Schedule a library instruction session

As you prepare for the start of a new academic year, don’t forget to schedule a library session for your courses. Most students begin their research using Google, and while that works sometimes, they often cannot connect or locate the full-text of their results or even make appropriate resource choices. Library instruction sessions utilize best practices in effective and engaged […]

2017 Fall Semester Hours for the MSUM Archives

The MSUM Archives is now open Monday and Wednesday from 12:30–4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Archives is closed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and any time the Livingston Lord Library is closed. Due to limited staffing, please make appointments for research in advance by emailing archives@mnstate.edu or calling 218-477-2346. Reference questions will be […]

Unique item added to RED

RED, MSUM’s digital repository, has just added an item so unique that even the Minnesota Historical Society doesn’t have a copy: Minutes of meetings of the Presidents of the Minnesota State Teachers Colleges, 1927-1942. These were the years of the Great Depression, leading up to the Second World War. State Teachers Colleges in Minnesota were exploring the professionalization of their […]

Jenny Jensen retirement celebration

Friday, July 7 | 2-4 p.m. | Library Porch The Livingston Lord Library reminds everyone that this Friday, July 7, we will be celebrating Jenny Jensen’s last day at MSUM, after more than 28 years of dedication to helping students, in different university departments. Join us for refreshments and good memories in the Library Porch, from 2-4 p.m.