About Mikkelsen Library
Staff I Collections I Disability Services I Map
Mission I Strategic Plan I History I Staff Links of Interest
Mikkelsen Library serves as the information center for the Augustana College community through its development of a local collection, its access to other sources of information, its support of the instructional process, and its encouragement of independent learning and research.
The original structure was built in 1954 as a result of the support of students, faculty, the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sioux Falls community. The library was named in memory of Amund Mikkelsen, the “pioneer president” of the Lutheran Normal School (Sneen). In 1980, the library was doubled in size with an addition.
The library celebrated 50 years in 2004 with a display, "Femti!", of photographs from the construction and dedication of the original library structure.
Sneen, D. (1985). Through Trials and Triumphs: A History of Augustana College. The Center for Western Studies: Sioux Falls, SD.
Disability Services
The Mikkelsen Library is committed to providing accessibility to library materials, programs, and services to all users.
All staff working in the Library will make every effort to accommodate reasonable requests from users with disabilities and special needs. If your disability is invisible, please identify yourself as having a disability when you seek assistance.
If your needs are not met by the policies and procedures described in this document, please notify the Library. We will examine and, if necessary, extend our policies and procedures to appropriately accommodate your needs.
Locating Materials
Staff will make every effort to assist you in obtaining information from any equipment or resource that is inaccessible to you. Adjustable tables to accommodate wheelchairs are available. Wireless laptops can be checked out for use anywhere within the library building.
Retrieving Materials
If you find that library stacks or other areas are inaccessible to you, please ask staff for assistance. Staff is generally available to immediately retrieve materials. You may choose to return for the material later or to have the material mailed to you.
Proxy Borrower Card
You may designate an individual to borrow books in your name. That individual will be issued a "proxy borrower card." Please ask at the Circulation desk of the Library for further information.
Copying Materials
If you are unable to use a copier or printer, staff will make copies for you. Bring materials to be copied to the Circulation desk. Generally, staff is available to make copies and printouts. You may choose to leave the material and pick up your copies later or have the material mailed to you. All copying must be in compliance with U.S. copyright law.
Renewals
To renew items, you can call the Circulation desk at 605.274.4921 or renew materials yourself using the on the Library’s Web-based Catalog.
Adaptive Equipment in the Library
Some of the adaptive equipment maintained by the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs is housed in the library.
Kurzweil Reader –- Scans materials and reads to student using text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis technology.
Merlin Desktop Magnifier—Enlarges text and objects.
Video Phone – Phone conversations can be conducted using sign language.
Restrooms
The men’s and women’s restrooms on the main level and lower level are ADA-accessible. A unisex bathroom that is fully ADA-compliant is also available on the main level.
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (PL 101-336), in its broadest definition, is a landmark legislation that extends civil rights protection to people with disabilities. These rights include equal access to employment, public services, public accommodations provided by private entities, transportation, and telecommunications. A copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act is available online.
Section 504
In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified persons with disabilities are given accommodations and services to ensure equal access.
Campus Resources
Services for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs
Mortenson Center - Career Center Suite
605.274.5503
Susan Bies
Director, Student Academic Support Services
This office provides a wide range of academic support services to students with disabilities and special needs. Some of the services include finding alternative ways to fulfill course requirements; use of innovative teaching techniques; tailoring requirements to individual needs; and adapting tests to assure measurement of a student's knowledge, not the disability. All contacts and assistance are handled confidentially.
Library Resources
Access to Services, Collections, Programs
Jan Brue Enright, Circulation/Reference Librarian
Telephone: 605.274.4493
Building Policies
Ronelle Thompson, Director, Mikkelsen Library
Telephone: 605.274.4921
Guest Privileges
We welcome visitors to the Mikkelsen Library. Guests may check out books from our collection if they have a valid library card from one of the following: Siouxland Libraries, University of Sioux Falls, Southeast Technical Institute, Avera McKennan Hospital Library, or Wegner Center Library.
Loan periods are four weeks for books, three weeks for sound recordings, and one week for DVDs or videos.
Guests may request to be logged into our one of our public computers. Use is restricted to one hour and users must adhere to our computer use policies. Printing costs are 10 cents per page. Photocopying is also available for 10 cents per page.
