Research Aids

Before you place a request, check these resources to determine if we have access to the item. Please see the Policies page for information on what may be borrowed.

Voyager catalog is the best place to search for books and related materials on your topic.

Research gateway organizes the Library's research databases for articles and other information. Our large general databases are in the center of the page (Academic Search Premier, Infotrac, etc) and more specialized databases are listed by subject. Many of them provide full-text of journal articles and other materials online.

Journal Locator allows you to search for both online and print journals available at MTSU by title or subject.

Proquest Digital Dissertations indexes theses and dissertations and provides complete full-text online for many of them.

Athena Catalog is a shared catalog for a consortium of Nashville area libraries. When books are requested and identified through Athena the time required to receive the items is reduced by a regional courier service. You can also place your ILL request from within the Athena catalog.

WorldCat Catalog lists books and other materials held by libraries around the world. Watch for the Illiad icon to submit your loan request.