Using Our Resources

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a great way to access items we do not have in our own library collection! Requests can be placed directly as you search our databases or by contacting us. Orders for electronic items can often be filled within a couple of days, while physical items such as books or DVDs will take longer.  Please be aware that we cannot order tests via ILL due to licensing restrictions.

We have an extensive collection of psychological testing materials to support the assessment courses taught at MSP. Ethical and legal considerations, eligibility, conditions for borrowing, and overdue policies for test materials are further explained on the Testing & Assessment Materials page.

We provide access to ebooks on a number of platforms. 

• Course syllabi contain direct links to ebook content 

• ProQuest Ebooks are listed in the library catalog of on campus resources

• PsycBooks and Ebsco Ebooks are a part of our FindIt@MSP collections

Learn more about reading ebooks!

The library catalog features a large collection of DVDs for in-person class viewing or borrowing. More information on our streaming video collection and other sources for video content may be found on this page!

We offer Dell PC laptops (Windows 10) for checkout on a first-come/first-serve basis to students, faculty, and staff during library hours. 

Software:

• Microsoft Office 2016 Suite

• web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and IE)

• Adobe Reader

Selected laptops have SPSS software, and external media drives are also available.

Laptops connect to MSP's wireless network and allow wireless printing on the student printer.

Laptop Policies

We loan iPads to assessment faculty and to students enrolled in assessment classes to support completion of their testing assignments. These devices are not available for any other purpose.

Did you know that we have our own in-house repository of conference posters created by MSP students, faculty, and staff? More information can be found here.

Copyright laws protect the expression of ideas by creators of all kinds of content. Infringement of these federal laws violates the US Copyright Act and MSP policy. Please use the resources on this website to educate yourself on copyright policies and their ramifications when sharing information. 

As MSP community members, we may not send, receive, upload or download copyrighted materials, license agreements, and similar materials, including proprietary, confidential, trade secret, financial, or MSP account information.

We also recognize violations of copyright law to be an academic offense, as detailed in the current Academic Catalog, that is subject to disciplinary action by the school as well as federal civil and criminal penalties. Penalties may apply even when we are not aware that our actions constitute copyright infringement. 

More on Copyright

The library maintains special collections that include:

• A collection of works by our founder Clark Moustakas 

• Our Alumni Collection featuring titles authored by graduates of MSP

• Doctoral Dissertations & Masters' Theses Collection - print copies of all doctoral dissertations and masters’ theses produced at MSP over the years are housed in the library. All dissertations may be found in our library catalog. More recent doctoral dissertations are found online in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

The library reserves the right to acquire and retain any type of material deemed necessary for conducting research and completing coursework. As noted by the American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Principles and Library Bill of Rights, these items may include those considered to have questionable or controversial content.  The library also reserves the right to withdraw resources determined to no longer meet the needs of our community. 

Suggestions for purchase of new materials are welcome from all members of the MSP community. These may be discussed in person with a librarian or submitted here.