Getting Started - Tips for Using Library Search - Research Guides at University of Michigan Library

U-M Library Search is a search interface that allows you to search across several information categories curated by the Library. You use this interface to find items that the Library owns or subscribes to, such as:

books
journals and magazines
articles
dissertations
audio and video recordings
indexing databases
archival material
data sets, and
Library web pages

Many of the Library's online resources are discoverable and accessible through Library Search.

The starting point is the Everything search, which allows you to input search terms in a single search box and to display a small number of results from:

Library Catalog Search -- to find all items owned by many campus libraries, including U-M Flint library (an inventory of our collections)
Library Articles Search -- Library's article search engine, spanning many different disciplines; to find links to full text citations
Library Databases Search -- great for finding accessible links by known database names, e.g. PubMed or JSTOR
Library Online Journals Search -- to find links to online journal subscriptions
Library Website Search -- to find web pages about libraries, policies, request forms, research help guides, etc.

You can switch categories of information for specific results by clicking the category name below the main search box either before you start your search or by clicking on a specific category box once results display. Note: Library Search works best with current versions of Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers.

Last Updated: May 13, 2022 3:12 PM

URL: https://guides.lib.umich.edu/librarysearch

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