Instruction and Information Literacy Services

Schedule a customized library instruction session for your students.

Library Liaison Teams

Tap into the expertise of your librarian liaisons. Librarians for each college assist with collection development, teach course-specific library sessions, create resource guides for your students and more.

Course/Electronic Reserves

Place items on reserve for the exclusive use of your students. Reserves can be physical items (books, journals, articles, videos, DVDs, etc. or electronic items (copies of articles, book chapters, syllabus, lecture notes, etc.) that are digitally scanned.

Laptop and Equipment Checkout

Check out or reserve laptop computers and audiovisual equipment at the Circulation Desk on 1st Floor West.

Copyright, Fair Use and Intellectual Property

Consult information about copyright law and fair use with guidelines for teaching and research.

Interlibrary Loan

Obtain books and articles not available at SCSU.

RefWorks Login [Help]

Create and manage your own databases of citations by importing references from MnPALS and other databases, then automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.)

Purchase Request Form

Submit a purchase request through your department library materials procedure, or use the online Purchase Request Form. To request a journal or subscription-based electronic resource, please contact your college library liaison.

Book and Journal Publishing

Explore resources that help identify places to publish your research.

Off-Campus Access (Proxy)

Access information about using library databases from off campus as well as instructions for linking to full-text articles in online subscription databases.

Library Services for Faculty and Staff

A printable handout highlighting resources to assist you with teaching and research.