Michigan's Colleges and Universities themselves provide an important store of resources for Michigan residents interested in international issues.  MSU Global Access provides a resource for these colleges to expand on these already rich resources, both through exchange of information between departments with similar research interests and through the provision of similarly relevant resources located elsewhere around Michigan and around the world.  In this capacity, MSU Global Access aims to help Michigan's colleges to better serve their local constituencies, be they faculty, staff, students, or the general public.