AST 105 Introduction to Astronomy

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

Subject-specific Database:

• General Science Collection

Discover

• Website
  
• Full Text Articles
  

Popular Science

• Website
  
• Full Text Articles
  

*Science News (Print Issues Available)

• Website
  
• Full Text Articles
  

*Scientific American (Print Issues Available)

• Website
  
• Full Text Articles

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

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)

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

Britannica Online

American Astronomical Society

Astronomical Almanac

International Astronomical Union

NASA

• Astronomy Picture of the Day

The Planetary Society

Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman, this organization is dedicated to empowering Earthlings to advance space science and exploration.

Portal to the Universe

Science Daily: Space & Time News

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

MLA Citation and Formatting Guide

Help getting your paper set up properly, create both your in-text citations and your Works Cited page. Includes sample pages and Microsoft Word tips.

Citation Machine

Citation generators can make formatting your citations a lot easier. Don't forget: you still need to review your citations for accuracy and formatting!

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Citation help for both APA and MLA, research help, general and subject-specific writing as well as ESL are addressed here.

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