Information Technology Library Basic Resources

`Find books using Discover@MU

The book catalog is integrated with the search box on the homepage which is called Discover@MU. Discover@MU search results include books, DVDs, recordings, and other physical materials, as well as articles, e-books, journals, videos, and additional digital materials from library databases.  It will also show items located at the other three University of Missouri campuses.

Find books owned by MU Libraries 

• Use the search box on the homepage of the MU library website to find and request books and other physical items.
• You can search by topic or keyword, or by title or author for specific items.
• If you know the title of the item you need, use quotation marks to search, e.g. “Living Nations, Living Words”.
• Choose the filter UM Books in the Refine Results column to limit to items at the University of Missouri campuses.

You will  see books available at the other UM Libraries. Select Show More to see if MU has a copy.

View your library accounts

1.  See the list of materials you have borrowed, view their due dates, or renew your loan on materials (extend the due date) by logging in to your library account.

2.  On the MU library website, click the My Accounts link in the gold bar near the top of the screen.

3.  Choose View My MU Libraries Account. Use your MU username and password to log in (what you use to log into myZou). 

4.  At the next screen, choose Requests & Loans in the menu bar on the left.