Services for Library Visitors and Guests

Introduction
Collections and Facilities
Services Not Offered to Visitors
Computer Access for guests and other non-University users
Software available on public research computers
Additional provisions

Introduction

Welcome to Memorial Library. This guide is intended for visitors who are not affiliated with Minnesota State University, Mankato, but who wish to make use of the Library's collections and/or facilities.

Collections and Facilities

Visitors are welcome to use the Library's collections for research and study purposes. These materials include collections housed in Library stacks; government documents; reference collections; current periodicals and newspapers, except those held on reserve; and microform collections. Unless they are registered as guest borrowers, visitors may only use Library resources in-house. Depository collections of U.S. government publications, and assistance in using them, are freely available to all visitors. With the exception of these depository collections, the Library may at times give priority in service to University-affiliated users, and may limit visitors' access to selected facilities, collections, and services.

Services Not Offered to Visitors

The following services are not offered to Library visitors:

• Interlibrary loan
• Course reserve materials
• Workstations requiring log in
• Data restricted by licensing agreements
• Certain media materials
• Recall of materials checked out by others

Computer Access for Visitors and Other Non-University users

Library Services welcomes visitors and other non-University users to Memorial Library and provides onsite access to most of our electronic resources, along with access to print resources, and basic reference services. Public research computers are located directly in front of the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library. In addition, computers for online catalog searching are available on each floor.

All public research workstations support the research, study, and professional activities of non-University users and are subject to the Information Technology Services (ITS) policyon computer use. In addition, all library computers are subject to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) Acceptable Use of Computers and Information Technology Resources policies.Finally, some restrictions on certain applications based on vendor contracts and licensing may apply.

Software available on public research computers includes:

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Infopath)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

The following local provisions apply:

• The Library reserves the right to limit the amount of time that a guest may utilize a workstation.
• Library Services does not use filtering software or content blocking of any internet material.
• Parents and legal guardians are responsible for monitoring the internet activity of their children or minors in their custody.
• Printing is available for a charge. Printouts can be picked up and paid for in the Library CopyShop during their posted hours.
• Files may not be saved to public research workstations and unauthorized software may not be installed.