Information for Graduate Students

Discover the University Libraries

Learn how to access to materials and get help from specialists, as well as find support for your coursework and research projects.

Discover Your Library

Find and Use Materials

  1. Find materials

    Locate resources, from searching by topic to looking for specific formats.

  2. My Library Account

    Renew your books, access databases off-campus, access your Document Delivery account, and more.

  3. Lemmen Library and Archives

    Find primary resources in Special Collections, University Archives, and Digital Collections.

  1. Document Delivery

    Request books and articles from other libraries that GVSU does not own.

  2. Borrow from Other Michigan Libraries (MeLCat)

    Request books from libraries throughout Michigan, free of charge.

  3. Suggest a Purchase

    Make a recommendation for material that GVSU should add to its collection.

Research Support

  1. Find Journals

    Find academic journals by title or topic.

  2. Research Databases

    Find research databases by title, format, or academic discipline.

  3. Popular Databases

  1. Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

    Guidelines for preparing and submitting your final projects.

  2. Copyright Resources

    Learn what rights copyright gives and what rights it protects.

  3. Citation Management

    Learn how to cite your sources and keep track of them.

  4. Systematic and Scoping Reviews

    Learn about and get support for conducting evidence-synthesis reviews.

Get Help

  1. Subject and Course Guides

    Use our research guides to find in-depth resources by topic, course, or speciality.

  2. Find a Subject Specialist

    Find library experts who can connect you with resources and support.

  3. Knowledge Market

    Get help from peer consultants in research, writing, speech, and digital skills.

  1. Library Workshop for Graduate Students: The Research process

    This session will take you through the entire library research process and show you how to find what you need using GVSU Libraries resources. Check Grad School website for times.

  2. Library Search Skills Workshop for Science Grad Students

    This workshop will help you improve or refresh deep searching skills required to locate and access scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in the biomedical sciences database PubMed. Check Grad School website for times.

Workshops are offered at the beginning of Fall and Winter semesters. Contact Trista Shumway for times and to register.

Study Spaces

Quiet Study Spaces

Focus on getting work done in these quieter areas.

Collaborative Areas

Meet for a group project or engage with others while you work.

Reservable Spaces

Reserve a space for independent or group work.

Not sure where to study? Take our Study Space quiz to find your perfect match!


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