LibGuides: Organic, Sustainable, Urban and Alternative Farming Systems: Catalog and Book Search

Catalog Search - Advanced

Catalog search - Books, media, ebooks, journal titles

Remote Storage Requests and ILL

Remote Storage Requests
When an item you want has the location 'Remote Storage', use this form to have the item brought to you on campus. You will need to type or cut&paste the item's information into the form, so it may be easier to have the form and item record open ins separate tabs or windows..
ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan Requests
ILLIAD is the Interlibrary loan system for articles, books, government documents, and other materials. It is used to process MARS requests and for items not held at MSU Libraries. For questions about ILLIAD and placing requests, please consult the ILLIAD FAQs. First-time requesters will need to register and create a password, about a 2-3 minute process, after which you can begin immediately to place requests.

Finding Media - DVDs, Streaming films, Music, etc.

MSU Libraries provide access to many purchased or leased streaming videos that are not freely available on the internet. There are records for streaming videos in the library catalog just like there are for books, DVDs and other materials.

Library Catalog for video titles
Type the video / film title into the search box and select Title from the drop-down box.
In the format column below, select the format(s) you need. Hold the CTRL key to click and select multiple options.

To limit to streaming or online videos,
Add the term 'streaming' to the search.
Add other keywords to narrow the search.
Streaming Media - Providers
This electronic resources page lists the packages of our streaming video and music titles. Click on one of the options to browse and search for the titles you like and need.
Database List: Media
This electronic resources provides descriptions of content in our many available databases.
Use the Drop-down options to find those by subject and by vendor/provider.

Call numbers of interest

Here is a breakdown of Library of Congress call numbers for many orgainic and SARE-related subjects:

S

605.5 Organic farming. Organiculture
654-661.2 Organic fertilizers - Including organic wastes as fertilizers
661.5 Mulching
661.7 Soil conditioners

SB

324.3 Organic gardening - Vegetables
357.24 Organiculture - Fruit
453.5-.6 Organic gardening
610-615 Organic control of specific weeds, parasitic plants, etc.
974-978 Organic plant protection

Subject Headings

When conducting a SUBJECT SEARCH of the MSU Libraries online catalog for plants specific to Michigan, use the following subject headings:

Algae - Michigan
Annuals (Plants) - Michigan
Botany - Michigan
Climbing plants - Michigan
Ferns - Michigan
Floriculture - Michigan
Flowers - Michigan
Freshwater plants - Michigan
Fruit culture - Michigan
Gardening - Michigan
Gardens - Michigan
Horticulture - Michigan
Mosses - Michigan
Nurseries (Horticulture) - Michigan
Perennials - Michigan
Plant conservation - Michigan
Plants - Michigan
School Gardens - Michigan
Shrubs - Michigan
Trees - Michigan
Trees in Cities - Michigan
Vegetables - Michigan
Wild flowers - Michigan