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Accessing an Article

Subject Guides and Liaisons

Research Databases

As always, online library databases are available for remote research with access to hundreds of thousands of articles. Most of these are accessible by logging in with through NetBadge with your UVA computing ID and password, though you may need to go through a VPN for others (see VPN box on this page). NEVER PAY for any materials or journal articles in a library database. Access to these materials has not changed.

Library Research
Our main library research portal
Subject Guides
Use this link to access our our library libguides. A good place to start your research is to find your department or subject.
Comprehensive A-Z List of Databases
E-Journals
Find Journals by title. For quicker remote access, use the "e-journals only" field
Resources Available for Free for Now
A list of publishers that are making their content accessible at this time. Click through the tabs to see the variety of resources.

EBooks

Search Virgo
To search for ebooks, type in your search terms and limit to "online" or "ebooks"
HathiTrust
A huge portion of UVA’s print collection is newly available online through HathiTrust
EBook Central
portal to eBooks from Proquest
EBook Central FAQ
Tech Support for Adaptive Technology
Contact ProQuest Technical Support if you have difficulty accessing ProQuest content with adaptive technology.

The Library does not generally purchase or lend textbooks. However, the Library does have a number of ebooks, and your textbook may be among them. The Library is also working on ways to make additional course materials available to students online.

Purchase Request Form
If the Library does not have an electronic copy of a book you need, you can request that the Library purchase it using this form. Requesting an item here does not guarantee that the Library will purchase it.