Beginning June 8, the Library will reopen to the Concordia community (students, faculty, and staff). The Library will remain closed to the general public.
The Library will be open to the campus community the following hours:
The Library will follow all University policies and procedures related to use of spaces, social distancing, and cleaning. Additional information is available at www.csp.edu/coronavirus.
The vast majority of the Library's collections are accessible online from any location and will continue to be accessible online.
The Library’s physical collections will not be directly accessible. Individuals who would like to user materials from the Library’s physical collections should follow these procedures:
Users have the following options to request Library materials:
Users can expect requested materials to be available one business day after the request is placed. Contact library@csp.edu with questions.
Due dates for CSP Library materials and CLIC Library materials checked out by all users will be extended. Due dates for materials checked out from other libraries will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
In general, the Library will provide maximum flexibility on due dates and no one will be fined for materials that cannot be returned.
Users have the following options for materials they wish to return to the Library:
Attn: Library Services
Concordia University, Saint Paul
1282 Concordia Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
The Library will process requests for electronic materials placed through OneSearch.
At this time, we are not able to process requests for physical materials from other libraries.
Group and individual study rooms are not available for use.
There is no change to the times online chat and email Research Assistance are available.
Online chat and email Research Assistance will be available the following hours:
Walk-up research assistance is not available.
Students are encouraged to use the Brainfuse online tutoring service.
The following options are available for students who would like writing assistance:
Technical questions related to Blackboard and other online teaching tools should be sent to lms@csp.edu.
In addition, the Curriculum & Instruction (C&I) Center has assembled information and resources to help faculty prepare for Fall 2020. The C&I website is available at library.csp.edu/cic.
Librarians are available to help faculty with course materials, including locating links, scanning, and/or finding online alternatives. Requests for assistance should be sent to library@csp.edu.