• Marston Science Library
• Email a Science Librarian
• Graduate Student Orientation
• Chemistry Dissertations
• Databases:
• Off-campus? Log-in or UF VPN.
• Full-text Dissertations & Theses
• INSPEC
• Knovel (Engineering Handbooks)
• PubMed
• SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts)
• Web of Science
• Journals:
• ACS Journals
• RSC Journals
• ScienceDirect (Elsevier Journals)
• Wiley Interscience Journals

Graduate Student Orientation

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Getting Started

1. Activate your Gator 1 Card. The 14 digit number below the barcode serves as your library number. You can activate it at any library circulation desk.
2. Search the catalog for books or journal titles. Links to online books and journals are also contained within the catalog.
3. Search subject databases to find articles in journals. If you are trying to decide which database is appropriate for your research, look at the list of databases to the left.
4. If you are off campus: You will need to use the UF VPN software to access electronic databases, journals and books.
5. Check your account status or renew material. You can renew your books and check your library account online.
6. Create an Interlibrary Loan account. This will allow you to place requests for books and journal articles not held by the UF Libraries. The ILL office will contact other borrowing libraries around the world to request your book or article. Journal articles are normally sent electronically and books can be picked up at Marston Science Library.