CATALOG & BOOKS:

Catalog for South Dakota libraries (SDLN)
  • describes & locates items owned by:
    • the SD State Library
    • 70+ other SD libraries, including every SD academic library
    • the old PALS version was replaced by the new Aleph version on March 31, 2005
  • available free to everyone

WorldCat
  • describes & locates over 56 million items
    • owed by 9,000+ libraries worldwide,including SD State Library & 25+ other SD libraries
    • including books, ebooks, journals, computer files, Internet resources, music, recordings, archival materials, maps, audiovisuals, etc.
  • available only either:
    • on personal computers located within 390+ SD libraries and on SD campuses of these 390+ libraries (public, academic, K-12, & SD government).
    • by typing the 14-digit barcode & the password from library cards issued by any of the 70+ full/associate SDLN-member libraries (including State Library cards)
    • Licensed by the SD State Library from OCLC with a limit of five simultaneous users throughout South Dakota. So, please exit promptly in order to allow other users to have access.
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