Library Services

Service	Description	Loan Period	Location
UMSL	Books or printed Journals More information	Books: 21 to 120 days Loan period details Note: Journals do not circulate	Use the Location and Call Number information to find items. Some items may have to be retrieved from off-campus storage. Need help? Stop at the Public Service Desk, or Ask A Librarian.
MERLIN/MOBIUS	Books from other Missouri colleges & universities More information	28 days Loan period details	Book(s) delivered to UMSL within 3-7 working days Other pickup options available. (See Interlibrary Loan for articles)
Interlibrary Loan	Articles and Books not available through MOBIUS More information	Set by the lending library	Electronic Delivery of most articles Pickup books at Circulation Desk
Reserve	Books reserved for class use More information	Set by professor/instructor	Pickup Reserve Items at Circulation Desk
Faculty & Staff	Services designed to assist faculty members with teaching & research More information	n/a	Citation Searching & Impact Factors, Department Liaisons, Copyright, Reserves, Library Instruction, Interlibrary Loan, Digital Collections, Art & Exhibits

IRL@UMSL: UMSL's Institutional Repository of scholarly works, dissertations, etc.
UMSL Digital Library: Photos, digitized objects and manuscripts, etc. from the special collections of the UMSL Libraries
Library Research Commons: (Computer Lab)
Study Rooms: Available for group and individual use. For keys, see the Service Desk on Level 3
Library Laptops: Laptops are available for in-library use.
Services for Patrons with Disabilities: Services for students, staff and faculty with disabilities
Distance Education: For students not attending classes on campus.

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