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Library Search Help: Home

search box on the Libraries homepage

Library Search is the main 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:

  • Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles
  • Books
  • Journals
  • Databases
  • Dissertations
  • Music and scores
  • Films 
  • Newspapers and newspaper articles
  • Magazines and magazine articles
  • Rare and unique special collections
  • Government documents
  • Book reviews
  • 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, reports, images, archival materials and more using other search tools.

Manage Your Research

Sign in your Library Search Account to:

  • 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