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Streaming Video Now Available from Chester Fritz Library!  The University of North Dakota now has access to Academic Video Online (AVON), which offers public performance rights and unlimited, online access to over 70,000 videos, including:  Documentaries from BBC, PBS, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, NOVA, and others  Performances from Broadway HD, ArtHaus Musik, Royal Shakespeare Company, American Dance Festival, and more  Foreign Language Films   Classic and Award-Winning […]

Founded in September 2017, UND’s institutional repository, the UND Scholarly Commons, has become one of the library’s most popular resources! In September 2019 the Commons surpassed 100, 000 downloads. A year later, we’ve exceeded half a million downloads. 2020 has seen the addition of several notable collections to UND’s repository, including the North Dakota Law […]

Good news! We’ve upgraded our subscriptions to Academic Search Ultimate and Business Source Ultimate just in time for the new semester. Both databases give you more full-text electronic content!    Academic Search Ultimate:  This database has more peer-reviewed, full-text journals for scholarly research. It includes a combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos in many disciplines ranging from […]

The Chester Fritz Library staff have put together a helpful FAQ to answer some questions you might have about our services this semester:   Do I have to wear a face covering or mask inside the library? Yes. UND requires the wearing of masks and face coverings in all buildings on campus. For more information on […]

Dear colleagues: As you likely know, the UND Libraries have been involved in a major library system conversion, moving from our old Ex Libris Aleph library system to the new Ex Libris ALMA product.  This is a statewide initiative whereby all academic libraries in the Online Dakota Information Network (ODIN) are undertaking this conversion, with […]