Natural Sciences Guide

The journal articles you need for your assignments can be found in our online databases.

The complete list of databases available can be found on our website.

Articles not available in full text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help with ILL.

Off-campus access to most online databases requires a username and password. Drop by the library to get this information.

Gale has a number of databases to use:

• General Science Collection
• Academic OneFile
• Expanded Academic ASAP

EBSCO:

• Academic Search Premier

Other

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

The library's online catalog, Alexandria, can be used to find both books and ebooks.

Books in the standard collection may be borrowed for three weeks. Books placed on reserve by your professor will have a shorter loan period. Books not available from the library can be borrowed through AcademicSHARE or Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help. To find items held by Villa and other libraries, try WorldCat.

Don't forget your Villa Maria College ID card to check out books!

Search for ebooks directly:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

Find current and archived journals in the South Room in the library. Print journals can be borrowed for one week.

Science News Magazine

With quick, factual questions or to get a basic overview of a topic, try an encyclopedia:

Britannica Online

BEN

The BEN portal from the National Science Digital Library is a resource for biological sciences education. The collection is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Khan Academy

This resource offers practice exercises, videos and tutorials on a variety of topics including biology, cosmology and astronomy, chemistry, physics and more.

WolframAlpha

This reference resource offers graphs, formulas and more on the natural sciences and other areas

Reference and Information Literacy Librarian

Email: sabelsmith@villa.edu
Website: http://www.villa.edu/academics/library/
Location: 240 Pine Ridge Road, Buffalo, NY 14225
Phone: (716) 961-1864