Be sure to sign on to EDUROAM WiFi. (not guest wifi)
To print from USM computers or your laptop, add money (Husky Bucks) on your USM ID card.
If you have a laptop, click on the Laptop Printing link below to download the printing program.
Checkout our Transfer Guide.
Schedule a meeting for research help.
Electronic Reserves - Sign into MyUSM portal. Click on USM Quick Links. Click on USM Course Reserves (ARES). Find your courses and add them to your ARES main page. (Have your course number handy, e.g. ENG 102, BIO 101).
Check the links below for print and electronic books for your courses. The textbook on reserve program has many 100 and 200 level PRINT books and selected higher level PRINT books on Reserve in the campus Library where the course is taught. Use your USM ID to checkout for 2 hours to use in the Library.
USM Libraries are located on all three campuses, providing access to the best sources of information available and services to match. Walk in or contact us via Ask-A-Librarian.
All three campuses provide in-person tutoring and online tutoring! Our tutors are top USM students who have undergone training and are nationally certified to tutor. You are allowed up to two tutoring appointments per week for each subject & three tutoring appointments per week for writing.
Whether you want to meet with a tutor regularly in a subject you find difficult, go to a tutoring session with a classmate, or meet with a tutor to go over material before a test, here's what you need to do.
How to schedule an Appointment
https://usm.maine.edu/learning-commons/schedule-an-appointment/
Checkout our helpful Subject Guides and Course Guides for selected classes when you have a research assignment.
Finding Articles
Millions of free articles are available to USM students in our databases.
Click on the Databases link below. If you aren't sure where to begin, 
start with Academic Search Complete.
You can limit your search to scholarly articles, full-text, & more.
Contact us or stop in, if you need assistance.
LibrarySearch (UMaine System Libraries & more).
Start with the LibrarySearch catalog when you are looking for books. If the book isn't at your USM campus, just request it from another USM campus or from another UMaine campus. To request a book from another campus click on the book's title & click on Request It. Then enter your name and barcode number (25022... or 218... on your USM ID Card) & select the campus where you want the book sent for pickup. You'll be notified by email when the book(s) arrives - typically within 3 business days. Return books to any of the three USM Libraries.
MaineCat (Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, & more) is where you go if the item you need is not available in LibrarySearch. Once you have conducted a search and found the item you want, click on the book's title. Then click on Request this Item next to the red check mark: 
. Select your home campus library and fill in your name and Library barcode information. Return books to any of the USM Libraries.
If you can't find the book you need, check with Library staff who will help you locate & request a free copy.
If you need an article that USM does not own or a book that's not available in Maine, create a free Interlibrary Loan account (ILLiad) and request that item. The link to the page below will explain how to do this.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed. (book)
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MLA Handbook, 9th Ed.
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The official MLA Handbook is published by Modern Language Association. Copies are available at all USM Libraries for use in the Library.
The 9th edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. etc.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed (book)
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