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Villanova University Information

Villanova.edu

The University website is full of information about the University's practices. If you aren't sure which department's pages would be most useful, try entering your keywords in the search box.

Villanova University, 1842-1992 : American--Catholic--Augustinian

This book provides a history of Villanova University, in honor of its 150th anniversary.

Other works about Villanova history.

Newspaper Articles

  Chronicle of Higher Education

(1989-present) Coverage of issues in higher education.

  Villanovan (Current)

Online edition of current issue of Villanova's student newspaper, The Villanovan.

  Philadelphia Inquirer, 1981- (NewsBank)

Contains the complete text of articles covered beginning with 1981.

  Lexis Nexis Academic  Limitations on Use

An alternate source for news articles from the Villanovan (1995-present) and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Also includes many other news sources.

Limitations on Use:
LexisNexis online services and the materials contained therein are under copyright by LexisNexis. All rights reserved. No part of these Services may be used except for research purposes, and the Services may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the LexisNexis Academic Library Solutions. Materials retrieved from the Services may not be duplicated in hard copy or machine-readable form without the prior written authorization of LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions, except that limited reproduction of output is permitted solely for individual use by the Authorized User or internal distribution within the Subscribing Institution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement unless further limited or prohibited by the Copyright Act of 1976. Under no circumstances may the Materials or any portion thereof be used to create derivative products or services.

  Villanovan (1893-1995)

Scanned copies of the Villanovan are full text searchable in Falvey's Digital Library. Open the PDF and use the Find feature to search out keywords. Print copies of articles published since 1995 can be requested at the front desk or through the library's ILLiad service. Please use call number LD4834 .S75V (Garey Hall).

Opinions and Opposing Views

  Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)

Access information on social issues through viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites and full text magazine and newspaper articles.

  OpinionArchives

Features electronic archives for selected journals of opinion, including Commonweal, Dissent, The New Leader, The Progressive, Orion, American Spectator and The Weekly Standard.

  CQ Researcher (CQ Press)

Features in-depth reports of political and social issues, including health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Reports include overview, background, current situation, pro/con views, chronology, and a bibliography. The issue tracker links to related reports. Coverage goes back to 1923.

Books

Books are a useful source of scholarly information. Although you may not have time to read entire books for your project, individual chapters may be useful. Begin at the table of contents and index to find the most relevant sections.

Scholarly Articles

Scholarly articles are an important source in most research projects. They are typically written by college professors or other experts. They are published by reputable sources and reviewed by the author's peers and an editorial board.

For more information on different types of articles, see the Learn to identify scholarly journals guide.

 Subject-Specific Article Databases

  Humanities Full Text (EBSCO)

Indexes and abstracts academic journals, magazines, and book reviews in the humanities. Includes abstracts and selected full text. Coverage extends back to 1984.

  Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)

Indexes and abstracts journals in many social science fields. Provides full text access to selected titles from 1972 to the present.

  Business Source Premier (EBSCO)

Provides access to a wide range of academic business journals and trade magazines. Topics include management, marketing, finance, economics, and management information systems. Full text access may be embargoed for up to three years. Coverage goes back to 1965.

  Scopus (Elsevier)

Provides citations and abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings in all major disciplines. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article.

Or, check out the library's Subject Guides for even more subject specific resources.

Citations & Academic Integrity

Simple tips for scholarly research:

• Your ideas supported by the research of others
  • Paraphrase or direct quote
  • Always cite ideas of others
• Readers can easily find  ideas or facts referenced in your paper

Citation Resources

Turabian Citation Guide

Citation Styles: A Primer with Resources (MLA, APA, Chicago, Sciences, AP)