It all begins with your topic.
Created and hosted by CQ Press, the CQ Press Library is the definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in this indispensable reference collection. These reference products offer researchers—whether students, scholars, professionals, or interested citizens—a range of tools for discovering and understanding CQ Press's authoritative content. The suite includes CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, Supreme Court Yearbook, and Politics in America.
Library Search
Used for WMU's collection of books, ebooks, articles, and streaming video. You can request physical items from the collection and pick them up at Waldo Library with our no contact holds service.
Find books on your topic in the University Libraries
To learn how to use this search tool, watch this video.
Use MelCat and WorldCat to find books "out there" in other libraries besides WMU.
Request books and videos from libraries across the state of Michigan directly through MelCat.
Request books in libraries across the country and beyond by submitting an Interlibrary Loan request in WorldCat.
Borrowing items is typically at no cost to you.
The Michigan eLibrary catalog and resource sharing system. Search for books and other materials in many Michigan libraries. You will need your WIN in order to request materials.
Comprehensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries around the world. Contains millions of records in hundreds of languages. Items located through WorldCat must be requested through Interlibrary Loan unless they are also listed in the WMU libraries catalog. (Library Search)
Nonbook materials include (among other publication formats) journals and magazines, manuscripts, maps, electronic resources, websites, computer programs, musical scores, films, slides, sound recordings, conference proceedings, and videotapes and discs.