Frequently Asked Questions

  • Always begin your search at the LSU Vet Med Library's website
  • You must be affiliated with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine to access resources off site.

  • Always begin your search at the LSU Vet Med Library’s homepage.
  • Make sure the article you are trying to access falls within the dates that are available electronically through the LSU Vet Med Library or the main campus library.
  • If you are using an abbreviation to search for a journal title, try spelling out the title.
  • If you continue to have problems accessing a resource, call the LSU Vet Med Library at 225-578-9800, email svmlibrary@lsu.edu for help, or stop by the Circulation Desk for help.

  • Use the database links on the LSU Vet Med Library homepage to access citation databases.
  • Use the Research Databases subject guide for more information.
  • Call the LSU Vet Med Library at 225-578-9800, email svmlibrary@lsu.edu  for help, or stop by the Circulation Desk for help.

  • Make sure that you are using the database links on the LSU Vet Med Library's website to access databases.
  • The library may not have access to every resource retrieved in a citation database's search results.
  • Check the Library Catalog to see if the library has the journal publishing the article in its holdings.
  • If the catalog shows the resource should be available electronically and you are unable to access the resource, call the LSU Vet Med Library at 225-578-9800, email svmlibrary@lsu.edu for help, or stop by the Circulation Desk. 

  • Use the Interlibrary Loan service to borrow materials from other libraries.
    You must be a current LSU faculty, staff, or student to use the Interlibrary Loan service.

Use the Library Catalog to see if any LSU library has a resource and to find its location.

Use the Accessing Library Resources subject guide for more information.

Use the Major Veterinary and Medical Journals research guide.

The Scholarly Communications Research Guide contains links to grants and funding databases, as well as links to individual organizations that offer veterinary-related grants and funding.