Natural Sciences Guide
Villa Maria College Library
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.
Online Databases
Gale has a number of databases to use:
EBSCO:
Other
Search for Books, eBooks and Print Journals
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!
Journals
Find current and archived journals in the South Room in the library. Print journals can be borrowed for one week.
Science News Magazine
Online Encyclopedias
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
Susan Abel-Smith
Reference and Information Literacy Librarian
