Killam Library Research Guide for IB Students

• You can use Novanet to find and access print books, eBooks and online articles. 

You can search Novanet from anywhere. Try it now with the box below.

• We suggest logging into Novanet to retrieve the most complete results.
• You can access most of Dalhousie’s online library resources (databases, ebooks, articles) from the public computers (Express workstations) in the Killam. You do not have off-campus access to these resources (with the exception of unpaywalled PDFs - see below), but you may download, save or email yourself articles while you are here. 

• While you are largely unable to access online resources from Dalhousie Libraries off campus, there are exemptions for some open access resources. 
• Under some resources found in the Novanet catalogue, Novanet provides a "Get PDF (src: Unpaywall)" button

• Clicking this button will download a PDF of the article onto your computer or redirect you to another webpage that should contain the article. 

• Databases are collections of scholarly journals and resources. 
• You can use most of Dalhousie’s database from the public computers (express workstations) in the Killam Library. You do not have off-campus access to these resources, but you may download and save articles while you are here.  
• To access recommended History databases, check out our History Research Guide. 
• To access databases from other subject areas, check out our online Research Guides. 
• To view all of Dalhousie's databases, browse Library Databases A-Z. 

Some databases that might be of interest to you: