Research

Your studies at Gonzaga University will likely include ample research; the Foley Library is here to support you in your research endeavors.

Searching by subject, topic of interest, or keyword

Primo Library Search

Start here to find the thousands of books, media, and scholarly journal articles housed in the Library and available to you electronically.

Databases

Browse our list of over 300 databases; through our databases you can search for full text articles, find an ebook, or watch streaming documentaries and movies.

Searching for a specific article

Citation Search

When you have all the details of the article you need, you can us the Citation Search to enter the specific journal, article, author, page number etc. and resolve right to the article you need.

Journal Search (formerly Periodicals@Foley)

Here you can search a list of all journals and periodicals that Foley Library subscribes to, both in print and full text online. When you need a specific article, search for the journal title the article was published in to confirm if Foley subscribes to the journal you need. You can use this search to link to databases that hold the journal you are looking for.

Primo Library Search - Advanced Search

Our comprehensive library search also allows you to search by article title, using the advanced search function you can specify details such as author, or source journal title, to find your article faster.

Using the Library

Tutorials

Learn about the resources Foley Library offers and how to use them, or take an Online Library Orientation, complete with hands-on exercises and self quizzes.

Research Subject Guides

From Accounting to World History, subject guides are curated by librarians here at Foley to help you find the best resources for your area of study. We maintain 49 subject oriented guides, as well as many supplementary guides on topics such as citation help, or accessing Anti-Racist Resources through the library.

Tools for your research

ILL / InterLibrary Loan

For when you need a book or article not available at Foley, place a request through our easy to use online Interlibrary Loan system

LibKey and BrowZine

BrowZine is a web or mobile application from Third Iron that allows users to browse, read, and monitor journals available through Foley Library. Users can create their own Browzine account for reading and saving article.

LibKey provides one click access to full text links in some databases and through Primo Library Search. Checkout our LibKey and Browzine LibGuide for additional information on using LibKey Nomad browser extensions and and LibKey.io DOI searching.

Zotero

Zotero is a free, open-source, web-based tool for managing citations and PDFs, and creating bibliographies. It is highly customizable with a robust user community and works online and on your desktop. Since it is a freely available tool, you can continue using it if you leave the University.

Checkout our Getting Started with Zotero guide.

Digital Collections

Gonzaga Library Publishing
The Foley Library provides publishing services to the Gonzaga University community through Gonzaga Library Publishing. We provide support for the open access publishing of academic journals.

Gonzaga University Institutional Repository
The institutional repository is a service of Foley Library to collect, share, and showcase the scholarly and creative work of Gonzaga University faculty, staff, students, and their collaborators from around the world. The repository is Open Access in alignment with all legal and ethical requirements and embodies “a mature commitment to dignity of the human person, social justice, diversity, intercultural competence, global engagement, solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, and care for the planet.

Digital projects
Projects created by University Archives & Special Collections staff and students, Gonzaga faculty, and Gonzaga students.

Digital Archives
The University Archives & Special Collections (UASC) Department selectively digitizes and provides access to historical and current materials. Our goal is to create educational collections that represents how Gonzaga, as a Jesuit University, has and continues to evolve in an ever changing world.