The Library has numerous collections available to help you with your research. To view items within a collection, click the name of the collection below. Learn more about where items are located as well as borrowing privileges for undergraduates, graduates, and staff/faculty. If you need any assistance contact a librarian.
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American Indian Reference Collection
The American Indian Reference Collection contains the American Indian and Alaskan Native non-circulating scholarly materials from UMD's American Indian Learning Resource Center (AILRC). These materials are temporarily being housed in the Library Annex. The Mishoomis Collection Library in 315 Kirby Plaza consists of AILRC circulating materials.
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Archives and Special Collections
The Archives and Special Collections department collects, preserves and provides access to materials that document the history of the University of Minnesota Duluth and Northeastern Minnesota. Our Special Collections also include the Ramseyer Northern Bible Society Collection.
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Best Sellers
Our Best Seller collection contains popular fiction and nonfiction. This collection is located in the first floor reading room.
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Books and eBooks
Our collection of printed books contains more than 200,000 volumes. The main book collection spans the third floor and fourth floor of the library, while specialized popular collections are located in the first floor reading room.
We also have a growing collection of ebooks, which can be accessed through the library catalog. The library also provides some textbooks as ebooks through its course content support initiative.
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Children's Literature
This collection contains children's literature for primary and secondary school grades. The materials selected are favorably reviewed in recognized review sources. This collection is located on the third floor of the library and can be searched here.
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Electronic Resources
Search our many electronic resources to find articles, books, media, and more for your research.
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DVD/Video
Our DVD and VHS collections contain a wide variety of academic, documentary, classic, and feature films. Ask about our DVD and VHS collection at the first floor circulation desk. Find streaming videos in the Library Catalog. This short video will show you how.
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Games
The library offers a collection of tabletop and board games to support curricular usage, student leisure, and library outreach and engagement activities. This collection is supported in part by funds requested annually from student services fees.The collection is located on the first floor of the library.
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Government Documents
We are a Federal Depository Library that collects print and electronic federal and state documents, located on the third floor.
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Graphic Novels
This collection features comics and graphic novels. Award-winning titles, titles that support the UMD curriculum, and titles that reflect cultural diversity are a priority for selection. Long-running comics series are typically not included in this collection. The collection is located in the first floor reading room.
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Microform Collection
Our Microform Collection includes microfilm, microfiche, and cartridges containing newspapers, magazines, journals, and documents. The collection and reading equipment are located on the third floor.
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Reference Collection
Our reference collection is made up of print and electronic reference books for finding specific information or gaining background knowledge. Print books in the collection are located on the second floor.
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Teaching Materials
This collection contains materials for teachers from preschool through high school, including reference materials, children's encyclopedias, elementary and secondary textbooks, and high interest/low vocabulary books. This collection is located on the third floor of the library and can be searched here. The collection also contains teaching kits (kits, games, or manipulatives in a box with more than one format that are used for teaching). Kits are arranged by broad subject category.
| Call Number | Subject |
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| TKA | The Arts |
| TKE | Early Childhood/Elementary Kits |
| TKG | General Kits |
| TKLA | Language Kits |
| TKM | Math Kits |
| TKS | Science Kits |
| TKSS | Social Studies Kits |
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University Digital Conservancy (UDC)
The University Digital Conservancy (UDC) provides free public access and long-term preservation to works created at the university.
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Wellness Collection
The Wellness Collection aims to support individuals by inspiring, mobilizing, and sustaining their path to wellbeing by providing accessible resources. This collection addresses self-help, nutrition, fitness, and other topics related to physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, and environmental wellbeing. The collection represents diverse perspectives relating to the aforementioned areas of wellness. It is funded and curated in collaboration with the UMD Wellbeing Program to support the wellbeing of the campus community. The collection is located in the library's first floor reading room.