University Staff
Essentials to help you find and use materials, take advantage of library support for research and projects, plan a visit, or get in touch with a specialist.
What's available through the library?
All University of Michigan staff have full library access, whether for work or fun. This includes our buildings, collections, services, events, and expertise.
Your Mcard serves as a library card for borrowing materials and you can log in with your U-M credentials to use online resources. Along with books and scholarly journals, you'll find newspapers, films and streaming video, e-books (including popular titles in Overdrive), and much more.
Find and use materials
Find Materials
Learn how to locate our resources, from searching by topic to looking for specific formats.
Access Online Resources
Whether on campus or remote, you can use your library access to online resources.
Faculty and Staff Borrowing
Current and retired faculty and staff can borrow materials, and current faculty can assign someone to borrow on their behalf.
Request Items for Pick Up or Delivery
How to get the library materials you need, whether they're in our collections or not.
Request Digital Copies or Duplication
Get certain items scanned or digitized.
Recommend a Purchase for the Collection
Request or make recommendations for items to add to our collection.
Get help
Ask a Librarian
We can help you locate library resources, connect with a specialist, or find support at any stage of your project.
Find a Specialist
Search by subject or specialty to find library experts who can connect you with resources and support.
Use Research Guides
Find how-to support and information about library resources by academic subject, course, or special research area in guides curated by library experts.
Drop-in Workshops
Join one of our workshops on a variety of topics relevant to teaching, learning, and research.
Research and project support
Funding and Grants
We can help you find funding at each stage of your career, and at every stage of your research project.
Digital Scholarship
Access resources and support to help you plan, produce, and preserve your digital scholarship.
Data Services
Discover resources and support to access, organize, visualize, and preserve research data.
Copyright Services
Get answers on copyright and fair use through our consultations, workshops and presentations, online resources, and more.
Share and Preserve Your Work
Preserve your scholarly work in a discoverable digital repository.
Publish with Us
Amplify the visibility, reach, and impact of your scholarly work with readers around the world through our publishing services and press.
Research Impact
Build your scholarly profile and communicate the impact of your work.
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