The University Libraries knows that distance education students have different needs than on-campus students. All library services at GVSU are available to the distance education community, and we work hard to meet the needs of all distance learners.

The library website is your gateway to research

The University Libraries has a rich collection of online information resources to support your research, including thousands of e-journals and hundreds of article databases. You can access any of these information resources by logging in with your GVSU username and password.

You can request home delivery of books and Web delivery of articles

Need books and journal articles but can’t find them online? If you are a distance student, you can have any book at the University Libraries sent to your home address. Just request the book using Library Search and select "Off-campus pickup" as your pickup location. You will be responsible for mailing the books back to us.

If we don’t have a book or article you need, we will borrow it from another library. Just fill out a Document Delivery request.

Librarians want to help you!

Finding and using information can be challenging sometimes, and all library users have questions about making the most of online search tools, or finding the right book or article for an assignment. There is a specific liaison librarian for each subject area that is taught at GVSU, and they can help you with any research problems you are having.