Research Tools and Guides
Tools
Library Catalog
Find library materials owned by the Christopher Center Library. The catalog is especially useful when searching for books, class reserves, and movies.
ebooks
Find more electronic books in addition to those found when searching the library catalog.
If you have an article citation, or know the name of the journal, search by Journal or Magazine Title.
If you want to search within databases, either by database name or database subject, visit our comprehensive database listing.
For articles not found in Valparaiso University Library's collection, you will use your interlibrary loan account to request an article from another library.
If you would like to search the internet for scholarly resources, use Google Scholar. Then use theDiscovery Tool (EDS) to see if we have items for which Google Scholar does not display “Resources @ My Library.”
Subject Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and other Quick Information Sources
Find full-text access to reputable subject-based and statistical resources.
WorldCat
Find and request use of items from libraries around the world. Use your interlibrary loan account to make the request.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
Find and request use of items from this special repository library. Use your interlibrary loan account to make the request.
Guides
Course Subject and Library Use Guides
Every academic major at Valparaiso University has a research assistance guide. There are also many guides that answer library use questions.
Unsure of where to go for additional help?
Just “Ask Us!” or stop at either of the Circulation Desks in the Christopher Center.