Links to the Google Doc worksheets we will use during the library session.
Request print books using the Request Item feature in Virgo (if you want the whole book). When the book is on hold for you and ready to be picked up, you will receive an email letting you know it is available. If you only need a couple of chapters of a book or an essay or two from a collection, you might also use the Request a scan feature in Virgo to ask for just the sections you need to be scanned for you (the scan limit is usually 20% of the book or less).
This guide was created to help you prepare for your final paper and as a general guide to resources for researching the many facets of illness.
In preparation for your assignment, you should think about some possible questions or topics of interest to begin your research. You will also want to spend some time thinking about how you will conduct your research.
Need help? Ask a librarian.
Multidisciplinary Databases
Academic Search Complete is a large general database of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers on many topics. Updated daily, it can be the best source for resources about very current topics.
ProQuest offers UVa faculty, staff, and students access to 35 separate databases, covering numerous fields from the hard sciences to social sciences, as well as newspapers, government records, and statistical data.
JSTOR includes older issues of scholarly journals in many disciplines, from the start to 3-5 years ago.
Literature & Film
The MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) indexes the broadest range of resources about literature in all languages, as well as film, television, and popular culture, including over 4,000 journals as well as books and dissertations. For articles not available full-text in MLA, click on “Find@UVA” or look up the journal title in Virgo, the library catalog.
History
America History and Life Covers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present with records from 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide. Includes book reviews. Articles in this database were written between 1964-present.
Historical Abstracts Find articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, published in over 2,000 journals from many countries. Includes book reviews. Does not include articles about the US or Canada. For these see America: History and Life.
Health & Psychology
Health Source: Consumer Edition Magazines, pamphlets and reference books covering a wide range of health topics. Includes a drug guide and a medical dictionary.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Scholarly journals and some reference books covering nursing and allied health professions.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection includes abstracts and full-text of almost 600 journals in psychology and related fields.
See an A-Z list of all databases
Virgo, the UVA Library’s primary search tool, contains catalog records for books, print journals, DVDs, maps, and digitized materials, as well as links to online articles from our rich array of subscription journals. You can search catalog materials and articles together - a regular search will provide tabs for books, articles, and other materials. You can also use the Filter tools on the left to limit your results by author, language, publication date, and more. To find ebooks and other materials available online, set the Availability filter to Online to limit your catalog search results.
Example Subject terms: