Undergraduate Resources: Finding
Books

  What is MERLIN?

• It's the library's catalog. It contains records of books and other materials held at the Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis campuses of the University of Missouri.

• Library Catalog

  How can I get a book someone else has checked out?

• Request from UM Libraries/MOBIUS/

  Does the MU libraries have e-books?

• Yes!  Check out our e-book search guide.

  What if the book I need is located at another University of Missouri campus? 

• UM loans

  What if I really need a book and it’s not in the UM LIBRARIES CATALOG?

• MOBIUS  - a catalog of the collections from most college and university libraries in the state of Missouri.

• Interlibrary Loan - for use when a book is not available from MERLIN or MOBIUS.

• Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia Public Library)

 How do I find a book with the Call Number?

• Locate a book using its call number
• If the call number starts with letters (ex. PR6068.O93 Z73 2003), use the Library of  Congress chart  to determine the floor and direction where the book is located.

• If the call number only has numbers, search for the location in the Dewey Decimal chart.

These charts can also be found on the yellow paper slips located throughout Ellis Library.