University of Michigan Library
University of Michigan Library

Graduate Students

Learn how to access to materials and get help from specialists, as well as find support for your coursework, research projects, and instruction.

Discover the library

Take advantage of our specialized orientation module hosted in Canvas. By enrolling, you'll learn how to:

  • Check out materials and use our services.
  • Search for articles and access databases using our website to freely view full text of scholarly literature.
  • Reach out to our knowledgeable library experts for assistance with research, dissertation formatting, and technology.

Find and use materials

  1. Find Materials

    Learn how to locate our resources, from searching by topic to looking for specific formats.

  2. Access Online Resources

    Gain on and off-campus access to extensive online resources through the library.

  3. Student Borrowing

    Currently registered students from all three U-M campuses can borrow materials, with additional offerings for graduate students.

  4. Request Items for Pick Up or Delivery

    Get the materials you need, whether they're in our collections or not.

  5. Request Digital Copies or Duplication

    Get certain items scanned or digitized.

  6. Recommend a Purchase for the Collection

    Request or make recommendations for items to add to our collection.

Do you also teach?

See our information for instructors to discover all the ways we support your courses — including access to materials — and partner with us to integrate library instruction, design assignments, use tutorials, and more.

Get help

  1. Ask a Librarian

    We can help you locate library resources, connect with a specialist, or find support at any stage of your project.

  2. Find a Specialist

    Search by subject or specialty to find experts who can offer guidance.

  3. Use Research Guides

    Find how-tos and resources by academic subject, course, or special research skill area.

  4. Drop-in Workshops

    Join one of our workshops on a variety of topics relevant to teaching, learning, and research.

Research and project support

  1. Funding and Grants

    We can help you with strategies for finding funding at every stage of your research project.

  2. Digital Scholarship

    Access resources and support to help you plan, produce, and preserve your digital scholarship.

  3. Data Services

    Discover resources and support to access, organize, visualize, and preserve research data.

  4. Copyright Services

    Get answers on copyright and fair use through our consultations, workshops and presentations, online resources, and more.

  5. Formatting Scholarly Work

    Get help formatting a research paper, case study, dissertation, or other scholarly work.

  6. Share and Preserve Your Work

    Preserve your scholarly work in a discoverable digital repository.

  7. Open Access Publishing Support

    Take advantage of discounts on article publishing charges (APCs) in open access journals.

  8. Publish with Us

    Our publishing services and press offer a variety of formats for publishing your scholarly work.

  9. Research Impact

    Build your scholarly profile and communicate the impact of your work.

Discover collections

See the vast array of materials we collect and maintain in all formats, from text and images to accessible research data.

Our collections

Study at the library

  1. Study Spaces

    Use Find a Study Space to filter by building, noise level, and features, or browse by type of space.

  2. Computing and Technology

    Access our computers, get signed on, locate library printers and copiers, and more.