Services

Get help using the Libraries, and connect with experts to support your studies, teaching and research.

General services

These core services support your work at any level, and any stage of the research process.

Interlibrary Loan and Digital Delivery

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) & Digital Delivery offers access to materials needed for course work and scholarly research, including materials not currently available within the University of Minnesota Libraries, and digital copies of articles and book chapters from our print and microform collections.

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Borrowing materials

Find how to get books, equipment, and other materials, how long you can keep them, and where to return them when you're done.

Accessibility services

The University Libraries is commits to providing equitable access to our collections, services, and facilities for all library users. Where we do not achieve accessibility, we welcome all accommodation requests.

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Student support services

Services to help students with their studies, assignments, research, projects, and papers.

Peer Research Consultants

Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) are students trained to help you with research papers or assignments. They can also help you get started with faculty-sponsored research.

SMART peer tutoring

The peer tutoring program provides help with over 250 courses at no additional cost for currently-enrolled, undergraduate University of Minnesota students.

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Media equipment and consultations

The Media Services team can help you with your course-assigned media project through consultations, equipment checkout, software, and drop-in help.

Tutorials

Learn new skills for effective and efficient library research including how to start your research, plan your research, find and cite your sources, as well as communicate your research.

Workshops

The Libraries offer in-person and online workshops on a number of topics including

  • library research
  • citation management
  • study skills
  • makerspace topics
  • bullet journaling and more.
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Instruction support services

Instruction support services help find quality course materials that fit your class. We can also help you integrate information literacy and research inquiry skills into your course. And we have expertise on learning the research process and using our resources and services.

Course-integrated instruction

Our library staff work with instructors to enhance students’ critical inquiry and research skills by providing additional support around course projects such as finding research materials, and developing critical thinking skills related to identifying, locating, and evaluating information and understanding the research life cycle

Course materials services

The Libraries have a number of ways to help instructors deliver course materials to their students including course reserves, E-text(s), articles, media, open education resources and more. 

 

Contact us at coursematerials@umn.edu to request a consulation.

 

Emerging technology

The Libraries have a range of innovation and emerging technologies spaces. We can help you integrate them into your classes for free! We’ll work with you to develop multimedia projects, creative assignments with our makerspaces, explore virtual reality content and more. Connect with us to learn what’s possible for your course.

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Research support services

Research support services provides U of M scholars and academics quick access to information and tools to plan, conduct, and disseminate their work.

Research impact

Libraries experts help researchers measure, maximize, and understand the impact of their work.

Funding and grants

The Libraries help researchers connect to grants through consultation, workshops, and curated resources. 

Open access

Open access research is free to any reader, anywhere in the world. It’s also free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. We help authors and editors explore their publishing options.

Research data services

The University Libraries offers data management training for individuals, lab groups, departments, and classes. We also offer regular data management workshops and bootcamps.

Reproducibility

Subject librarians can work with individuals, research groups, and departments to advise on many aspects of reproducibility and rigor.

Systematic review and evidence synthesis

Our librarians help researchers conduct evidence syntheses. These are syntheses of all previously conducted research on a topic and represent the highest level of evidence in research. The service is available to U of M researchers.

Publishing

Publishing services provides consultations about general publishing questions, and publishes a number of journals, books, dynamic scholarly serials.

Copyright services

Libraries staff experts consult throughout the University and provide training on topics related to copyright and intellectual property in research, teaching, publishing, and other creative contexts.

Data Repository for the University of Minnesota

The Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM) is a place for U of M students, staff, and faculty to share, publish, and preserve your digital data for long-term access and future use.

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K-12 support services

Information and resources for middle and high school students participating in U of M programs.

History Day

Learn how the Libraries help History Day students connect to librarians and resources for their projects. 

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