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HIST 4580 - Modern Europe: Democracy and Dictatorship

Getting Books From MU and Elsewhere

Always Check the Book Location Information

Excerpt of a library record for an item held in MU Ellis Special Collections, with call number RARE JC599.G7 P7

 

Open and Closed Stack Areas: MU Libraries

Most book stack areas of Ellis Library are open for student browsing, but appointments must be made to view Special Collections items.

  • Copy the item's call number, or text it to yourself. Call number locations in Ellis Library are posted near elevators. (See also: Locate a Book)
  • Reference works and books on course reserve usually have shorter loan periods.
  • . If a book is marked UNAVAILABLE you should seek out a copy at another library instead.
  • Most other branch libraries may generally be browsed.

 

Requesting Books

  • From within the library catalog, you may request that library staff fetch you a book held on campus, or scan a chapter.
  • If a book is unavailable on campus, you may request a copy from other UM campuses.
  • If a book is unavailable from another UM campus, you may:
    • Check the Worldcat database for the book, and use  Find It @ MU icon to pull up a link to ILL@MU. This will pre-fill much of the form for you.
    • Request that the library purchase a copy and notify you when it arrives

Ebooks - Reading vs Searching

Other Libraries' Ebooks

If you find an ebook in the Merlin or MOBIUS catalog, you will only have access to it if the book is labeled "freely available online," or includes a link labeled "MU online access."   You do not have access to the MU Law Library's ebook collections or other campus' ebook collections.

 

Online Reference Collections