Library Basics
- Borrowing & Renewing
Loan periods and loan rules for different types of library materials - How to Find a Book in the Library
Tips for understanding catalog records and call numbers, and requesting and retrieving items - Subject-specific Research Guides
Research guides for all major subject areas - Interlibrary Loan/EZBorrow
Request resources from other libraries - Reciprocal Borrowing Privileges
On-site access to the print collections of participating libraries - Remote Access
Off-campus access to the Library's digital collections - Spaces
All about the building: 24/7 access, group study rooms, Holy Grounds, and more - Printers & Scanners
How to connect to Falvey printers (black & white printing only) and how to operate the public scanners - Equipment Loans
Equipment available at the Access Services desk includes laptops, calculators, laptop chargers, headphones, and ethernet cords - Lockers
Lockers for graduate students to stow their belongings
Research Services
- Find your Subject Librarian
Contact information for Falvey’s subject librarians, including office locations, phone numbers, and links for booking appointments - Schedule a Research Consultation
Not sure who to meet for your research appointment? Fill out this form - Ask Us
Ask a librarian for help via email - Subject-specific Research Guides
Research guides for all major subject areas - Graduate Assistants & Fellows Library Guide
A resource guide for graduate assistants - Data Management
Get help with data planning, storing, and sharing - Keeping Current (coming soon)
- Distinctive Collections
Discover the University's rare collections, its archives, and more
Research Skills Development
- Library Workshops and Presentations
Library research workshops and presentations on demand - Citation Management
Resources for organizing and citing sources - Digital Scholarship
Get help with applying digital methods and tools to your research and teaching - Data Management
Get help with data planning, storing, and sharing - How-to Guides
Learn how to find specific resources such as peer-reviewed journal articles and a lot more - Reading Digital Text
Highlighting and annotating pdfs
Publishing Services
- Copyright
Instruction and research related copyright laws and guidelines - Selecting a Journal for Publication
Advice on finding journals that are the right fit for your research - Scholarship Open Access Reserve Fund (SOAR)
Apply for open access publication support - Publishing Dissertations & Theses
Posting a thesis to ProQuest - Authors' Rights
Learn how to retain the rights to your published work - Journals @ Villanova
Open access journals published by Falvey Library
Beyond Villanova
- Give to the Library
Make an online gift - Career Information
Resources for job market and graduate school research