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Library Search Help: Home

search box on the Libraries homepage

Library Search is the search box on the SMU Libraries’ homepage. It is the easiest way to search and access almost all of the SMU Libraries’ collections, both physical and online. You can search for:

  • Articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers
  • Books
  • Journals, magazines, and newspapers
  • Databases
  • Dissertations
  • Music recordings and scores
  • Films 
  • Datasets
  • Rare and unique special collections
  • Government documents
  • Book reviews
  • Reference materials
  • Research guides
  • Course reserves

Search results can also include materials from libraries worldwide, and you can easily request them through Interlibrary Loan. However, not everything we have appears in the search results. You can find additional articles, business reports, images, archival materials and more using other search tools.

Your Library Search Account

  • Renew your books and videos
  • Create favorites lists
  • Export citations to Refworks and Endnote Web
  • Request scans, holds, and Interlibrary Loan
  • View full search results