Distant Patrons

The following services are available to TAMU, TAES, and TEAX faculty, staff, and students who are not located on the Texas A&M College Station campus.

Full access to electronic books, journals and databases requires a NetID/Password/Duo authentication.

Access assistance

• NetID and password
  TAMU IT email Help Desk Central (24/7/365) or  call 979-845-8300
  Claim your NetID or manage your password thru TAMU Gateway
• Medical Sciences Library assistance: email AskMSL or call 979-845-7428

VPN access to library resources

• VPN can be glitchy when accessing library resources
• If you encounter problems, try closing VPN and starting a new session

Get It For Me

• Request copies of journal articles, books, book chapters, and proceedings. Delivery depends on finding an available copy.
• There are two different delivery services:
  • MSL Get It For Me serves:
    • Colleges of
      Agriculture and Life Sciences
      Medicine
      Nursing
      Pharmacy
      Public Health
      Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
      School of Public Health
      Department of Health & Kinesiology
    • College of Medicine residents and clinical faculty
    • AgriLife (extension services, research centers, and TVMDL)
  • Evans/BLCC/PSEL Get It For Me, http://getitforme.library.tamu.edu/evanslocal/, serves:
    • All TAMU agencies
    • All Colleges except Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health.

TexShare

• Check out books directly from another Texas library.
• Texas A&M faculty/staff/students can request a TexShare card for any Texas A&M University library.

Get Help

• We can help you find information and use information resources
• Email AskMSL or call 979-845-7428

Book Delivery

• Get books and other items delivered using our Get It For Me service