Liberal Arts 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.

Multidisciplinary databases

• Academic OneFile
• Academic Search Premier
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• General OneFile

Subject databases

• Art Full Text
• Diversity Studies Collection
• U.S. History Collection
• World History Collection

Check the library's website for a full listing of databases.

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!

You can also search directly in eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

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

Britannica Online

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