Access the magazine and newspaper index from home! Follow these steps to access MNLink!

1. On the internet - go to: www.mnlink.org

2. Click search.

3. Type your library card number in the User ID box. Type your entire number. You do not enter a Password or PIN.

4. Click Logon. (If you logon on as GUEST, you can search the Library Catalogs, but NOT the Magazine and Newspaper Databases.)

5. This will take you to the screen that lists the Library Catalogs and Databases.

6. To search the Library Catalogs click on the map to choose the Library System you want, or, from the drop-down menu below the map, you can choose a library group to search. This list gives you the option of searching all MN libraries at once, or searching by Library System.

7. To search the Magazine and Newspaper Databases click on the desired database. (If you would like more information on the database, click on the small "i" in front of the database title.)

8. Beginning a basic search is the same, whether you are in the Library Catalog or a Database. Type in your keyword (or change to subject or author, etc. by using the drop down menu). Click search.

9. For Library Catalog searching, a list of books will come up. You can browse through the titles from the list and find the one you are looking for. (To navigate easily, use the buttons provided instead of your browser's back button.) You cannot reserve (order) a book from here. Bring the information (author, title, publisher, date) for the book you want to the Library and we will order it for you!

10. For Database searching, click on the citation title to get more information about the article. At that screen you can click on the View Full Text button to view the entire article. (Remember to use the buttons provided to navigate through the citations!)