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The Thurgood Marshall Library, along with the 17 libraries across the University System of Maryland Affiliated Institutions (USMAI), will migrate to a new integrated library management system, and move to Alma and Primo systems from Ex Libris®. Catalog USAMI and EBSCO OneSearch are retiring on May 23, 2024. Read more.

• A-Z Databases (Find the best library databases for your research)
• Catalog USMAI (Find books, E-Books, and media holding all University System of Maryland Libraries) - Retiring on May 23, 2024
• EBSCO eBooks Collection / How to Read and Download EBSCO E-Books
• Ebook Central (ProQuest)
• E-Journal Search (Find E-Journals by Title, ISSN, or Subject)
• Fetch item - CitationLinker (Find a specific journal article, a journal or book by citation information)
• Google Scholar at BSU
• LibGuides (Information on subject specific resources)
• OneSearch (A tool for simultaneously searching for articles, books, E-books and media) - Retiring on May 23, 2024
• Open Access Free E-Books (More E-books)

Services

Services by phone : Circulation Desk 301-860-3870 (see Library Service Hours)

• Library Service Frequently Asked Questions 
• Library Services 
• Circulation Department
• Archives and Special Collections / Archives and Special Collections Request Form
• ILLiad login (Interlibrary Loan) / Interlibrary Loan Frequently Asked Questions

Research Guides

• EBooks at Bowie State / How to Read and Download EBSCO E-Books
• Fact Checking and Media Literacy
• LibGuides by Subject
  • Accounting, Finance & Economics
  • Anthropology
  • Communications
  • Computer Science/Mathematics
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Fine & Performing Arts
  • History & Government
  • Language, Literature & Cultureal Studies (English/Japanese)
  • Natural Science (Bioinformatics)
  • Nursing/Health
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
• Subject Guides for Websites (Authoritative information about 21 subject categories)
• Unique Collections at Thurgood Marshall Library