Welcome
to the libraries at UND! Our
goal is to help you find the intellectual
resources you need to complete
your educational mission as successfully
as possible. Gone are the days
when all library research occurred
in the Library. We attempt to
provide access to as many resources
as possible in your dorm or home,
wherever that may be. Don't forget
that we are the largest library
in ND and the upper midwest, and
we have a vast collection of over
2 million items.
Here is what you need to know
to make it all work!
Your U
Card is your library card
which you can use at all University
libraries and the Grand Forks
Public Library. Your card is necessary
to check out books and class reserves,
request interlibrary loans, and
use the campus printing system.
To find out what you can check
out and for how long, see
Borrowing
Periods.
It is important
to
activate your UND email
account in order to access
library databases from off-campus
and to receive notification about
your library account. To activate
your U-Mail account go to
http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/itss/email.html
Go to the
ODIN
Library Catalog to search
for books, journals and other
library materials. Everything
in the Library should have a record
on ODIN with a call number. See
the
floor
map to find where call numbers
and
collections
are located. The Library has many
collections. In addition to the
main collection, the Library has
many special collections-- from
North Dakota history -- to popular
reading -- to government publications
-- to collections in branch libraries
for music, geology or energy.
While
ODIN
tells if the Library subscribes
to a certain journal or magazine
title, you must go to an index
or database to identify articles
on your topic. Many articles are
available in fulltext. Indexes
and databases may cover many subjects
or focus only on one. Browse through
this list of
Article
Indexes and Databases to see
what may be most appropriate for
your needs. Or go to
Resources
by Subject, which the Librarians
maintain, to assist you in finding
the most important resources in
your subject area.
You will need
to set up a proxy server on your
computer for your web browser.
See
Off-Campus
Online Access for details.
To connect, you will need to type
in your U-Mail username and password.
Your "username" is your
U-Mail account before the @ sign,
which is usually firstname.lastname.
Your "password" is whatever
you devise.
Generally,
if your instructor has put an
article on reserve it will be
on
electronic
reserve (E-Res). Your instructor
must give you a password to get
into the system.
If your instructor places a
book or a video on reserve at
the Library, click on Class
reserves. Type in your instructor's
name or the name of the class.
A number will be listed - use
it to request the item at the
Circulation Desk on the 2nd
floor of the Library building.
If you need
a book or an article that the
Library doesn't own and full-text
isn't available, you can request
it through
Interlibrary
Loan. Allow a week to 10 days
for us to find it and get it here
for you. This is a free service,
unless you don't pick the item
up. For every item not picked
up a service fee will be charged
to your account.
Library computers
are located next to the reference
desk and several are scattered
throughout the building. You can
access the Library catalog, indexes
and databases. Microsoft Office
XP is available on all computers.
The Library has laptop computers
you can check out and use anywhere
in the Library. They will connect
to the wireless network and can
send print jobs to printers. You
will need your student ID to send
print jobs to the UnipriNT
printing
system in the Library.
Information Technology Systems
and Services (ITSS) provides
a general computing lab on 3rd
floor W, for students to search
the web, do email, or do word
processing.
If
you have questions about the Library
and its collections or need help
in deciding what you need for
an assignment please ask a reference
librarian . Stop by our desk on
the main floor (2nd floor), call
us, 777-4629, or click on the
Contact
Library button on the homepage,
http://www.library.und.edu.
You can also call or email us
to set up a research appointment
with a Librarian most knowledgeable
about your subject area.
Other helpful links:
University
Writing Center
University
Learning Center
Disabled
Student Services
Chester Fritz Library 
