Who is eligible for a courtesy borrowing card?
Alumni, Lutheran pastors, friends of the library, and community residents (neighbors who live between Concordia Ave, Hamline Ave, Selby Ave, and Lexington Ave) may obtain a courtesy borrowing card. There is no charge to obtain a borrowing card.What privileges do courtesy borrowers have?
How do you apply for a courtesy borrower card?
Apply for a courtesy borrower card by visiting the Information Desk in the library. A valid photo ID is required to sign up for a card.How long is a courtesy borrower card valid?
Library cards are valid for one year from the date of issue. The expiration date of the card can be extended by visiting the Information Desk.The primary mission of the Library is to support the academic needs of Concordia's students, faculty, and staff. Ensuring that the Library is a safe and effective space for Concordia's students, faculty, and staff is our first priority. While we generally welcome members of the public to use the Library space, some spaces and services are only available to members of the Concordia community and its affiliated organizations.
The following policies govern the use of the Library space.
In addition to the policies outlined on this page, users of the Library building should be aware of and follow all relevant CSP policies.
Last reviewed/updated: November 17, 2021
Any person can access the Library building to use the Library's physical collections in person. The use of some spaces and services may be limited to individuals affiliated with Concordia University, which broadly includes any currently-enrolled students and currently-employed faculty and staff.
The Library's hours are posted on the Library's website.
The safety and comfort of all users of the Library are our top priorities. All persons using the Library building are expected to adhere to all Library and University policies. Individuals who do not abide by policies may be asked to leave or may be removed by campus security.
The Library follows the University's policy on animals on campus. Please see the full policy available on the CSP Student Policies page and review the Animals on Campus heading.
The Library has seven computers available for use by current Concordia students, faculty, and staff. Contact the IT Help Desk for assistance using these computers.
Computers are not available for use by members of the general public. We encourage the public to use the services available at their public library.
Multifunction copy/print/scan machines are available for use by current Concordia students, faculty, and staff. Contact the IT Help Desk for assistance.
Copying, printing, and scanning are not available to members of the general public. We encourage the public to use the services available at their public library.
All organized events taking place in public areas of the Library need to be approved in advance by the Director of Library and Academic Support Services. This includes events hosted by the Library, events hosted by another university department, and events hosted by third-party organizations.
All events taking place in the Library will be listed on the Library's website.
Food and drink are permitted in all public areas of the Library building. We ask that individuals be respectful of spaces, furniture, and Library materials. Individuals are expected to clean up after themselves.
Wifi internet access is available to current Concordia students, faculty, and staff with an active network account. Log into the "CSP Secure" network using your CSP username (the part before @csp.edu in your email address) and CSP password.
Internet access is not available for members of the general public. We encourage the public to use the services available at their public library.
Authorized visitors to campus who are part of a Concordia-sponsored event can request a temporary internet access account from the IT Help Desk.
The display of posters and the distribution of flyers is prohibited except in designated areas or with the permission of the Director of Library and Academic Support Services.
The posting of signs on the exterior windows of the Library building is prohibited except with the permission of the Director of Library and Academic Support Services.
Per University policy, petitioning or solicitation is prohibited in the Library building.
The Library maintains a collection of lost and found materials. Inquire at the Library Info Desk on the main level of the Library.
Unattended high-value items (IDs, money, credit cards, electronic devices) will typically be taken to the Campus Security office.
Please do not leave personal items unattended.
We do not provide phone access to the public. Please visit the Campus Security office to use a phone.
The lower level of the Library building is designated as a quiet study area. This means users of this space should refrain from talking or creating any other noise that may disrupt other users of the space.
Violations of the quiet study policy can be reported to the Library Info Desk.
Campus Security regularly patrols the Library building and is responsible for the overall safety of University spaces.
Users of the Library should not leave personal belongings unattended. We are not responsible for personal belongings left unattended.
Individual and group study rooms are available to Concordia students, faculty, and staff. Because study rooms are limited in number and in high demand, community members are not allowed to use study rooms in the Library.
Study rooms should be requested ahead of time through the Library's website. In addition, study rooms can be requested on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Info Desk in the Library.
Individuals may be asked to leave a study room if they did not book the room or if they have surpassed their assigned booking time.
Individuals are expected to be respectful of others when using the study rooms. This includes being considerate of noise levels, refraining from moving the furniture around, and cleaning up after yourself.
The University maintains a collection of rare and historical items. These items are available by appointment only and may have additional access restrictions or procedures applied to them.
