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Library Resources for Extension

This website has been especially designed for the faculty and staff of the MSU Extension Service.

Getting PDFs of Articles in the Library's Print Collection

The library can make PDFs of articles in the print journal collection for you. 

  • Students in official distance degree programs: No limit
  • Faculty and staff at MSU offices away from the main campus: No limit
  • Faculty, staff, and graduate students at main campus: Up to 1,000 pages per fiscal year without charge
  • Undergraduates not in a distance program: Charge of 25 cents a page

 

STEP 1: Log into Interlibrary Loan

There is a link to Interlibrary Loan on the library's homepage. You will also see a link to Interlibrary Loan when you click on the Find It button for articles in databases such as Scopus.

 

Link to ILLiad from the Find It screen

 

STEP 2: If you are not taken directly to the Article request form, you can select it under New Requests.

  

Types of materials that can be requested through Interlibrary Loan

 

STEP 3. You will receive an email when the PDF is available. Log back into Interlibrary Loan, and you'll see a link to download the PDF of the article.