Library Services Desk: FAQs

The Library does not make spiral-bound copies. Use this form to order: Graduate Binding Fees Payment Form

Prices: $34.00 for rag paper (heavier, 100% cotton, required by Library and for graduation)

$22.00 for regular paper (optional, usually used for personal copies)

Contact Sandy Linn at x5566 or sandra.linn@sdstate.edu for other thesis-binding questions. 

See Proquest Dissertations & Thesis research guide for more information.

9-26-22 SB

Create an account:

• Go to https://www.chronicle.com/
• Click "Sign In"
• Click "Don't have a Chronicle account? Sign Up"
• Use your SDSU e-mail address to sign up.
• If you are off-campus, you will need to confirm your e-mail address from the e-mail the Chronicle will send you.

More information is available at https://www.chronicle.com/page/frequently-asked-site-license-questions/. 

If a patron loses money in a vending machine, please see procedures under Hobo Dough Refunds at https://sdstate.libapps.com/libguides/admin_c.php?g=281911&p=1877658

If a vending machine is out of order, put a yellow Out-of-Order sign on it and report it to Card Services - Call x6943 or email to SDSU.Card.Office@sdstate.edu with a description of the problem. If you weren’t able to contact them soon after it happened, include the date/time that you learned of the problem or malfunction.

Also include the machine number located at the upper left corner of each machine. As of 1/20/2023 those numbers are as follows:

Pepsi - 1693; Snacks - 1163; Caribou Coffee - 2565; Coke - 1220

Notify staff in Access services, too.

Reviewed January 2023 (mk)

If our load station is out of order, other options for loading Hobo Dough include:

• Online - https://sdeast-sp.blackboard.com/SDSU 
  • Money can be added using a credit or debit card
• Card Services Office in the Student Union. Mon-Fri, business hours only. (605) 688-6943
• Use Load Stations at Hansen Hall, Larson Commons, or the Bailey Rotunda ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50, or $100 bills accepted)

Reviewed January 2023 (MK) 

 $20 bills can be changed at the Library Services Desk cash register during regular work hours. If needed, ask the Financial Program Assistant, the Head of Public Services, or Kristi for additional change. During evenings and weekends, we will not change large bills as there is no way to replenish the cash register with smaller bills.

Reviewed May 2022 - SB

There is a notary public at the Information Exchange in the student union who will notarize documents for students, faculty, and staff, free of charge. There is also a notary in Morrill Hall, Payroll Office, SAD (Morrill Hall)  306, 688-5781, as well as several in the HR department. 

Reviewed June 2022 - SB

The library does not have a public fax machine. Direct patrons to the Information Exchange in the Union. Fax service is also available off-campus at Hy-Vee and the UPS store on 22nd Ave S.

Hyvee cost: $2 for first page and $1/page for additional pages.

UPS Store cost: $2.99 for the first page and $1/page for additional pages. 

Reviewed June 2022 - SB

People wanting to take photographs and videos in the library must have the permission of the Chief University Librarian. If you see someone taking photos or videos, ask if they have permission. If they don't, they need to check in with Kristi before taking any more pictures or videos. They may have to make an appointment to see her later and postpone their filming.

Reviewed June 2022 - SB

Petitioning on campus is not allowed except for 2 locations in and around the Union. Petitioners need to contact the Information Exchange (x6127) or Central Reservations (x4022) in the Union for more information. 

Reviewed May 2022 - SB

SDSU campus location for the South Dakota Department of Labor - Student Union Room 045.
This office can help students find jobs both on campus and off campus.
School year hours: Tuesday and Wednesdays,1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (First two weeks of each semester are Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Summer hours: Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone: 605-688-6668

For updates, see this website: https://dlr.sd.gov/localoffices/brookings/service_area.aspx

Reviewed May 2022 - SB

We do not proctor exams here in Briggs Library. Refer students to SDSU's Testing Center. They will proctor free of charge for exams from any SD Board of Regents institutions. They charge to proctor exams from institutions outside the SD BOR system. The Testing Center is located on campus south of the Dairy Bar, between the Barn and Ag. Hall.

Another option is the Brookings Public Library, 605-692-9407. They do not charge for proctoring.  

Reviewed June 2022 - SB

Open the Word document to learn how to link your Scholar search results to online journal articles through Briggs Library. Find more full text fast!  

• Instructions include access to the USD/Wegner partnership. This is only for the College and Nursing and College of Pharmacy and Allied Health.

Reviewed May 2022- SB

Parking Services - Hours of Enforcement

Patrons can park in most lots, including the Commuter Lot behind the Library, in the evenings after 4 pm and on weekends without a permit.

Reviewed May 2022 - SB

Add Availability for LibCal Appointments

If you use the appointment scheduler in your LibGuides, you may need to update your availability each semester. Instructions below.

• In LibCal, go to Appointments (in the orange bar)
• Click on the Availability tab
• Enter the times you are typically available (remember that LibCal will check your Outlook calendar and not list times you are listed as out or busy).
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Syncing LibStaffer with Outlook

Log into LibApps at https://sdstate.libapps.com/libapps/login.php
Choose LibStaffer from the list of apps (drop-down menu).
Click on your e-mail address in the top right corner of the screen.
Click on Calendar Sync
LibCal Sync – LibCal Appointments Sync Enabled
Server/Host name – outlook.office365.com.
Enter your username (firstname.lastname@sdstate.edu).
Enter your e-mail password.
Click Save.

Click "Run the Export."