Contact: (902) 457-6250 or library@msvu.ca

Request or Update an MSVU Distance ID Card

What you need to access library services:

Some resources are reserved for only Mount students and faculty. You will be requested to login to access these resources.

Online research resources

Login to any of the MSVU Library’s online resources using your MSVU username and password. These are the same credentials you use for your MSVU email.

Document Delivery

When placing a document delivery request, you will need to log into your library account, which uses your MSVU username and password.
Read more about document delivery here.

MSVU ID cards

The library strives to help our online students succeed in their courses. Distance students are strongly encouraged to have an ID card and keep it updated throughout their studies. Some university services require a valid ID card. Request an MSVU Distance ID card by completing the Request a Distance ID card form. Your MSVU ID card is your library card.

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Finding on-line journal articles

Your MSVU login is required to access most of our journal databases and ebooks.

  1. Go to our A-Z list of online databases
  2. Choose the subject area(s) most related to your research topic
  3. Search the database(s) most relevant to your research topic
  4. Is the article full text? If it is, you can read/print/email the article on-line.

If an article is not available in full text, click on the ‘Check for Full Text’ link to see if it is listed in the Mount’s subscriptions. If the article is not available online via the Mount, you may use the Document Delivery form to have the item ordered and sent to you.

Not all databases provide full text access to their articles. If a link does not appear for the full text article, try searching for the journal in our list of e-journals.

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E-journals (electronic journals)

  1. Go to our Journals Titles search.
  2. On the journals page you can search for journal names using the convenient search box.
  3. Once you find the journal, click on the link to be taken to the journal.
  4. You can use your citation to find the year, volume and page numbers of your article.

Note: You cannot search for articles from the e-journals page. For articles, you must search the article databases.

If the journal is not available in our list of e-journals please consult the section below on document delivery services for distance students for suggestions on how else you might locate library materials.

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E-books (electronic books)

MSVU subscribes to selected e-book collections

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Government information and statistics

The Library maintains a list of frequently used Statistical Information, federal and provincial government web pages.

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Document Delivery

If the articles you need for your research are not available via MSVU Library’s online subscription, you may request the article through our document delivery service. We will do our best to fill all requests, although please be aware that some items may not be available through this service.

Document Delivery requests can be placed using the:

  • ‘Document Delivery’ button at the top of every page in the Novanet catalogue;
  • ‘Check for Full Text…’ link in our databases
  • ‘Request Item Through Document Delivery’ link on the Check for Full Text page.
  • ‘Document Delivery’ guide the Library Services page.

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Research Help

Book an appointment with an MSVU Librarian, who can assist with research and citations. We are here to help you!

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