Library Services Provided by Your Schools
Provided by Normandale Library
Physical Materials, Spaces, and Equipment
You can borrow any of our physical materials like the books, magazines, and journals on our shelves. You can use our group study rooms and other study spaces in the Library. You can borrow Library laptops and use our computers and printers. You can borrow items using your Partnership ID card, which has both a Normandale logo and your university’s logo. You can borrow and renew items for the same amount of time as Normandale students. We send reminders and overdue notices by email. If you were previously (or are currently) a Normandale student, we use your Normandale email address by default. To update your email address with us, come to the Circulation Desk.
Brief Research Help
Normandale librarians are happy to help you get started in your research and answer your initial questions. We will refer you to your university’s librarians for in-depth research help.
Provided by Your University Library
In-depth Research Help
Your university’s librarians provide in-depth research help. They are familiar with your university library’s online databases and other resources. You can get help from your university librarians by chat, zoom appointment, phone, email, and in person.
Online Databases and Ebooks
You can access your university library's online databases and ebooks.
Books and Other Physical Materials
You can borrow books and other physical materials from your university’s library.
- Metropolitan State University: Go to Metro State Library in person to borrow books or other physical items.
- Minnesota State University - Mankato: Request Mankato Library books be mailed to your home or that book chapters and articles be scanned and emailed to you. Find out more about Mankato Library’s Document Delivery service. You can mail books back through the post office at your own cost or drop them off at Normandale Library’s Circulation Desk, and we will send them back for you for free. (Just let us know the books need to be returned to Mankato.)
- Southwest Minnesota State University: Request SMSU Library books be mailed to your home. Find out more about SMSU Library’s Loans to Distance Learners. You can mail books back through the post office at your own cost or drop them off at Normandale Library’s Circulation Desk, and we will send them back for you for free. (Just let us know the books need to be returned to SMSU.)
Articles and Books from Other Libraries
If you need an article that your university library does not have, or you need a book that neither Normandale nor your university library has, you can request that your university library get it for you from another library. This is called interlibrary loan.
- Metropolitan State University: Interlibrary loan articles will be emailed to you. You can pick up interlibrary loan books at Metro State Library in person. You can mail books back through the post office at your own cost or drop them off at Normandale Library’s Circulation Desk, and we will send them back for you for free. (Just let us know the books need to be returned to Metro State.)
- Minnesota State University - Mankato: Articles and book chapters from interlibrary loan will be emailed to you. Interlibrary loan books will be mailed to your home. Find out more about Mankato Library’s Document Delivery Service. You can mail books back through the post office at your own cost or drop them off at Normandale Library’s Circulation Desk, and we will send them back for you for free. (Just let us know the books need to be returned to Mankato.)
- Southwest Minnesota State University: Articles and book chapters from interlibrary loan will be emailed to you. Interlibrary loan books will be mailed to your home. Find out more about SMSU Library’s Loans to Distance Learners. You can mail books back through the post office at your own cost or drop them off at Normandale Library’s Circulation Desk, and we will send them back for you for free. (Just let us know the books need to be returned to SMSU.)
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