LibSearch

LibSearch has several functions:

• It’s a discovery tool that helps you search for books, articles, media, and other library resources.
• It's the online library catalog which you can use to request items from St. Kate's, and MnPALS Partner libraries.
• It’s the library account system for managing your check-outs, renewals, and hold requests.

LibSearch draws its results from the following sources:

• Print books, journals, and media from MnPALS Partner Library collections

• Articles, ebooks, and streaming media from online databases

• St. Kate's digital collections

When you are doing advanced-level research or specific disciplinary research, it is better to use a specific database for that field of study. You can search for databases by subject or use a research guide to determine databases for a specific discipline.

• Always check that your citations that are generated from LibSearch before using them in your finished papers/projects.
• If you receive a 400 error, you likely need to clear your browser cache .
• Favorites  disappear after a browser session is closed unless you have signed in, so sign in to save them.  

• LibSearch is a catalog of most of St. Kate's library resources, but not all of them. For example, articles from these databases are often NOT found in LibSearch:
  •  Alternative Press Index 
  •  American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals 
  •  African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 
  •  Black Freedom Struggle  
  •  Digital Public Library of America – DPLA
  •  Minnesota Digital Library
  •  MLA Bibliography
  •  Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers 
  • and possibly others

Instead, plan to search the above resources through the database/web interfaces directly.

• Brief news articles and reviews that are only one page (or part of a page) are more prone to linking problems. Expect to use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and feel free to report these errors.

• "Ahead of print" articles often have linking problems. Expect to use Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

• Scientific American Supplement historic articles are erroneously  linked to JSTOR.