Arthur Lakes Library @ Colorado School of Mines
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Our mission is to foster an information-rich environment that empowers learning, critical thinking, and knowledge for the Mines community and beyond.
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Every donation tells a story. Help write the next chapter at Arthur Lakes Library on #idigmines Giving Day February 12!! ⛏️📖
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Every donation tells a story. Help write the next chapter at Arthur Lakes Library on #idigmines Giving Day February 12!! ⛏️📖
We can help you find books, articles, theses, patents and more from libraries all over the world. Go to library.mines.edu/ill/ to create an account and get started!
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
We can help you find books, articles, theses, patents and more from libraries all over the world. Go to library.mines.edu/ill/ to create an account and get started!
Did you know Arthur Lakes Library checks out more than books?
You can borrow tech like:
-Nintendo Switch consoles
-DSLR cameras + lenses
-White noise machines
-Calculators, tripods, microphones, and more
Explore everything available on our website:
libcal.mines.edu/reserve/equi...
You can borrow tech like:
-Nintendo Switch consoles
-DSLR cameras + lenses
-White noise machines
-Calculators, tripods, microphones, and more
Explore everything available on our website:
libcal.mines.edu/reserve/equi...
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Did you know Arthur Lakes Library checks out more than books?
You can borrow tech like:
-Nintendo Switch consoles
-DSLR cameras + lenses
-White noise machines
-Calculators, tripods, microphones, and more
Explore everything available on our website:
libcal.mines.edu/reserve/equi...
You can borrow tech like:
-Nintendo Switch consoles
-DSLR cameras + lenses
-White noise machines
-Calculators, tripods, microphones, and more
Explore everything available on our website:
libcal.mines.edu/reserve/equi...
We’ve added the JSTOR Ebook Collection for 2026. About 90,000 academic titles now available to Mines students.
Books are full-text, downloadable, and searchable in our catalog or on JSTOR.
Explore here: libguides.mines.edu/jstor
Books are full-text, downloadable, and searchable in our catalog or on JSTOR.
Explore here: libguides.mines.edu/jstor
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
We’ve added the JSTOR Ebook Collection for 2026. About 90,000 academic titles now available to Mines students.
Books are full-text, downloadable, and searchable in our catalog or on JSTOR.
Explore here: libguides.mines.edu/jstor
Books are full-text, downloadable, and searchable in our catalog or on JSTOR.
Explore here: libguides.mines.edu/jstor
Arthur Lakes Library now has access to S&P Capital IQ Pro, including the Metals & Mining and Energy datasets.
Explore via our A–Z Databases list:
libguides.mines.edu/Capital_IQ
Access requires account setup with an @mines.edu email.
Explore via our A–Z Databases list:
libguides.mines.edu/Capital_IQ
Access requires account setup with an @mines.edu email.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Arthur Lakes Library now has access to S&P Capital IQ Pro, including the Metals & Mining and Energy datasets.
Explore via our A–Z Databases list:
libguides.mines.edu/Capital_IQ
Access requires account setup with an @mines.edu email.
Explore via our A–Z Databases list:
libguides.mines.edu/Capital_IQ
Access requires account setup with an @mines.edu email.
New Resource Alert!
Arthur Lakes Library now offers full access to the RSC Journals Archive (1841–2007). Whether you’re researching, studying, or just curious, you now have hundreds of years of chemistry literature at your fingertips.
Explore the archive here: libguides.mines.edu/RSC
Arthur Lakes Library now offers full access to the RSC Journals Archive (1841–2007). Whether you’re researching, studying, or just curious, you now have hundreds of years of chemistry literature at your fingertips.
Explore the archive here: libguides.mines.edu/RSC
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM
New Resource Alert!
Arthur Lakes Library now offers full access to the RSC Journals Archive (1841–2007). Whether you’re researching, studying, or just curious, you now have hundreds of years of chemistry literature at your fingertips.
Explore the archive here: libguides.mines.edu/RSC
Arthur Lakes Library now offers full access to the RSC Journals Archive (1841–2007). Whether you’re researching, studying, or just curious, you now have hundreds of years of chemistry literature at your fingertips.
Explore the archive here: libguides.mines.edu/RSC
Want to save money on textbooks? Search the library catalog.
Navigate to Library.mines.edu > Course Readings, then select your desired course.
Navigate to Library.mines.edu > Course Readings, then select your desired course.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Want to save money on textbooks? Search the library catalog.
Navigate to Library.mines.edu > Course Readings, then select your desired course.
Navigate to Library.mines.edu > Course Readings, then select your desired course.
Our library team came together to support Blaster’s Basket and donate nearly 250 items! Every contribution helps students thrive. 💙📚 Thank you to everyone who made this food drive such a success!
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our library team came together to support Blaster’s Basket and donate nearly 250 items! Every contribution helps students thrive. 💙📚 Thank you to everyone who made this food drive such a success!
Need research help? Can't find a resource? Use the Library's “Ask a Librarian” virtual research service (responds in <1 hour) Sun PM thru Fri AM.
Click here: library.mines.edu/help/
Click here: library.mines.edu/help/
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Need research help? Can't find a resource? Use the Library's “Ask a Librarian” virtual research service (responds in <1 hour) Sun PM thru Fri AM.
