When conducting research, researchers need to be aware of what has been published in their area of study. This includes academic journal articles, books, popular print and web publications, and academic documents like dissertations and theses.
The WMU Libraries do not hold all the resources you could possibly use in your research project, so we offer interlibrary loan service and we participate in MeLCat.
You can find many more books on your topic by searching in WorldCat and MeLCat than you can find by only searching WMU Library Search alone.
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.