Using Mirlyn
HTTP://MIRLYN.LIB.UMICH.EDU/
MIRLYN IS THE UM LIBRARIES’ CATALOG.
MIRLYN LISTS WHAT THE UM LIBRARIES OWN
AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO. YOU CAN SEARCH
MIRLYN TO FIND: BOOKS, MUSIC, JOURNALS,
MEDIA, ETC.
Library Homepage
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Enter your search on
this line here.
Sometimes the best
search is the most
simple but the advanced
search can be a useful
too.
Searching by both
Subject AND Title will
help you find more
specific materials than
if you included both
ideas in the same line.
1 Use the different fields of
the advanced search to limit
by multiple concepts.
2 This Search will only
return materials that are
about the Subject World
War AND have the word
Roosevelt in the Title.
Only materials written in
English, have a copy in
Shapiro, and are tagged with
the Discipline-United States
History will show up in your
search results.
You can narrow your search by language, academic
discipline or format
Use Advanced Search to better
refine your search.
The results of the search.
You can see that search
terms at the top of the
page and on the left you
can see the limiting
factors that you put in
place
Clicking on the
limiting factors will
broaden the search
and return more
items.
If your returns are too
broad you can limit your
results by the factors here
Selecting books from the search
results.
Ways to continue your
search
1) Author
Click on the author.
He/She might have
written other materials
relevant to your search
2) Subjects
3) Series
Some books are part of
series
Look at the subject
heading. These might be
good terms to search if you
need more materials.
Using the Book Record to
refine/broaden your search
Users can continue
searching by looking at
the Similar Items box.
Similar items include
those with similar topics
but are often books by
the same author. As you
can see these are not
necessarily the same
topic.
Look at these similar item.
But notice some items seems
more closely connected then
others.
Using the book record to find
similar materials.
Library of Congress call
numbers relate to the
Library of Congress
subject headings.
In the example on the
left: Call numbers that
start with D will be
about (General) History
and the number 731-838
focus on World War II.
Once you have
found materials.
Search using call
numbers
Notice how all
these materials
have similar call
numbers and
similar topics
Find more books using call
numbers.
Mirlyn offers a number
of tools to help you
access the materials you
have selected.
Will produce
APA and MLA
citation styles.
Send the title, author,
and call number to
your email or your
phone
If you use refworks or
Endnote this will send the
information there.
1 Call number.
Michigan primarily uses the
Library of Congress call
numbers. Always remember to
include the letter at the
beginning of the sequence.
2 Cite this
3 Text this/Email this
4 Export to
refworks/Endnote
5 Get this
The call number and
the library it can be
found in.
Use get this to
have the material
delivered to the
library closest to
you.
When you have found
the book you think you
need, take a moment to
look at the Table of
Contents.
For example: You are
writing a paper about
class in Medieval
Europe. Looking at the
Table of Contents might
tell you if this book will
be useful.
In addition, using the
table of contents will
help you narrow down
what sections of the
book you will need to
read.
Making sure the book you found
will be useful.
If you are researching
something more specific,
look at the index. Not
only will this help you
make an evaluation
about the usefulness of
the material, it will also
help you decide what
sections of the book you
need to read.
Making sure the book you found
will be useful part II.
Knowing what sources
authors have used will
help you make decisions
about whether or not
you can trust the work.
Are the sources the
author used reputable,
are they outdated etc.
References can also give
suggestions about what
other materials might be
useful.
Using References/Bibliography to
find other materials
When you find the book
you want in the stacks.
Take a look at the books
nearby. Notice they
might be useful to you as
well.
Not all will be useful but
it is worth the time to
look.
Finding other books in the stacks.
References
 Slide 10
 Bloch, Marc Léopold Benjamin. Feudal Society.. [Chicago]:
University of Chicago Press, 1961.
 Slide 11 and 12
 Beckett, I. F. W. The Great War, 1914-1918. Harlow, England:
Longman, 2001.