Trying to access library resources online? Follow the instructions on the Online Access to Library Resources page to access library databases, articles, and ebooks, both on-campus and off-campus.
Get Books from Michigan Libraries
Borrow books and other items through MeLCat, a Michigan-wide network of libraries, and have them sent to Mardigian Library for you to pick up. You will need your UMID number to borrow through MeLCat.
Search MeLCat!
Search SUMMON for Books
Use Summon to search the library's entire collection of books, journals, DVDs and more.
Search FAQs
1. How do I search for my topic?
Identify the keywords of your topic and use those as your search words.
Each book, article, and DVD has tags assigned to it, words or shorts phrases that make them searchable - you want your search words to match those tags.
Example: The topic for your research project is: Does corn syrup cause obesity?
A search about this topic could be corn syrup obesity.
2. How do I focus the search hits to just books?
In the Refine Your Search sidebar:
Click on Book/ebook and Book Chapter under the Content Type heading
