Welcome to the IU East Campus Library | Library Blog

Welcome to the IU East Campus Library! Our mission is to provide resources and services that support the academic engagement and research of diverse participants in our teaching and learning community. The helpful, knowledgeable library team is available to assist you online, in-person, or via phone. The IU East Campus Library Facebook page highlights resources, events, and services. Be sure to “like” us!

Electronic Resources and Collection Development

Assistant Librarian Beth South manages all e-resources, including our A-Z databases, e-books, streaming media, Open Education Resources, and specialized library tools like LibKey. LibKey is a specialized browser extension that can be added to help you locate and access articles when searching websites outside of the library database like Google Scholar, PubMed, Wikipedia, and more, potentially bypassing paywalls, broken links, or other access barriers. Faculty can contact Beth to discuss zero-cost textbook (z-text) options.

Library Instruction and Resource Guides

Assistant Librarian KT Lowe provides customizable in-person and remote library instruction which can also accompany course specific resource guides such as the ENG-W270 resource guide. KT is the library liaison for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Social Work, Office of Student Success, and adjunct faculty. KT’s research and teachings focus on social information practices, misinformation, and digital literacy.

Reference, Research, Interlibrary Loan, and Embedded Librarian

Convenient online reference is available 24/7 via Ask us. Reference Coordinator Matt Dilworth can assist with both quick questions and in-depth research. Matt also manages Interlibrary Loan and can help you set up an account and process your requests. Matt authored a multidisciplinary guide to research, to help you master research in any subject area. Faculty, did you know that you can embed a librarian into your canvas site? As an embedded librarian, students have one click access to reference research. Matt is library liaison to the School of Business and Economics.

Circulation, Facilities, and Archives

Coordinator of User Services Jesse Whitton can assist you with checking out materials, reserving library space, and textbook and DVDs on reserve at the library service desk. The library can create resource guides for specific classes, subjects (LGBTQ+ resource guide), and upcoming events (2023/2024 eclipse). Would you like to bring your students to the library for a Research Day? Is your club looking for a place to meet? The library houses the Community Engagement Commons and is available to be reserved. Contact liblearn@iu.edu or Jesse for more information. Jesse is also the IU East Campus Archivist and can provide assistance with questions related to the history of IU East, the LGBTQ+ Archives collection, the Bicentennial Oral History Project, and more.

Student and Faculty Research

Associate Librarian Sue McFadden is the liaison for the School of Natural Science and Mathematics and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Students can contact Sue about submitting their research for publication in the Journal of Student Research and IUScholarWorks – East Student Collection. Faculty can include their CV and research material in the IU Scholarly repository. The Journal of Student Research at Indiana University East (JSRIUE) selectively publishes the accomplishments of dedicated undergraduate and graduate students’ research, scholarship, & creative activity.

Library partnerships with campus and community

Library Director Frances Yates is the primary contact for collaboration with the Library and our community partners. If you have an idea for a special project to engage IU East students with local K-12 youth, or match faculty expertise with community needs, we would love to connect with you. The Library produces a weekly blog and welcomes guest bloggers to highlight their research, teaching and creative pursuits.

Quick links to Campus Library services and resources:

Website: east.iu.edu/library/

Interlibrary loan: http://iue.libguides.com/iueill

Library instruction request: https://iue.libwizard.com/f/LibInstruction

Facebook updates: https://www.facebook.com/iuelibrary

Library Blogs: east.iu.edu/blogs/library/

Library people

Summary of roles: https://iue.libguides.com/iuelibrary

Beth South (eabrockm@iue.edu or liblearn@iue.edu) – E-resources (databases, e-books, streaming media) open access and OER

KT Lowe (lowekat@iu.edu or liblearn@iue.edu) – Library instruction & Resource Guides

Subject liaisons – contact individuals listed here iue.libguides.com/iuelibrary or iueref@iue.edu

Matt Dilworth (mdilwort@iue.edu or iueref@iue.edu) – Reference & ILL

Jesse Whitton (jewhitto@iu.edu or liblearn@iue.edu) – Circulation, library space reservations, textbook reserves

Sue McFadden (smcfadde@iue.edu)- Student research journal, IU Scholarworks research repository

Frances Yates (fyates@iue.edu) – Special programs and partnerships

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