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Summer Hours

We have special hours during the summer months, including for our service desks.

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Computer Help

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Library Student Use Fees

This fee allows us to provide students with increased service hours, access to a greater array of digital content and services, and so much more!

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Fact-Checking Guide

Sharpen your media literacy skills with these easy-to-use steps to determine the quality and validity of information online.

Fact-Checking Guide
Featured Database
 
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The World of Archie Comics Archive

100+ publications from Archie Comics spanning the early 1940s to 2020.

Read Archie Comics

User Services

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Undergraduate Students

Obtain access to common course-related materials, reserve a study room, or get technology support.

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Graduate Students

Discover tools and services to help you manage your research data and track all of your articles and books.

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Faculty
 

Find the librarian with expertise in your subject area, or locate course-specific research guides.

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Alumni & Community

Learn how to obtain circulation and borrowing privileges, and access open collections in the library

Digital Humanities Center

As the hub of SDSU's Digital Humanities Initiative, the DH Center supports ethical, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive research, teaching, and learning that values the importance of the humanities in the digital age.

Learn more about the DH Center

Student Success Zones

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buildIT @SDSU

build IT @SDSU Library is a student-run makerspace designed to foster creativity, encourage innovation, and bring ideas to life.

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Math & Stats Center

The Math & Stats Learning Center provides free, on-demand tutoring for SDSU students from all lower division mathematics and statistics courses.

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The Writing Center

The Writing Center is a free service for SDSU students and faculty. The tutors are graduate and undergraduate students, trained in tutoring writing.