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South Dakota State Library Services

A list of services provided by the South Dakota State Library.

Services for South Dakota State Employees

To apply for a library card, go to https://library.sd.gov/SDSL/libcard.aspx. A physical card is not needed to access electronic resources. A state library card does not provide access to eBooks. 

As a employee of the State of South Dakota, your State Library card will allow you direct access to the following:

  • Research Assistance
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Electronic Resources

 

Electronic Resource Access
All South Dakota residents can access electronic resources from home WITHOUT needing a library card. A full listing of the online databases is available at https://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/complete.aspx

 

State Library staff provide assistance in finding journal articles, books, and more. Our staff can help with your research needs, obtaining articles, books, and other resources. Submit requests via phone 605-773-3131 or by email library@state.sd.us.

Article Research

Search databases that describe and index articles found in many magazines, professional/scholarly journals, and South Dakota/national newspapers. Many of the databases contain article(s) in full-text.

 

South Dakota State Government Publications are collected by the SD State Library in digital and paper (when available). SDCL 14-1A 

A full description of the state and federal depository program can be found at http://libguides.library.sd.gov/c.php?g=667085&p=4780085

 

The SD State Library provides online access to digital versions of state government publications. The state statutes addressing the gathering of materials by the state library can be found in Chapter 14-1A.

Submit state publications to the state library at https://library.sd.gov/ACS/dropbox.aspx

 

Contact

Brenda Standiford
Access & Development Services Manager
Brenda.Standiford@state.sd.us 
605-773-5075