2024-2025 University Student Handbook

Raugust Library

Campus Extension: 5530

Raugust Library currently houses more than 200,000 items from books to e-books to periodicals to government documents to audiovisual materials to microforms. The library staff is always willing to help you in any way they can.

The library is a member of ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network), a network allowing access to all materials in Raugust Library along with 80 other North Dakota libraries. Raugust Library also subscribes to WorldCat, which accesses the holdings of more than 60,000 libraries in 112 countries, and 147 additional online bibliographic and full text databases, giving access to more than 100,000 online journals. Through Overdrive, ACLS, Ebsco eBooks, JSTOR, and other databases, students can read or listen to more than 16,000 e-books online. Through Naxos, students can listen to more than 2,510,000 individual tracks of music.

The Curriculum Library contains more than 22,000 books, kits, and audio-visual items for children and is used to support the Teacher Education program. It is located on the main floor and houses a collection of stuffed animals for students old and young to enjoy.

Research help is available to all students by email (reference@uj.edu), phone (ext. 5441), video chat, and in person in the library. The Reference and Instruction Librarian can assist with starting a research project, developing search strategies, evaluating sources, citing sources, and more. All questions are welcome!

Check-out schedule:

  • Books, 6 weeks
  • Periodicals, 1 week
  • Audio-visual, 1 week
  • Reserved materials; 3 hours, overnight, or at the time limit set by an instructor.

Check when items are due back before leaving the library, and remember that they can be renewed by calling the front desk at ext. 5530.

Fines:

  • Books: no fine; after 14 days overdue, $60 replacement fee
  • Journals: no fine; after 14 days overdue, $30 replacement fee
  • DVDs and CDs: no fine, after 14 days, replacement cost
  • Reserve items: There is a 24 hour grace period, then a $5 fine will be assessed.