Augustana alumni, Library Associates members, and ELCA clergy may request a courtesy library card for borrowing purposes.
Location:
Mikkelsen Library is located on the east edge of the Augustana College campus. We can be found on Summit Avenue, between 31st and 29th Street.
Hours:
During the academic year, the library is open:
Sunday 12 noon to midnight
Monday –Thursday 7:45 am to midnight
Friday 7:45 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Check the webpage or hours line (605.274.4925) for break, summer, or holiday hours.
Contact Information:
Phone: 605.274.4921
FAX: 605.274.5447
Hours: 605.274.4925
Media Services: 605.274.4920
Collections
Books
The collections in Mikkelsen Library are in an open-stack format allowing patrons direct access to library materials. The book collection contains over 200,000 volumes arranged by the Library of Congress Classification system. Books with call numbers A-C are on the lower level, call numbers D & E on the main level and call numbers F-Z are on the upper level. Items designated as oversized are shelved together on the upper level.
Center for Wester Studies
The Center for Western Studies, collects and preserves historical materials relating to South Dakota and the Northern Plains. The Center also houses the College Archives. Catalog records for books, manuscripts, and papers in the Center's collections are included in the Library Catalog.
Government Documents
Mikkelsen Library is a selective depository for the U.S. Government Printing Office. The library houses over 160,000 documents, a selection of approximately 25% of the information published by the United States government. Some of these publications are shelved in the regular book collection. The majority, however, are arranged by Superintendent of Documents classification number and shelved in the balcony area of the upper level. Most documents received since 1990 are included in the Library Catalog. There is more information available about Government Documents and materials available through the Federal Depository Program on the main Government Publications section.
Journals/Periodicals
The library subscribes to more than 300 journals and periodicals in print format. A selection of browsing periodicals are placed on display shelves located on the main floor. The remainder of the collection is shelved on the lower level in compact shelving. If you require assistance retrieving periodicals, please alert a staff member.
Access to electronic journals increases the available journals to well over 5,000. There are a variety of indexes/databases to help researchers identify specific articles within periodicals. To determine if the library has print or electronic access to a particular journal/magazine/newspaper, search our Journal Finder. The most accurate, current information about holdings for specific print titles is available by searching the Library Catalog.
Juvenile Books and Curriculum Collection
Elementary and secondary textbooks are kept in the Curriculum Center on the lower level. A circulating collection of graphics and activities useful for teaching units is available in the Curriculum Center as well as a picture file. The Curriculum Center on the lower level also houses a collection of Juvenile literature including all Caldecott and Newbery award-winning books.
Media
The media collection includes audio CDs, audio and video cassettes, DVDs, records, CD-ROMs, kits, computer software, models and games. These items are included in the Library Catalog and are housed adjacent to Media Services in the lower level of the library.
Myklebust Room
The library's rare book collection is housed in the Myklebust Room on the lower level. It was established with a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Helmer Myklebust. The material in the Myklebust room is identified in the Library Catalog as the Special Collection.
Newspapers
The library subscribes to 6 newspapers, including the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls), Indian Country Today, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Issues are shelved in the north reading room on the main level. Many of these newspapers also have electronic versions.
Norwegian Collection
This collection consists of books on subjects relating to Scandinavia, many of which are in Norwegian. It was begun with a gift from Maurice P. Dunlap, Consul to Norway from 1936 to 1941. Located on the lower level, materials in the Norwegian Collection do not circulate.
Ole's Oasis
A project of the Library Associates and a special "Parent's Fund", Ole's Oasis is a collection of bestsellers and current recreational reading.
Reference Collection
The Reference Area, located on the main floor of the library, includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, indexes, almanacs, biographical and statistical sources, maps and atlases. The library also provides access to a number of electronic reference materials.
Reserves & Electronic Reserves (E-Reserves)
Faculty members often put certain materials on reserve for use by their classes. These materials may or may not leave the library, depending on the arrangements made by individual instructors. All reserve materials are kept at the circulation desk. Materials with overnight check-outs may be checked out one hour before the library closes and must be returned one hour after the library opens the following day. Print items on reserve may be identified by searching the Library Catalog.
Faculty members also have the option of offering electronic reserves via the library's web site or Moodle. These reading lists are password protected. Contact Jan Brue Enright or Lisa Brunick for more information.
