Fall 2025 Message from the Dean
Welcome! I hope the start of the fall semester has been full of opportunity and exploration. The MSU Libraries is thrilled to see our students back, and I wanted to take a moment to share some important updates as we get back into the momentum of the academic year.
Fall semester hours. Regular hours following the summer semester resumed Monday, Sept. 8. The MSU Libraries is typically open 24 hours per day on Monday through Thursday, with later opening and earlier closing times on the weekends. The Business Library, located in the MSU College of Law Building, is regularly open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with modified weekend hours. Please note that for safety and security purposes, all students, staff and faculty are required to scan their MSU ID to access the MSU Main Library building between 10:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday. A complete schedule for the MSU Libraries hours is available on our website.
Associate Dean appointment. Rachel Minkin was appointed to the role of Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning, effective July 1. As head of this division, Minkin has oversight of MSU Libraries’ Reference and Discovery Services, Open Educational Resources, Information Literacy and subject liaison librarians. In addition to serving two years as Interim Associate Dean of the Libraries’ Teaching & Learning division, Minkin has been a member of the Libraries’ faculty since 2011. Minkin was a founding member, co-chair and first elected president of the Michigan Academic Library Association and has held several key appointments within the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), including her current service as a member of the ACRL Board. Minkin expressed enthusiasm about her new Associate Dean position, noting that “MSU Libraries’ faculty and staff have such a range of expertise related to student success, research and outreach, which are hallmarks of library professionals in the Teaching & Learning division, and in this role, I hope to get us systematically involved in those wider University discussions.”
University Archives Reading Room relocation. On Sept. 8, the MSU Libraries closed the University Archives Reading Room, previously located in Conrad Hall. University Archives materials will now be viewable in the MSU Main Library Murray & Hong Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. More information about the relocation and how to access University Archives materials is available on our website.
Changes to shipping services. As of Aug. 15, the MSU Libraries is no longer shipping materials to addresses within a 50-mile radius of the MSU Main Library. Faculty, staff and students who live within 50 miles of the Main Library can pick up materials requested at the Main Library Circulation Desk, at the lockers in the north vestibule of the Main Library, or at the Gast Business Library. On-campus office delivery to faculty and staff will still be available. More information about this policy change is available on our website.
We are looking forward to supporting your learning and research needs throughout the fall semester (and beyond!). As a reminder, if you are unable to find an answer on our website or would like to speak to someone in person, we are available at our information desks as well as by phone at (517) 353-8700.
With warm wishes for a productive semester,
Neil Romanosky, Ph.D.
Dean of Libraries