Getting Started in Zahnow Library
Alumni & Visitors

Getting Connected

What you need: a current record on our Library system (CardCat)

  • Check if your Library record is properly set up by logging into My CardCat = https://library.svsu.edu/patroninfo~S11/
  • Note: use the right side name / barcode, not the left side username / password
  • If there are any problems please contact the Circulation Desk (989.964.4240) or circadm(at)library.svsu.edu
  • If you are not on the system (either because you are new to the Library or have been inactive for some time) you will need to register at the Circulation Desk. Make sure to bring your driver's license to facilitate this process

Using the Library

What you have access to

  • See the Library Access page for what privileges you have in the Library
  • To check things out in the Library you will need to register the barcode on the back of your SVSU ID with the Library Circulation Desk (for alumni: you can do that the first time you check anything out). For visitors you may acquire a Library Card at the Circulation Desk when you register with us.

Making sense of the Library

Where to find help