Library services
The Library offers services and consultations for research projects of all kinds, and our libraries offer wireless access and a variety of spaces for solitary or group work. Stop by and use your student/alumni ID number to check out books. If you have questions please contact us:
- via e-mail at library@virginia.edu
- or by phone at (434) 924-3021
Online research tools
UVA alumni have access to more than 100 databases, on a broad range of topics, through the Library.
To access Library databases, visit the Alumni databases list. Once you click into a database, you'll authenticate using Netbadge to access the content. Email lib-ejournals@virginia.edu with any questions.
UVA alumni also have access to four outstanding online research tools from EBSCO. These resources are underwritten by the Office of Engagement Alumni Education program for free use by University of Virginia alumni.
You must access these EBSCO online libraries through the Alumni Association Online Library for Alumni webpage:
- Academic Search Alumni Edition: Full-text journals, indexing, and abstracting
- Business Source Alumni Edition: Full-text sources ranging from general periodicals to trade publications and top management journals. Additional full text sources include country economic reports, industry reports, market research reports, company profiles and more.
- Business Book Summaries: Comprehensive summaries are provided for top business books from the last several decades.
- Medline: An authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals.
Manage your research
- Zotero - UVA Library recommends Zotero or other open access citation managers. See the Citation Management guide for more information on citation managers
- PolicyMap Access continuation - PolicyMap is used in offices across the country for understanding communities and making strategic decisions. After graduation, you can continue your PolicyMap access by filling out this form. Get six months of a standard subscription for free and a basic subscription afterward. Many graduates use PolicyMap to add visualizations to their portfolios when applying for jobs.
- An ORCID ID is a unique researcher identifier, used worldwide, that you can keep throughout your life and retain even if you move institutions. UVA Library has built the UVA-ORCID Connector service, which allows you to verify your UVA affiliation.
Selected resources
- Thomas Jefferson
Find major online collections of Jefferson's writings, quotations and other information resources about Jefferson. Visit the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library for UVA's Jefferson collections that are not available online. - Genealogy
A brief guide to genealogical resources in the University of Virginia Library. - Images
This guide was created to help you become more successful in finding and using digital images.