Using the ASU Library

Welcome! This page contains 3 short videos to help you find what you need on the Library's website.

• Overview of the Library's Homepage has one video that takes you on a brief tour of the key features most students use.
• Where to Search for Information features two videos introducing uses for the 5 tabs in the search box.

Getting Started with the "New" U-Search

The first time that you use the "new" U-Search, you will see the message pictured below. To gain proper access to resources and U-Search tools, you will need to click "Continue Personalized" and finish setting up your experience. For more details on the new U-Search, please see below. 

The "New" U-Search

This short video points out key changes in U-Search (the search box on the Library's home page).

Let us know if you have any questions!

This video points out key features on the library's homepage:

• Library Hours, Contact Us, and other quick links
• Ask a Librarian, U-Search, RamCat, Databases, Research Guides, and Library Services
• Today's Hours

These two videos explore six tabs in the library's search box:

These two videos are slightly out of date (new version coming soon). Italicized text below shows where the former "tabs" are now located. Please contact us if you have any questions. reference@angelo.edu or (325) 486-6534

• U-Search: what it does and when to use it (the default search box on the library's homepage)
• RamCat: what it contains and when to use it (find link underneath the U-Search search box)
• Databases: when to use databases and how to select one (find link underneath the U-Search search box)
• Research Guides: self help guides for a variety of subjects (find link underneath the U-Search search box)
• Ask a Librarian: how to get help with your research (still prominent on the library's homepage)

U-Search, RamCat, and Databases Tabs

Ask a Librarian, Research Guides, and Library Services

Need research assistance? One-on-one help is available via the Library’s Virtual Reference Room in Blackboard or phone (325-486-6534) during the following hours:

• Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 2 – 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 1 – 5 p.m.

You can also contact us via email or by posting on the Ask a Librarian Discussion Board in Blackboard.
Messages sent outside of normal service hours will be answered the next day the library is open (check Library Hours of Operation for current schedule).