Find Books and More In Our Discovery Search
Discovery Search contains the physical materials in the Five Colleges and some articles from a small selection of databases. The first step is to find and item is using the link below for Discovery Search. Please use the Advanced Search:
Example:
Review the results to find the book and format you'd like to use.
Books are available electronically and in print. Depending on the format and availability of the item, how you will get access to it is different.
Finding Articles
We subscribe to hundreds of databases on a variety of topics. Visit the Databases A-Z list and filter by subject to find databases relevant for your research.
If we have the book available electronically, the record will have UMass: Link to resource above the Location field.
Example:
Once you have clicked on the link, you may be prompted for your NetID and password. We purchase ebooks from many vendors and the interfaces work differently.
Please note that if the Status field is Internet and the UMass: Link to resource is not showing, it means that we do not have electronic access to the book. There are ebooks in the catalog that are only available to members of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke or Smith. This is due to vendor licensing restrictions.
If we do not have an electronic version of the book, please submit an interlibrary loan request for the book using the link below and indicate if you'd like an electronic or print version of the book.
Example:
Due Date Field Says | What's Available To Me? |
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Available | Come to the library if the Location is UMass OR use the blue Request Item link if the Location is Amherst (AC), Hampshire (HC), Mount Holyoke (MH) or Smith (SC) OR request home delivery (see below for instructions). |
Requested | Request a hold on the item by using the blue Request Item link. The patron who has the book will be notified that it has been recalled and needs to be returned to the Libraries. You will receive an email when the item is ready to be picked up. |
There's a date in the field | Request a hold on the item by using the blue Request Item link. The patron who has the book will be notified that it has been recalled and needs to be returned to the Libraries. You will receive an email when the item is ready to be picked up. |
Reserves... | Submit a request via Interlibrary Loan. If it is a textbook, please do not submit via Interlibrary Loan. Instead, please email our Reserves department at reserves@umass.libanswers.com. |
Missing or something else that is not Available, Reserves..., Requested or has a due date in the field | Submit a request via Interlibrary Loan |
Delivery to Your Home Address
If the Due Date is Available, and you'd like to have the item mailed to you, please use the Library Express service. To do this, please:
Articles
You can check to see if we have access to the journal that the article you want is in using:
If you're unable to find an article using the above tools, you can submit an interlibrary loan request. We will borrow a copy of the article for you!
Once you've logged into your account using your NetID and password, select New Request --> Article/Book Chapter from the top bar.
All Other Types of Materials
You can use the Interlibrary Loan link above to submit requests for other types of materials through interlibrary loan if we do not have them.
If you'd like help or would like to double-check with us first, please contact me!
Depending on what service you used to request the items, you will pick them up in different locations in the Libraries.