Finding books using Discover@MU
This research guide provides information on how to use Discover@MU to find books. It also provides useful information on how to see your library account and manage your book requests and loans.
MERLIN Catalog: Use the Library Catalog to find books on various topics.
Do a Keyword or a Subject Search to search for information.
Keyword Search: Type keywords that describe your topic into the search box. Use quotation marks to search for phrases.
Example: obesity and sugar*
Subject Search: Use the Subject Search to search for names, events, etc.
Example: Obesity in adolescence
MOBIUS Catalog is an online union catalog of academic libraries in the state of Missouri. It contains over 18 million items that are requestable and deliverable in 3 days.
Why use Google Books?
Google Books searches the full-text of books. It is great for narrow topics because it lets you search within the text of books--you can see the table of contents, index or a portion of the contents of the book. You can then locate the book in a nearby library.
