Librarian
Start Your Research with the Basics
- Virgo: UVa Libraries Catalog This link opens in a new windowVirgo lists books, journals, videos, audio, manuscripts, and Internet resources owned or licensed by the University Library (Main, Brown, Clemons, etc.), Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and Darden School Library.
- Google ScholarA wide-ranging search engine that tries to index the universe of scholarly literature. It can be overwhelming but also a good place for a first pass at searching for academic articles and books, particularly if your research topic is interdisciplinary.
- Psychology Research GuideYou can search the UVA Library's Psychology Research Guide for good places to start your research.
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Research GuideAlternatively, you can look at the UVA Library's Women, Gender, and Sexuality Research Guide for additional resources.
Useful Tools
Librarians love to meet with students! Feel free to contact me directly for a one-on-one research consultation. My contact information is on this page.
- Ask a LibrarianWe are always available to help with your research. You can chat, email, phone, text, or come visit a library in person.
- ZoteroZotero is free software that helps you collect, organize, annotate, and cite research. It is extremely helpful when you are writing your paper and need to construct a bibliography.
- Libkey Nomad Browser ExtensionUpon finding an article on any website, Libkey Nomad identifies if the Library has access (and directs you to the full PDF of the article), or if not, directs you to Interlibrary Loan to allow you to get quick access to any article, anywhere.
- SAGE Research Methods Online This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods is a methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.
- Anatomy of an Annotated BibliographyHow to construct an annotated bibliography/portfolio entry. What it is, what it contains, example entry, questions to ask yourself.