Library - Distance Learning

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Welcome to Distance Learning Library Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

If you have questions or need assistance with Library Resources please contact the Distance Learning Librarian, Paul Wyss,by telephone at 507-389-2258 or by email at paul.wyss@mnsu.edu. If you would like to ask a Librarian a question or if you need to chat online please use the Library's Ask A Librarian service.

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Use the Library Catalog to find books, videos, and more...
netLibrary provides over 10,000 electronic books for your use.
Journal Articles can be obtained using the indexes from Memorial Library's Databases A-Z.
Subject Guides provide indexes to journal articles by subject discipline.
Your Course Reserves are available online.
Document Delivery is available if you live more than 30 miles from MSU.

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New for Faculty: create Persistent Links to Journal Articles that can be added to your D2L Page!

For Distance Students: you will need to activate your MavMail Account.

After, and only after, you activate your MavMail Account will you be able to use the username and password from this account to log into the Library's indexes and databases.

Many of the Library's indexes and databases provide access to full-text articles that you can use for your research.

As Distance Students you will need an Extended Learning MavCard.

The Extended Learning MavCard allows you to use Interlibrary Services and Document Delivery Services available upon request for students living more than 30 miles from MSU from Memorial Library.