Log into your library account with your NetID (if you're a UM student or employee) or your Montana Borrower account (alumni, retirees, or the general public) to get the most complete search results:*

• From the library home page, click the on “My Library Accounts” in the upper right-hand corner.
• Click on “My Library Account (OneSearch)" and log in using your NetID or Montana Borrower account.

*NOTE: If you are connecting to wifi on campus using your personal laptop, be sure to connect to the eduroam network (instead of grizzlyguest) for the best experience. Many library resources are inaccessible using the grizzlyguest network. Learn more about how to connect to eduroam.

Research Assistance

• Consult the online research guides for subject-specific guidance as well as information on citation formatting, copyright, and open educational resources, among other topics.
• Ask questions via "Chat with a Librarian" from the library homepage from 10am-6pm Monday-Friday. Submit questions using the "Email a Librarian" link from the library homepage outside of those hours.  You can also use these links to schedule a Zoom meeting with a librarian for more in-depth research assistance.  
• View online videos and tutorials covering information literacy and critical thinking, as well as related topics and skills.

*NOTE: Zoom meetings are not recorded. In alignment with the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, the Mansfield Library advocates for, educates about, and protect people’s privacy, safeguarding all library use data, including personally identifiable information.

Citation Assistance

• Check out the Mansfield Library's Citation Style Guides and Management Tools.
• Watch tutorials and videos on APA, MLA, Turabian, Harvard, and Chicago style.

Physical materials placed on Reserve check out for varying periods from 2 hours to 1 week. The instructor chooses the checkout time and indicates whether the material is to be used in the library only or can be taken out. Please inquire at the checkout desk for checkout times.

All users (students, faculty, staff, Montana Borrowers, alumni, and retirees) can request books and media by placing holds in OneSearch. You will receive an email from library.circ@umontana.edu, or a text, when the items are available. Items can be picked up in the building or delivered to a campus office. View the following video tutorial on how to place a hold for an item:

Interlibrary Loans supplies articles and physical items to current faculty, staff and students. Please submit requests through Interlibrary Loan. You will receive an email from library.ill@umontana.edu with a link to the article when it is available. Visit OneSearch Tips for more information on how to navigate our search engine.

You can renew general items online from the library website by logging into your My Library Account. Please visit our Check Out Policies page for more details and contact the Circulation Department (243-4071 or library.circ@umontana.edu) if you have any check out-related questions or concerns. While University of Montana students, faculty and staff no longer receive overdue fines on general items, failure to renew or return an item after it is 40 days overdue will result in the item being billed to you as lost.