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In the aftermath of the October 2013 Blizzard “Atlas” I asked for your thoughts on what worked, and what did not work. The response, not unlike the blizzard was overwhelming.   So instead of the one summary blog post I had planned, I’m going to break the responses into a series of posts for our Blog and Facebook. The first response I received was from Dr. Boysen. Alfred Boysen “We live in an apartment complex--Carriage Green Estates--and we were without power for two hours on Friday evening. So, otherwise, reading and watching movies were the main activities. We did "get out" yesterday day for an evening mean at the Windmill Truck Stop where many other folks were also "having an evening out."   However, the greatest adventure happened at Herberger's when I came to get Judy on early Friday afternoon. The snow was deep and my 2001 Taurus which handles snow well almost "spent the weekend" in the parking lot. Obviously, Judy will not be working ...

What a way to start the winter, eh?   Hope everyone is safe and warm!   We live in Rapid Valley, and got our power back last night about 7:00 (OK it was 7:14, but who’s counting?)   We spent 55 hours without power (which meant no water, as we have a well with an electric pump) that was the toughest part for us as we have a natural gas fireplace that can be lit with a match and a 30 year old gas range with burners that can also be lit manually.   I hear that newer natural gas appliances won’t let you light them with a match?   Anybody know if that’s true? The fireplace kept the living room and kitchen nice and toasty (even a little too warm in this storm’s mild temperatures) bedrooms were chilly, but bearable. We could cook the food that was most in need of being eaten… We had enough bottled water to carry us through for drinking and cooking, but I’ll want more on hand just in case next time is longer. Next time.   I hope that’s years from now, but ...

Welcome back.  I hope your semester is off to a great start!  We had a busy summer and I wanted to get you up to date. Several changes are taking place in the library, the books formerly on the north side of the top floor are being moved to the lower level of the library; government documents will find a new home on the top floor. Some staff assignments have been made to accommodate the retirement of one library staff member and the resignation of another. If you are unsure who to contact, give us a call at 394-2418 or send an e-mail to library@sdsmt.edu News from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office : USPTO patent publication images are no longer in TIFF format on the web; they are now in PDF format. You can now print out ALL the pages of a patent publication with one click. You can now download ALL the pages of a patent publication with one click. You can now email a copy of a patent publication or a link to the patent publica...

Note To CBS: This is NOT News, It's Make Believe. - Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal - AGU Blogosphere So, if we can't trust CBS and the Farmer's Almanac?  Where can we find accurate weather information?  I hope to hear from our contacts at IAS.

Welcome back!  Devereaux Library is open and the library staff is available to assist you more than 90 hours each week – check out our calendar . For more information contact us . Need more?  Electronic resources are available to you 24/7!   This week at the library we’ve introduced library resources to Tech Comm, Metallurgical Engineering and CEE grad students. We’d be glad to tailor a session for your students, just give us a call, 394-2418 or send us an email .  We’re always happy to do a one on one session to help you with your research. Let us know what we can do for you.   Did you know that EndNote Citation Management software is available free to you @ your library? EndNote is a software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies. This package is sold at retail for more than $200, but as a member of the SDSM&T community, can be downloaded at no charge to you. The current version, EndNote X6, was just released for Windows; a new MacI...

Welcome back! Did you know that the Devereaux Library has ebooks? The two major collections we own are provided by Knovel and ebrary.  The Knovel books will be of particular interest to engineers.  They can be read on campus or via a VPN connection. Books from Knovel ebrary is a general academic collection.  ebrary books can be read on campus, via VPN, off campus (you need to create an account from a campus or VPN connection.)  They can also be downloaded to your IPad or Android device.  Books from ebrary Want to know more about ebooks?  Email l ibref@sdsmt.edu