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The University of Michigan catalog, Mirlyn, indicates all the materials (books, journals, datafiles, CDs, etc.) that the University Library owns and is available from any Internet-accessible computer with a web browser. Point your web browser to http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/. To find out what databases we have and to find citations to journal articles, use Search Tools.
The University Library is comprised of 20 libraries, each with unique collections and materials. For example, the Hatcher Graduate Library contains humanities and social sciences collections, as well as government documents and maps collections. Other important libraries to graduate students include the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library, the Taubman Medical Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Public Health Library & Informatics, the Shapiro Science Library, the Social Work Library, and the administratively separate Law Library and Kresge Business Library.
The University Library collections are represented in the library catalog, Mirlyn. Links to the library databases can be found in Search Tools.
Graduate students at the University of Michigan are eligible to borrow materials from the University Library locations. Details can be found at http://www.lib.umich.edu/circ/umborrowing.html. Loan periods vary by library, but typically graduate students may borrow books for eight weeks. There is no limit on the number of books you may borrow. Please see the Kresge Business Library and the Law Library web sites for information on who is eligible to borrow from those collections.
Because you are affiliated with U-M, you can borrow library materials not owned by the University Library system from other institutions. Currently registered U-M graduate students from U-M Ann Arbor, U-M Dearborn, and U-M Flint are eligible to borrow from any of these three libraries. In addition, Graduate Students from the three Michigan Research Libraries Triangle (MRLT) institutions, U-M, MSU, and WSU, can receive guest-borrowing privileges at any of the MRLT universities. A recent agreement now allows graduate students from CIC institutions (Big Ten schools plus University of Chicago) to receive borrowing privileges at other CIC institutions.
And, finally, you can make use of the Interlibrary Loan service which attempts to locate library materials from other institutions and borrows them on your behalf. Details about this service can be found at http://www.lib.umich.edu/ill. Please note that Law School students should contact the Law Library for interlibrary services (see http://www.law.umich.edu/library/libserv/Pages/libraryservices.aspx) and Health Sciences-related graduate students (such as Medical School, Dentistry, or Public Health students) should contact the Taubman Medical Library interlibrary loan services (see http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/ill.html).
Most new graduate students can be overwhelmed by the complexity and the enormity of the University Library system. To help you prepare to use the services and resources of the University Library, we recommend that you review our online research tutorial called Searchpath. This research tutorial will give you a good foundation for finding books and articles. In addition, many libraries on campus have important FAQs and subject- or discipline-based guides which can help you navigate the library system and our rich resources.
In addition to expert reference and research assistance at the various library locations, the University Library provides email and instant message reference services during most of the calendar year. The Ask Us! and Ask Us Now! services are detailed at http://www.lib.umich.edu/askus/. But we especially want to encourage you to contact the librarian subject specialist to learn about the resources and research strategies available to your field of study. Contact the appropriate specialist for a consultation appointment, tailored to your information needs.
Off campus access to library electronic resources is available to current U-M students, staff and faculty with a valid U-M login. See Off-Campus Access for details.
Information on computer access, printing, and wireless in University Library locations is available at http://www.lib.umich.edu/help/computing.
For assistance with technologies in support of your research, the Knowledge Navigation Center staff can assist you, either by appointment or drop-in. The Faculty Exploratory is another resource which offers workshops to Graduate Students, including a Digital Dissertation Workshop series. Center for Statistical Consultation and Research (CSCAR) provides a free statistical consulting service. The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC) provides a list of services offered by a variety of technology support units on campus at http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ttc/files/2005matrix.pdf. Information on GradTools, a set of tools in the CTools environment, is available to help Rackham doctoral students as they work toward their degrees.
The libraries use a photocopy debit card in all photocopiers. Information on the University Library photocopy system is available at http://www.lib.umich.edu/copy.
All printing done on the printers at the University Libraries is either charged to your ITCS Basic Computing Account or is paid for using the photocopy debit card mentioned above. For information on printing in campus computing labs see http://www.umich.edu/~sites/printing.
You may also choose to print to a library’s public Guest printer. Public printers are available at the Shapiro Undergraduate and Science Libraries, Hatcher Graduate Library, Art Architecture and Engineering Library and Taubman Medical Library. These printers will charge 10 cents per page. You must purchase the photocopy debit card which will cost you 50 cents in order to use a public printer. There is further information available at http://www.lib.umich.edu/help/computing/printing.html.
Graduate students working on a dissertation but not enrolled in U-M classes (referred to as detached study) may apply for library privileges which includes the ability to borrow books and to access library electronic resources. See the Hatcher Graduate Library Circulation Services staff for details.
Doctoral candidates and faculty members may apply for a private study carrel in the Hatcher Graduate Library. Details about study carrels and lockers in this library can be found at: http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/circ/carrels.html.
