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Research Tools
Books and More
- Library Catalog: Advanced library catalog search from the One Search interface.
- WorldCat@USD: Books and more from around the world
- HathiTrust Digital Library: Millions of digitized book and serial titles
Articles
- A-Z Databases: Search databases for scholarly and popular articles in journals, newspapers, magazines, e-books and reference resources
- Journal Finder: By title or ISSN - find journals, magazines, e-books and newspapers
- (New) One Search Journal Search
Getting Started: Research Guides (LibGuides)
- Find guides for your research by subject
- LibGuides homepage
Tutorials/Information Literacy
- Freshman English Information Literacy lessons
- Find videos on how to get started with research and more
Course Reserves
University of South Dakota Collections, Materials and More
- Archives and Special Collections: primary source materials - photographs, rare books, manuscripts, maps and architectural drawings
- South Dakota Oral History Center: Northern Plains oral histories and interviews
- USD Theses and Dissertations: Doctoral dissertations and master's theses submitted by USD students
- Government Publications: University Libraries is part of the Federal Depository Library system and maintains a collection of federal and state government publications covering a variety of subjects
- Digital Library of South Dakota: Unique collections in South Dakota
Tools and Apps
Managing Citations
Mobile Tools
- Discover Hot Articles: Download an app for iPhone, iPod or Android that shows you popular articles in your field
- Mobile-enabled databases in the health sciences: Find databases that are accessible from your phone