Welcome
Welcome to the Mathematics library dashboard. The dashboard provides quick links to the resources you need to succeed in your course. Whether you are online or on-Grounds, UVA Library services and support are available to all students.
Your Librarian
Your Librarian is Ricky Patterson
Each department at UVA is assigned a research librarian. 
Connect with Ricky for help with your assignments. This service is available to all Mathematics students, and meeting with a librarian early in your research process can help you save time and make the entire experience less daunting.
Ricky can help with: learning how to access Library resources online, identifying relevant databases/journals for research papers, and using OverLeaf/LaTeX to write papers. Ricky can meet with you online via Zoom or in-person.
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Search for academic articles
Academic databases contain peer-reviewed articles, scientific papers, reports, and more. These are the most used databases for Mathematics research.
- arXiv This link opens in a new windowOpen access to over 1,500,000 e-prints in Physics (including Astronomy), Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance, Electrical Engineering & Systems Science, and Economics
- MathSciNet This link opens in a new windowMathSciNet (from the American Mathematical Society) contains information on over 4 million articles and books, with direct links to over 2.7 million articles in over 1,800 journals covering pure and applied mathematics. MathSciNet includes expert reviews (dating back to 1940), disambiguated author profiles, and citation information (dating back to the 1880s). on articles, books, journals, and authors. Over 80,000 expert reviews are published each year, and the database is updated hourly.
- zbMATH Open: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik This link opens in a new windowZentralblatt MATH (zbMATH Open) is the world’s most comprehensive and longest running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. It contains more than 3 million bibliographic entries with reviews or abstracts currently drawn from more than 3,000 journals and serials, and 170,000 books. The coverage starts in 1826 and is complete from 1868 to the present by the integration of the “Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik” database.
- Springer Mathematics Ebook CollectionProvides researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works.
- Web of Knowledge/Web of Science This link opens in a new windowIncludes Science Citation Index (1970-), Social Sciences Citation Index (1981-), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1981-), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present). Daily updates make it a good source for very recent information. Citations include number of times the article has been cited.
- Lecture Notes in Mathematics (Springer)This series reports on new developments in all areas of mathematics and their applications - quickly, informally and at a high level.
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Libkey Nomad - Access Journal Articles
Libkey Nomad is a browser extension that instantly identifies links to articles for full text access (either through the library's holdings or through Open Access sources), and if it can't find a version of the article that is available to you through your library, it will fill out an ILL request for you through the library. It means you can browse the publisher websites directly rather than searching the library website for an article.
Download and install the Libkey Nomad browser extension from the Chrome, Firefox or MacOS (for Safari) stores. Note that the installation procedure for Safari is detailed on the MacOS store page. For Chrome or Firefox:
- You will see a pop up stating that Libkey Nomad can "read and change all your data on the websites you visit." This is allows Libkey Nomad to detect article details on pages you visit, so it can locate them for you in our library holdings, and it also allows it to add download buttons to the webpage. No data about you or your searches is saved!
Watch/read tutorials
- LinkedIn Learning- For Students and Faculty This link opens in a new windowLinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Members have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.
- O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new windowO’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments.
From the drop-down menu, choose: Not listed? Click here. Then enter UVa email address to access content.
Instructors: If you are using books on O’Reilly as course textbooks, please be aware that O’Reilly can and does pull titles mid-semester without notice to the Library. - Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowOxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects — from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization. Each volume provides an authoritative and engaging assessment of a concept, field, or body of work, drawing out the central ideas, themes, and approaches.
Access to: Arts & Humanities, Law, Medicine & Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences.