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Maine State Agencies Resources & Services

Online Services

Looking for a book? Check the MSL Catalog, URSUS from your desk or home.
Interested in a book to listen to or for your eReader? Try the download library.
- Audio Help - Quick Start Guide
- Digital Help - FAQ
MARVEL!: Maine's Virtual Library: MARVEL! provides access to a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference books that are credible, reputable resources.
- OneSearch is a shortcut to searching MARVEL!: Maine's Virtual Library and the book catalog. Find articles, encyclopedia entries and more on a topic of your choice
- How To: Watch the full 5.85 version or each part separately.
  - Create a personal folder, email alert and/or RSS feed (5.85 mins); transcript.doc
  - Part 1: Personal folders (3.26 mins); transcript1.doc
  - Part 2: Email alert and RSS feed (3.38 mins) - Repeats first minute of Part 1 to orient to MARVEL; transcript2.doc

Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan

See the frequently asked questions about borrowing privileges at the Maine State Library, interlibrary loan and other related questions.

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a resource sharing program among libraries in Maine, New England, and other states in the U.S. When a book or other item needed by a State Library user is checked out, unavailable for some other reason, or not owned by the Library, a patron may request that it be borrowed from another library by submitting an interlibrary loan request form (see below for books and articles)

Articles from a magazines, newspapers and academic journals may also be obtained through interlibrary loan when they are not directly available from the State library or the MARVEL databases.