Find Books in BSU Discovery
Type your keyword in the search box and click the Book icon under the search box to start your search.
Type your keyword in the search box and click the Book icon under the search box to start your search.
Use the "Availability" filter on the left to eliminate print books and journals.
The Result will show E-Books. Click on "Available Online" to continue (link to the other tab, "Read E-Book")
(Continued from "Find E-Book" page)
Click on the hyperlink under "Available Online" to move to the E-Book site. For ProQuest Ebooks Central, see this page..
A new window (EBSCO eBook) will open to continue reading the title by clicking the selected chapter on the right side of the screen.
Navigation Instructions
- This is a sample page. Use the menu icons to navigate through the content.
- To turn pages, use the < and > icons located at the bottom of the screen.
- To listen to the text, click the speaker icon—it's the second icon from the right in the top corner.
Selecting USMAI Library Catalog" from the dropdown menu allows you to expand your search through other USMAI libraries.
Click the line in gray, "Check for available services," to see the availability at USMAI libraries.
Click the "Resource Sharing" button to request the book from another USMAI library. (Sign-in is required)
BSU DIscovery generates the Request Form for you to request to other USMAI libraries. Click "Send Request" at the bottom of the form.
Saving Search Query:
To save Search Keyword: artificial intelligence; Format: Books (both print and digital); Subject Limiter: Machine Learning
Click the Pin (Save query) icon to save to your account (My Favorite).
The yellow bar will be shown when saved (pinned) successfully.
To review the saved search query in "my favorites" in your account, click the Pin icon or select "My Favorite" under your account.
Click the tab "Saved Search" to review the saved queries. Click your previous keyword in blue (hyperlinked) to go back the search results to continue your research.
Click the "Citation" icon to lookup the formatted styles.
Select the style from the left menu, then copy and paste the citation to your note/paper. Remember to check the citation for accuracy before including it in your work.
Course Reserve items are selected by your professors and have limited checkout periods. These textbooks or supplementary materials range from full books to chapter excerpts, journal articles, and occasionally media items. They are available at the Circulation Desk and must be checked out up to 3 hours using your Bulldog ID Card. Course Reserve items can not leave the library.
Type the course code/name of the instructor/name of the course in the search box and select "Course Reserve," then click the magnified glass icon to search.
e.g.) INSS 662 Decision Support and Intelligent Decision
Three books are available for INSS 662 Decision Support and Intelligent Decision course.
Course Reserve books are located at the Thurgood Marshall Library Circulation Desk.
Finding Books in the Library
Search using BSU Discovery
First Floor
- Course Reserves: Readings assigned by the Professor with 3 hours in library reading. Ask at the Circulation Desk.
- Leisure Reading: New York Times, both nonfiction + fiction.
- Reference Collection: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks.
Second Floor
- General Stacks: Books you may take from the library, shelved in Alpha-numeric order. See Circulation Desk.
- Curriculum Lab: Basic and supplementary educational material to support curriculum planning. Room 2210.