Access to some collections will require that you sign a Sensitive Materials Access Agreement
You can request access to these collections by contacting csparchives@csp.edu.
The Library provides access to thousands of journals, books, and media. The vast majority of the Library's collections are in electronic format. Electronic materials allow us to provide access to the entire Concordia community -- on-campus and distant -- from any location and at any time.
While the majority of the Library's collections are available in electronic format, the Library maintains a collection of print materials within the Library building on the St. Paul campus. Print materials can be requested through the Library's OneSearch tool.
The following policies apply to access to the Library's collections.
Last reviewed/updated: November 11, 2021
The Library's collections (both electronic and physical) are generally available to members of the Concordia community. There may be restrictions on whether or not certain physical items can be removed from the Library building and for how long. See Using Library Materials for more information. Some collections, like those within the University Archives, are only accessible by appointment.
The Library does not generally accept donations. There are a few exceptions to this policy:
Questions can be directed to Jon Neilson, Director of Library & Academic Support Services, at neilson@csp.edu or 651-603-6315.
The University maintains a collection of rare and historical items. These items are available by appointment only and may have additional access restrictions or procedures applied to them.
Access to some collections will require that you sign a Sensitive Materials Access Agreement.
You can request access to these collections by contacting csparchives@csp.edu.
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Digital Commons@CSP is an online, open-access repository of scholarly work produced by Concordia University’s students, faculty, and staff. It was created to highlight and promote the intellectual output of the University. It is a permanent archive of scholarly material administered by the Library on behalf of the Concordia University community.
Material you submit to Digital Commons@CSP will be freely accessible to the world in electronic form and searchable from Google Scholar and other search engines. In addition, the Library will create a record of the work you submit in its online catalogs. More information on submitting your work to Digital Commons@CSP is available at https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/.
Questions regarding this agreement or about submitting work to Digital Commons@CSP can be addressed to digitalcommons@csp.edu.
Distribution & Preservation
You are granting Concordia University, St. Paul (“Concordia University”) the perpetual non-exclusive, royalty free license and right to reproduce, migrate, loan, and distribute the Work worldwide for non-commercial purposes, in any format, including electronic.
You agree that Concordia University may, without changing the content, migrate the Work to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation, conservation, or distribution. Concordia University may keep more than one copy of this work in more than one location for the purposes of security, backup, and preservation.
Concordia University will take all reasonable steps to ensure that an author’s name remains clearly associated with their work(s) and that no alterations of the content are made by the University or a third-party. However, Concordia University cannot restrict the access, download, and subsequent duplication of any work submitted to Digital Commons@CSP, with the exception of the Embargo and Restricted Content policy stated below.
Nothing in this agreement is intended to alter an author’s claim of copyright of his/her work, no matter its location or format.
This agreement does not supersede or replace any existing agreements you may have with third-parties to reproduce, migrate, loan, and distribute your Work. You represent that you have the right to grant Concordia University the rights contained in this agreement.
Copyright
You have the right to publish your Work in any format without permission from Concordia University. Authors retain copyright for all content submitted to Digital Commons@CSP unless they explicitly give it away to a third party.
Concordia University will not seek nor claim copyright on a Work submitted to Digital Commons@CSP unless Concordia University held or had a claim to copyright to that work prior to its submission.
You represent that the Work is your original work. You also represent that the Work does not, to the best of your knowledge, infringe upon anyone’s copyright.
If the Work contains material for which you do not hold copyright, you represent that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to grant Concordia University the rights required by this Agreement. Any such third-party material must be clearly identified and acknowledged within the text or content of the Work.
Concordia University reserves the right to withdraw content from Digital Commons@CSP in accordance with the stated Removal of Content policy if notified by a third-party of potential copyright infringement. In such cases, authors and contributors will be notified, if it is possible to do so.
In the event of a future dispute over the copyright to work submitted to Digital Commons@CSP, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Concordia University and its employees or agents for any use of the Work authorized by this Agreement.
Privacy & Confidentiality
You are responsible for addressing privacy and confidentiality issues in your work prior to submission. You are responsible for the proper redaction of confidential content before submission. You are encouraged to speak with your advisor and Concordia’s Institutional Review Board (https://www.csp.edu/institutional-review-board-irb/) with any concerns you may have regarding the privacy and confidentiality of human subjects.
If privacy concerns are identified after a Work has been made publicly available, the site administrator is empowered to restrict access to the Work temporarily. This person will then consult with the appropriate departmental chair, dean, or administrator in order to determine a course of action regarding future access.
