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The Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) is now available to inventors in South Dakota. This program provides legal assistance to low-income inventors and nonprofits. The LegalCORPS IAP, supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, matches eligible inventors with experienced patent attorneys who provide assistance at no charge. Financial guidelines for this program stipulate that an inventor’s household income must be 300% or less of the federal poverty level. The Devereaux Library is the only United States Patent and Trademark Resources Center in the state of South Dakota. We will be happy to connect you with this service and the many other resources of the federal Patent and Trademark Office.

Did you know that the School of Mines has a long history of hosting track meets?   The RMAC track meet to be held this weekend is not the first time the institution has hosted such an event. Nearly a century ago, the School of Mines established the annual Black Hills Track and Field Meet. The first such event was held in 1921. The School of Mines invited all high schools throughout the West River area to send their best athletes to the event organized by the Student Association. Nearly two dozen separate contests were held, winners were awarded medals and trophy cups. School of Mines students entertained their guest with novelty events throughout the contest. The participants were treated to several special events including entertainment at the Elks Theatre the evening before the meet and meals throughout the event. Following the successful athletic events, a dance was held downtown. The meet was so successful it became an annual competition, eventually moving to a la

ProQuest EBook Central One of the best tools available at the library is eBook Central. You can access this service anywhere using your school laptop.   There are several quick tutorials to help you get started .   They have other tools as well you can use. This     video “shows you how to create and organize a bookshelf, add folders and annotations, and manage your downloads.” Use Book Detail Page to find important details about a book, including summaries, information about the author, reviews and more. We’ll also show you how to navigate to specific sections and subsections of a book using the table of contents. Easy to find, just go to our webpage , then to Library resources; electronic resources; Choose Ebook Central .     You will need to sign up the first time. Use your SDSMT email address and a password you will remember.   After you are in you can either type in a title or subject. I like to use the browser feature if I am not sure of exactly what I wan