Faculty Services

*Please Note: Some of the functions listed below require a Villanova University login.

Library Materials

• VUCat
  Check the library's online catalog for books and other materials.
• Faculty Borrowing Privileges
• Designate a Proxy Borrower
  Authorize your research assistant to borrow library materials for you.
• Media Collection
  Media borrowing privileges and copyright issues.
• Locate Newly Acquired Materials by Academic Department
• Request a Journal Article from the Falvey Collection
  Have a photocopy of an article from our collection mailed to you.
• Request a Mixed Media Item from the Falvey Collection
  Request that a video or other item be ready for you to check out, or authorize a student to check one out.
• Request Permission for Student to Borrow Non-Print Materials
  Request that a student be permitted to borrow non-print materials for use outside of the library.
• Books in Print
• ChoiceReviews
  Read reviews and select new academic publications for the library collection.
  Email ChoiceReviews selections to a member of the library liaison team for your discipline or to Laura Hutelmyer.
• Request a New Book for the Library

• Course Reserves
  Place library books, videos, or readings on Reserve for your course. Please allow 1-5 days from receipt of request for processing.
• Electronic Course Reserves
  Have course readings scanned and uploaded to your WebCT module.
• Copyright and Fair Use: Resources and Guidelines
• Course-related Information Literacy Instruction
  Request an informative session for your students on resources pertinent to your course assignments.
• Equipment and Viewing Room Booking
• Slide Library

• Library Liaison Teams
  Get help from the librarians that support your discipline.
• Interlibrary Loan
  Borrow books or obtain copies of articles from libraries throughout the world.
• E-ZBorrow
  A quick way to borrow books from participating Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium (PALCI) institutions.
• MyResearch Portal
  Search multiple databases at one time. Create journal article alerts on research topics of interest.
• Ingenta
  Have the latest table of contents of your favorite journals e-mailed to you.
• EndNote
  Organize your research, create footnotes and bibliographies faster.

Suggestions

• Send us your suggestions concerning library resources or services.