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We're looking forward to an upbeat 2010 in the Library. We hope your year is off to a good start and that you are a regular among the almost 340,000 unique visits we've had to the Library's webpage for the first half of this academic year. Last year we set a record with 103, 710 full-text articles downloaded from our databases, and we are on track to tie that again this year. So make your resolution to use the resources and services of the Library this year. Your GPA will thank you!

Featured resource

Encyclopedia Britannica
When one thinks of encylopedias, one always thinks of Britannica. Now, funded through your state-wide library agency MINITEX, the CSS Library is happy to offer the gold standard of encyclopedias in its online incarnation.

--- use this link for off-campus access to EB

This week's featured fiction review: Cargo of Coffins

ScholastiCAT classic - search for books, videos, & other materials owned by the CSS Library
---search ScholastiCAT with a bold, new look

MNPALS - Search other MN college libraries

WorldCAT - Search all libraries
--- off-campus access to WorldCAT
--- WorldCAT Public - open access version of WorldCAT, with much less searching power

NetLibrary - search for ebooks

Google Book - full-text scanned books in the public domain, snipppets of some in-copyright books

Duluth Public Library - search the collection of the Duluth Public Library

University of Minnesota Duluth - search the collection of the UMD Library

Encyclopedias - learn more about our specialized collection of print & electronic encyclopedias
--- search Reference Universe
--- off-campus access to RU
--- Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition
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off-campus access to EBAE

Library Browser - a quarterly list of new books, videos, and other materials added to the Library

Interlibrary Loan - use this form to request books from other libraries

LibGuides - librarian created guides to help you navigate the sea of information

Ask a librarian

Get help with your research needs, either by visiting the Reference Desk, calling or emailing the library, or scheduling a one-on-one appointment. Get a step up on your next paper by
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Popular reading

Search, browse, and read reviews of the almost 1000 fiction & non-fiction titles in the Library's Popular Reading Collection.

College Archives
Search the College's student newspapers, the Scriptorium and the Cable online, and learn more about the history of our College at the Archives.
About us

Learn more about the history & mission of th CSS Library; contact the faculty & staff; and find directions to the CSS Library. All this, and more, at About us.