Set up your library PIN. Your PIN is your library password and allows you access to your library account. Here you are able to view:

• Checked out items
• Hold statuses
• Outstanding fines
• Upcoming due dates

Once you are logged in, you will also be able to:
Access the library's online journals, databases, and other electronic resources from off-campus

You will find information on how to create your library PIN here. In addition, you can view this helpful video.

• What are scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources?
• Your professors will often ask you to find scholarly (or peer-reviewed) articles. This means that the journal article has gone through a quality-control process called peer review. Just what is peer review? Watch this short video to find out.
• How can I get help with my research?
• The Mardigian Library has librarians representing all subject areas taught at UM-Dearborn. No matter the topic of your paper or project, a librarian is available to help you with your research. Go to Our Librarians & Curator to find the appropriate librarian for your research - and their contact information.
• How do I develop my research topic?
  • When you are starting your paper or project, you need to pick a topic. As this video shows, picking a topic is the start of your research.

• From the Library Search Box on our home page, you are able to search most all the resources available to you through the Mardigian Library. Watch this short video for a sample search.
• What if the library doesn't have a resource I need?
• • First, check the UM Ann Arbor catalog and use Get This, to request books and other media from UM-Ann Arbor and UM-Flint to be delivered to the Mardigian Library.
  • Second, try MeLCAT, the Michigan eLibrary, a 24/7 online library for Michigan residents. MelCAT allows you to order books, audio books, music, movies, and other materials and have them delivered to the Mardigian Library.
  • Third, use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to find books, dissertations, microforms, or periodical articles.

• Find a place to study
• Silent Zone - Absolute quiet, noise-free study. Please turn your cell phone to silent.
• Quiet Zone - Quiet talking is allowed. Please set your phone to vibrate.
• Social Zone - Talking is fine, collaborative project space.
• Social Zone -Talking is fine, collaborative project space.