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Find Books & Media
by MSMU Libraries Last Updated Aug 19, 2024 61 views this year
Find eBooks
by MSMU Libraries Last Updated Sep 3, 2024 66 views this year

Find Books & eBooks

If you don't find the book that you want in Quick Search try searching in WorldCat. Please fill out an ILL Materials Request form so that we can help you search the broader Interlibrary Loan (ILL) network and request any materials you may need.

Search for an item in libraries near you:

Search for eBooks in:

OR if you prefer, you can search for eBooks in each individual database listed below:

Browse eBooks by subject or use the Advanced Search or Advanced features to find books by title, subject, keyword-in-text, or author.

Open Access eBooks

How to Access eBooks in Each Platform

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is a streaming video resource with a broad collection of over 30,000 films on a multitude of subjects from leading producers/distributors, such as Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, A24 and many more.

Effective July 1, 2021, MSMU Libraries will transition to a Smart DDA model, which means that users will still have immediate access to over 10,000 films - including our currently licensed 230 films. Some Kanopy titles will be requestable through a form so please allow 24-48 hours to make these films available.

Kanopy at MSMU

What is it?

Kanopy is an on-demand film streaming service that has a broad collection of over 30,000 full-length films on a multitude of subjects from leading producers/distributors, such as Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, Samuel Goldwyn, PBS, and more.

How to Access Kanopy

Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device, or platform by visiting msmu.kanopy.com or downloading the Kanopy app.

How to Log in

Use your MSMU credentials to create an account, or simply start streaming.
If you are on campus, you do not need to login to start streaming.

Please help us keep costs down by exiting out of a film quickly if you don't plan to watch it. After 30 seconds of viewing, the license triggers.

If you create a Kanopy account with your MSMU credentials, you will be able to:

create clips and playlists
embed films in course websites
have access to other tools as well

Kanopy has many titles of unique educational, social, and cultural value. Enjoy!

How to access eBooks in each platform

ProQuest Ebook Central Books

ProQuest books may be read online in your browser
ProQuest books may be downloaded to your computer for a total of 14 days
To download books, login to ProQuest Ebook Central (after you connect to their website through the MSMU link) by clicking the "sign on" in the upper right corner of the screen. You should be prompted to login with your myMSMU credentials.
Then, download Adobe Digital Editions, if you not already have it installed.

EBSCO eBooks

FAQ for EBSCO eBooks
EBSCO eBooks may be read online in your browser or downloaded to your computer
Just click the book's link from our MSMU catalog or the EBSCO eBooks page
You may print (or save as a pdf file) up to 60 pages at a time [depending on the publisher]
You may also login to EBSCO with your myMSMU credentials & save books to a folder so you access your books another time
Make sure that you have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer / device.

Springer eBooks

Springer eBooks may be downloaded as DRM-free pdf files in their entirety or as separate chapters
This downloading feature is for only one person and you will not be able to share the file with others
Each person must download their own copy of these books

Wiley eBooks

Wiley eBooks may be downloaded by chapters as pdf files for reading in your browser, printing, or saving
Each file is meant for the eyes of the person downloading it and cannot legally be shared with another person
Each person must download their own copy of these books

Digitalia eBooks

Digitalia eBooks are viewable in a pdf reader. Books may be viewed in Acrobat or downloaded (for a limited amount of time) as Digital Editions files.
To save files, select "print" from the left menu and print it to a pdf creator. Note - printing is limited to ~10 pages per session.
These books are also available in audio format

Loeb Classics

Books from the Loeb Classical Library may be viewed in any web browser
Books may be viewed as a two-page spread (for Latin and Greek books, this shows the Latin/Greek on one side and English on the other)
Printing (and saving) is on a page by page basis; you may not print multiple pages at the same time

How to Access eBooks - Briefly

Find Print Books in the MSMU Libraries

Books in the library are organized according to the Library of Congress classification system.
Each book has a unique call number.
They are organized so that similar subjects are next to each other on the shelf.
When you find a book that you want in the library's catalog, write down the call number and location.

Coe Library - Chalon Campus

3rd Floor (main level)

Reference Materials
Course Reserves (at Circulation)
Best Sellers

1st Floor

Main Stacks A-Z
Oversize A-Z
Archives & Special Collections

McCarthy Library - Doheny Campus

1st Floor (main level)

Reference Materials
Course Reserves (at Circulation)

2nd Floor

Main Stacks A-Z
Periodicals
Masters' Theses

Call Number Example

Find RC280 .B8 L58 1980b at the Coe Library - Chalon Campus.

According to the chart above, R books are located on the 1st floor.
Go to the 1st Floor South and look for "RC" (between RB and RD).
Follow the numbers after the RC’s until you get to 280 (two hundred and eighty, not 2-8-0).
Look for all the RC280s with letters following them, and find the letter B.
Go to B8.
Look for all the RC280.B8’s, and find the letter L.
Go to L58 (fifty-eight, not 5-8).
Look for the year 1980 at the end of the call number. (b)
There is your book!

Request Print Books

Request Books From Other Libraries

Request books from another MSMU campus library

Campus-to-Campus Mail Delivery

Search the MSMU Library Catalog for the book you need. You may search by title, author, subject or keyword.
If the book is available in an MSMU Library, it can be sent to either Chalon or Doheny libraries via Intercampus Mail.
Just ask a librarian or one of our student workers at the circulation desk to order it for you. Please allow at least 2 days for delivery.

Request books from other libraries

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) with OCLC - WorldCat

Traditional Interlibrary Loan is used for books not available through the MSMU Libraries. This service must be performed by the ILL coordinator, who will request your book through OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing.
If you need a book that is not available at MSMU, please fill out the ILL Request Form to request traditional ILL.
Please allow at least two weeks for delivery. Books ordered via traditional ILL are shipped by the USPS using the media mail rate. Please plan for shipping time when doing your research.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Request Form
Use this form to request materials from the broader Interlibrary Loan (ILL) network. (Materials otherwise unavailable to you via the MSMU Libraries Catalog)

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