The first thing to do if you're looking for something in the library is to search from the library homepage. You can access the website at www.lib.msu.edu. You may choose to search all the kinds of materials that the library has, or you can use the dropdown menu to choose a specific type (for example, if you need a movie or music, you would choose "Books and Media"). To see tutorial videos on using the website, click the links below. To get help, either with the website or another library question, you can also click "Ask Us" to the right of the search box to chat with a librarian.
Note: If you've already found an article using Google or Google Scholar, you can copy and paste the title into the library search box to see if we have it in full text. If we don't, you can also request the article via interlibrary loan. If you're searching outside the library, you may reach screens that tell you you'll have to pay for an article, but as a member of MSU, you should never have to do that!
1. Navigate to scholar.google.com.
2. Click on the three lines on the upper left of the screen.
3. Go to "Settings."
4. Go to "Library Links."
5. In the search box below "Show library access links for (choose up to five libraries):," enter "Michigan State University."
6. You should now see one checked option ("Open WorldCat--Library Search"), and two unchecked options, one for Michigan State University Libraries--MSU Libraries Access," and one for "BTAA MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY--Proquest Fulltext." Check both of the unchecked options.
7. Hit "Save."
Now, when you search on Google Scholar, you should see a "MSU Libraries Access" link next to each article. If you click on it, the library webpage will walk you through finding full text of the article in our holdings.