Click here: library.mines.edu/help/
Click here: library.mines.edu/help/
Level up your researching with JSTOR's new AI Research Tool, included free with your tuition! To access, you need to go to JSTOR and log in with your Mines credentials (or make an account!) You'll then see the AI Research Tool, which you can toggle on/off during your searching.
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Level up your researching with JSTOR's new AI Research Tool, included free with your tuition! To access, you need to go to JSTOR and log in with your Mines credentials (or make an account!) You'll then see the AI Research Tool, which you can toggle on/off during your searching.
Explore the Map Room on the 1st floor of the Library to find clues and earn a prize! You must show your completed form to Christopher Thiry, Map & GIS Librarian, in his office in the Map Room, between 9 AM to 4 PM on weekdays in order to redeem your prize!
Link to the form: tinyurl.com/3vzthk8x
Link to the form: tinyurl.com/3vzthk8x
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Explore the Map Room on the 1st floor of the Library to find clues and earn a prize! You must show your completed form to Christopher Thiry, Map & GIS Librarian, in his office in the Map Room, between 9 AM to 4 PM on weekdays in order to redeem your prize!
Link to the form: tinyurl.com/3vzthk8x
Link to the form: tinyurl.com/3vzthk8x
Get the latest news from the Washington Post! Sign up for your free account today using your Mines email account. Access news, cooking, games, and more.
URL: libguides.mines.edu/WaPo
URL: libguides.mines.edu/WaPo
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Get the latest news from the Washington Post! Sign up for your free account today using your Mines email account. Access news, cooking, games, and more.
URL: libguides.mines.edu/WaPo
URL: libguides.mines.edu/WaPo
The Mines History Archive has campus maps dating back to the early 1900's! Will you be surprised by what has changed and what has remained? tinyurl.com/bdf72p3s
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Mines History Archive has campus maps dating back to the early 1900's! Will you be surprised by what has changed and what has remained? tinyurl.com/bdf72p3s
New chemistry resource from the Library! CHEMnetBASE expands our chemistry collection to include 11 cutting-edge interactive chemistry databases and dictionaries.
URL: libguides.mines.edu/CHEMnetBASE
URL: libguides.mines.edu/CHEMnetBASE
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New chemistry resource from the Library! CHEMnetBASE expands our chemistry collection to include 11 cutting-edge interactive chemistry databases and dictionaries.
URL: libguides.mines.edu/CHEMnetBASE
URL: libguides.mines.edu/CHEMnetBASE
Graduate students, the library has 5 study rooms just for you!
Visit libcal.mines.edu/reserve/stud... to reserve a study room today!
Visit libcal.mines.edu/reserve/stud... to reserve a study room today!
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Graduate students, the library has 5 study rooms just for you!
Visit libcal.mines.edu/reserve/stud... to reserve a study room today!
Visit libcal.mines.edu/reserve/stud... to reserve a study room today!
Lose an electron? Gotta keep an ion it. Also, keep an eye on up-to-date chemistry research via SciFinder.
Visit the Arthur Lakes Library website and search "scifinder" to create your free account today.
Visit the Arthur Lakes Library website and search "scifinder" to create your free account today.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lose an electron? Gotta keep an ion it. Also, keep an eye on up-to-date chemistry research via SciFinder.
Visit the Arthur Lakes Library website and search "scifinder" to create your free account today.
Visit the Arthur Lakes Library website and search "scifinder" to create your free account today.
Come by the Rest Stop in Arthur Lakes Library for mental health resource info, creative supplies, and brain break materials.
To get to the Rest Stop, take a right when you enter the front door of the library, go past Book and Brew Cafe, and straight to the end far side of the tutoring room.
To get to the Rest Stop, take a right when you enter the front door of the library, go past Book and Brew Cafe, and straight to the end far side of the tutoring room.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Come by the Rest Stop in Arthur Lakes Library for mental health resource info, creative supplies, and brain break materials.
To get to the Rest Stop, take a right when you enter the front door of the library, go past Book and Brew Cafe, and straight to the end far side of the tutoring room.
To get to the Rest Stop, take a right when you enter the front door of the library, go past Book and Brew Cafe, and straight to the end far side of the tutoring room.
Orediggers, Fall Break is coming soon! Take a look at our updated Library hours for the break.
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Orediggers, Fall Break is coming soon! Take a look at our updated Library hours for the break.
The library partners with the following campus services in Library Room 270.
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The library partners with the following campus services in Library Room 270.
Know before you GO! Is there space at the library right now? Download Waitz (or visit Waitz.io/Mines) & select Mines. The sensors provide real-time data on places to study!
October 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Know before you GO! Is there space at the library right now? Download Waitz (or visit Waitz.io/Mines) & select Mines. The sensors provide real-time data on places to study!
Create an individual account on Accuris and request standards beyond the library’s current collection.
October 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Create an individual account on Accuris and request standards beyond the library’s current collection.
Don't put off uploading your digital camera photos any longer! Visit the library front desk to check out an SD card reader today!
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Don't put off uploading your digital camera photos any longer! Visit the library front desk to check out an SD card reader today!
Homecoming weekend is almost here! Please take a look at our hours.
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Homecoming weekend is almost here! Please take a look at our hours.