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General

Cite a source
Ask a librarian a question
Start a research paper/project
Get help with writing and/or mathematics

Books/eBooks

Find a book
Renew a book
Find online books/eBooks
Download an EBSCO eBook
Find career and test preparation books

Articles

Find an article on my topic
Find out if the library has a particular journal
Get a copy of an article not available at UMSL
Find a PEER-REVIEWED article on my topic

General:

Cite a source
Several resources are available on the library's Citation page. If you are using Summon or one of the individual databases, they will often have citation options built-in.

Ask a librarian a question
Librarians are always happy to help! You can stop at either of the Reference Desks, call, email, or set up an appointment. See the Ask a Librarian page for more information.

Start a research paper/project
This tutorial can help get you going on your research.

Get help with writing and/or mathematics
Contact the Mathematics and Writing Academic Center (Room 222 SSB) for more information:
- Writing Lab
- Math Academic Center

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Books/eBooks:

Find a book
Use the Catalogs to see if the book you need is available at UMSL, within the University of Missouri system, or through MOBIUS libraries. More help can be found in this tutorial.

Renew a book
Log in to your library account and renew the book, or contact one of the Circulation Desks if you have questions.

Find online books
Online books are often available in the library's catalog. You can also find them using the Locate Online Books tool or through Summon. Please note that publishers restrict access to the campus that purchases a particular online book. You may see links to online books at other libraries, but you will not be able to access them unless the title is freely available (such as a government document).

Download an EBSCO eBook
All the EBSCO books can be read online in your web browser. In addition, most (but not all) of the EBSCO eBooks can be downloaded so you can read them offline on a computer, ereader or tablet. If you'd like to download and read some eBooks offline, please see the following page: Downloading EBSCO eBooks.

Find career and test preparation books
Here are some suggestions for finding career materials.

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Articles:

Find an article on my topic
Try searching Summon for articles that match your topic. You can also search our databases individually (often helpful for more advanced searching). Tutorial Videos

Find out if the library has a particular journal
Use the Journals by Title search to see if the UMSL libraries have access to the journal you need. Tutorial

Get a copy of an article not available at UMSL.
Request the article through Interlibrary Loan.

Find a PEER-REVIEWED article on my topic.
To learn more about what makes an article or source peer-reviewed, take a look at these videos.

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