Mountain Scholar is a service of Colorado State University Libraries, providing online access to the research and scholarship of CSU’s faculty, students, and staff. This digital repository brings together much of the university’s research under one umbrella, with an aim to preserve and provide access to that research. Research data is available in a separate repository, […]
The CSU Library extends full privileges to affiliates of the University, such as Visiting Associates or Joint Associates. These privileges are the same as those granted to faculty members, such as: Six-month checkout period for monographs Loan limit of up to 200 items Access to Prospector and ILL services via the CSU Libraries Remote access […]
The mission of Preservation Services is to ensure that the resources collected in support of research, teaching and learning at Colorado State University Libraries remain available for long-term use. Preservation Services is responsible for the care and maintenance of the Libraries physical collections. Services include repair and rehousing of library materials, in-house conservation treatments, and […]
Data Management Frequently Asked Questions What if my data contains personally identifiable information or other sensitive information? Do I own my research data? What if I want to patent or sell something based on my data? Can I copyright data? What is Creative Commons licensing? What constitutes “data” covered by a Data Management Plan? If […]
CSU Libraries offers data publishing services through an institutional membership in Dryad. What is Dryad? Dryad is a non-profit data repository offering data curation and publishing services. CSU is now an institutional member, and CSU-affiliated researchers can publish their data in Dryad free of charge. Benefits of Submitting Your Data to Dryad Partners with major […]
Describing Your Data Describing your research data will maintain its’ usefulness in the future. Many fields have standard metadata schema, like Ecological Metadata Language for ecology as well as languages (ontologies) such as Gene Ontology, which describes gene function. Proper combinations of metadata and ontologies can allow your research data to be understood by the […]
Creating a Data Management plan Data management starts even before data collection when you write a data management plan (DMP). Planning for the care of your data increases the chances that your data will be usable by you and you colleagues in the long run. Additionally, most funding agencies also require DMPs for grant submission. […]
Get your CSU NetID ready If you’re a current student, faculty member or staff member, your NetID is your ticket to getting to library resources off-campus. Community borrowers do not have off-campus access to online materials. In most situations, all you will need to do is enter your NetID and password when you are prompted. […]
Course Reserve is fully digital, no Shelf Reserve, for all classes. This allows the library to support on campus and remote learning equitably, providing Course Reserve material access to all students. Find your Course Reserve items Students can find their Course Reserve material by clicking on the link above and logging in with their CSU […]
