Electronic Resources

Core Electronic Resources

Databases

PASCAL provides access to the following databases for all member libraries.  In general, patrons access PASCAL Electronic Resources through their home institution’s library website.

Academic Search Premier

Literature Resource Center

Institute of Physics Archives

3D Human Anatomy & Physiology

Nature Journal Archives (1950-2011)

Scientific American Journal Archives (1948-2011)

E-Books

PASCAL provides over 290,000 e-books to students, faculty and staff at member institutions. Patrons may access PASCAL e-books through their home institution’s library website or through the PASCAL Delivers catalog: encore.pascalcat.org. For on-campus access from any PASCAL member institution, simply click on the ‘Connect to PASCAL eBook’ button.

For off-campus access to PASCAL e-books:

• Click on the ‘Connect to PASCAL eBook’ button in the catalog
• Choose your home institution from a drop-down list
• Enter your name and a unique ID (usually your student ID number or library barcode number)

For more information on accessing and downloading PASCAL e-books, please contact your campus librarian.

PASCAL e-book provider platforms include:

• Ebook Central (ProQuest) - This growing collection contains over 190,000 scholarly titles across academic disciplines.
   
• EBSCO Academic Collection - This growing subscription collection contains over 159,000 multidisciplinary titles representing a broad range of academic subjects.
   
• Oxford UPSO Psychology - The UPSO Psychology collection provides perpetual access to 335 titles.