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Stoxen Library is the heart of Dickinson State University and provides valuable resources, services, and spaces for all types of research projects. Services are provided to DSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the larger Dickinson community. The hours the library is open vary throughout the year. Library hours are posted at the library entrance and on the library webpage. Extended hours are offered during exam periods.
The library maintains a collection of physical and electronic resources. The physical collection within the library includes books, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, maps, DVDs, games, and more. The electronic collection is accessible via the library website and includes over 66,000 eBooks, 62,000 online videos for educational use, 1,100 eAudiobooks, and access to over 467,000 journal items through licensed full-text databases. Resources that are not available in the Stoxen Library collections can often be obtained through interlibrary loan networks. In addition to electronic items, Stoxen Library also offers over 112,000 print resources which include books, magazines, journals, newspapers, and maps. Of that collection, there are over 9,500 physical multimedia copies of DVDs, microfilm, videocassettes, and CDs.
Stoxen Library staff provides in-person and distance reference services which include chat reference, email, telephone and online meetings. Students can request one-on-one or group learning and research sessions with skilled librarians. Library instruction is incorporated into many in-person and online classes at DSU. Students with children are welcome in the library and the library has added 2 LEGO tables, 2 Duplo tables, and a computer work station with a ‘kiddie corral’ to help facilitate those students ability to study.
Stoxen Library accommodates approximately 300 patrons and includes an Upper Level, Lower Level, and Books Balcony. The library has an instruction classroom, a designated quiet area, multiple study rooms for individuals and groups, a viewing room and many multipurpose reading and study spaces. The library provides access to 34 desktop computers, 31 student laptops, and Wi-Fi connection for personal devices. The library has printers, a color printer, scanners and a copy machine.
For more information please visit the service desk or our webpage at https://www.dickinsonstate.edu/academics/library/, call (701) 502-4433, or email us at dsu.stoxenlibrary@dickinsonstate.edu.
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