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University Libraries, University of South Dakota
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About USD and the South Dakota Archives and Special Collections
Students, faculty and scholars from across the nation engage with the primary sources in the University of South Dakota’s Archives and Special Collections department, which is home to gubernatorial and congressional papers, university records, historical photograph collections, collections of federal and state publications, rare and fine books, and manuscript collections and that document settler and indigenous experiences on the Northern Plains.
The University recently renovated Archives and Special Collections. Archives and Special Collections (ASC) shares the renovated and expanded space with the South Dakota Oral History Center. ASC houses the University Libraries’ Digital Imaging Lab, a research room that also serves as a teaching and learning space that accommodates classes of 25-30 students and is dedicated space for teaching with primary sources, and ample collection storage and processing spaces. The University Libraries manage collection storage space and processing space at the Preservation Center, an off-site facility shared by the University Libraries and the National Music Museum.
The University Libraries include I.D. Weeks Library and the Wegner Health Sciences Library. The position is based at the I.D. Weeks Library on the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion, SD. Vermillion is located on the Missouri River and within an hour drive of Sioux Falls – South Dakota’s largest city.
USD is committed to fostering a dynamic and welcoming working and learning environment for all. USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspectives; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. USD is committed to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse.