Search Tools for Spiva Library: Home

Search Tools

• Locate searches the library's collection of print books, physical material, and more

• MOBIUS allows you to request books and other material from partner libraries 

• EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) searches through ebooks, ejournals, newspapers, and scholarly resources 

• A-Z Databases List provides links for all the databases to which Library subscribes, including primary sources, streaming services, and more

• Libby provides access to popular ebooks and audiobooks

• eJournal List links all of the full-text ejournals you have access to through the Library

• Archives & Special Collections allows you to search the MSSU archival collections

• WorldCat searches library holdings throughout the world and can be used to help find materials for InterLibrary Loan

• Research and Course Guides provides curated collections of resources for specific classes or topics

• Course Reserves lets you see what material your professors have placed on reserve for your classes

Search Tips 

• How to form a research questions or select a topic

• How to limit and expand search terms

• Understanding the Library of Congress classification system