet.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader Index: 
January 1, 1996 – April 1, 2003

This is an index 
created by the staff of 
the South Dakota 
Library Network
to provide access to 
South Dakota news and 
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. 
This index is preserved as a 
searchable spreadsheet.
South Dakota Digital Archives
This site provides 
digital images, land 
survey records, reports, 
and other media from 
the South Dakota State 
archives collections. 
A product of the South 
Dakota State Historical 
Society, this site 
provides digital 
access to more than 
70,000 unique 
historical records.
South Dakota State Agency Databases
A list of publicly 
searchable databases 
produced for the
agencies of the 
State of South Dakota.



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