Facilities Raugust Library Raugust Library, built in 1971, currently houses more than 150,000 items including books, periodicals, government documents, CDs, DVDs, and microforms. Computers and wireless access allow students to work in a comfortable setting with the best of both the print and online worlds. Special collections include the archives, the curriculum library (a collection of children’s fiction, nonfiction, and textbooks), and a large collection of the works of Louis L’Amour in a dozen languages. The library is a member of ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network) a network allowing access to all materials in Raugust Library along with eighty other North Dakota libraries. ODIN provides students with access to more than eighteen million items including 83,000 periodicals. Through this cooperative network, any materials located in North Dakota can usually be borrowed or copied for the student in less than a week or sent instantly online.
Raugust Library also subscribes to Encyclopedia Britannica Online, WorldCat, which accesses the holdings of more than 60,000 libraries in 1121 countries, FirstSearch, and about 150 on-line bibliographic and full text databases, giving access to more than 90,000 on-line journals, lesson plans, and streaming video. Through Ebsco eBooks, students have access to more than 15,000 e-books on-line, and through OverDrive, students can download ebooks, audio books, and videos to their computers and Playaways.Raugust Library has a dedicated staff, ready and willing to help students with questions and research. The Career Center, the eSports game room, and the newly created student success center are located in the Raugust Library.
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