Embargos & Restricted Content
Embargoing a work prevents its access by the public and members of the University community, typically for a specified amount of time. Embargoes of up to 2 years are possible for content submitted to Digital Commons@CSP, but not encouraged. Questions regarding the embargo process as well as the consequences of embargoing a Work should be addressed to digitalcommons@csp.edu.
Restricting a work limits its access to members of the University community. Some content may be restricted at the discretion of the site administrator or appropriate University administrator. Questions regarding restricted content should be addressed to digitalcommons@csp.edu.
Requests for the embargo or restriction of a particular Work are handled on a case-by-case basis and must be made independently of the Work’s submission to Digital Commons@CSP. Please direct these requests to digitalcommons@csp.edu.
Removal of Content
Digital Commons@CSP is a permanent archive of scholarly material. As such, Concordia University retains the right to preserve permanently any Work submitted to Digital Commons@CSP. Under some circumstances a Work may be removed from public view and a note will be added to the public record indicating its removal. The descriptive data for all Works will be retained and available for viewing by the public. Requests for the removal of a particular Work should be made in writing to digitalcommons@csp.edu. The request for removal of a Work does not guarantee its removal.
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The Library provides access to a variety of resources. This page outlines the policies and procedures related to requesting and using the Library's materials.
Electronic Materials
The vast majority of the Library's collections are available in electronic format and can be searched and accessed from the Library's website. Users will need to log in using their Concordia email address (ending with @csp.edu) and password to access electronic materials.
Due to licensing limitations, alumni and community members cannot access the Library's electronic resources.
All users of the Library's electronic materials are expected to abide by the University's Acceptable Network Usage policy.
Checkout Periods
Current Concordia students, faculty, and staff as well as alumni and ordained ministers of an LCMS-affiliated congregation may check out an unlimited number of items from the Library. The checkout period for books is 120 days with the option to renew the checkout for an additional 30 days. Most media items (audio, video) can be checked out for 60 days with the option to renew the checkout for an additional 30 days. Some materials may have shorter checkout periods.
Requesting Materials
Physical materials can be requested from the Concordia Library or partner libraries in OneSearch using the request button on each book's detailed display page. Requested materials will be held behind the Info Desk for two weeks.
Items requested from partner libraries:
Current students, faculty, and staff can request items from a partner library using OneSearch. These requests are known as interlibrary loan. Items requested through interlibrary loan can take significantly longer to arrive. In addition, items requested through interlibrary loan often have shorter checkout periods. Please be mindful of the date these materials need to be returned. You can request a renewal of an interlibrary loan item, but the renewal request may not be honored by the partner library.
Alumni and LCMS pastors cannot request materials from partner libraries. Please utilize your public library to request materials from another library.
Checking Out Materials
All materials taken from the Library need to be checked out at the Information Desk on the main floor of the Library.
Requested materials will be held at the Library's Information Desk for two weeks. Current CSP students, faculty, and staff will receive an email notification that their materials are available for pick up. This email notification will be sent to their official Concordia email address (ending in @csp.edu).
Current students, faculty, and staff will need to present their CSP ID to check out materials. Alumni and LCMS ministers will need to be issued a Library account before they can check out materials. Inquire at the Info Desk.
Renewing Materials
Most checked-out items can be renewed so long as another user hasn't placed a request for the same items. Renewals may not be available for items borrowed from partner libraries.
Items can be renewed through OneSearch.
Users have the following options for returning library materials:
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Fines and Fees
The Library does not charge fines or fees for lost materials. However, all efforts should be made to return items on time.
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Course-specific tutoring and writing support are available to all current Concordia students. Support options are available on the Tutoring & Writing Support website at https://library.csp.edu/tutoring-services.
Availability of Tutoring
Tutoring availability varies by semester. We place an emphasis on providing tutoring for introductory-level, undergraduate general education courses, but Academic Support staff will attempt to find peer tutors for most courses for which a request is made. Please be aware that it is often not possible to find a peer tutor for every class and/or upper-level (200-400) courses. We will attempt to find a peer tutor for each request made; however, we cannot guarantee one.
Limitations on Tutoring Support
Student interactions on the Brainfuse online chat-based tutoring platform are limited to 16 hours of tutoring per month.
No Show Policy
Three no-shows for scheduled tutoring sessions will result in a loss of the ability to schedule future tutoring sessions until the student has a meeting with the Assistant Director for Academic Support Services.
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