Library Resources

Library Resources

More Great Databases

More Great Databases

Library Resources, Matt Dilworth
Being part of the IU system is great. IU East students have always benefitted from small class sizes and close relationships with faculty coupled with Indiana University’s rigorous academic programs, but being an IU campus pays dividends in lots of other aspects of campus life. The library is no exception. For example, if we don’t have a book you want and another IU library does, just click the red ‘request delivery’ button in our catalog. It will be mailed here for you at no cost, and you’ll get to keep it for six weeks. It’s like having a library with ten million books! Being part of IU helps provide electronic resources, too. Since we can often purchase databases in conjunction … Continued
History That You Can Hold (Or View, Listen To, Etc.)

History That You Can Hold (Or View, Listen To, Etc.)

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Did you know that here at IU East we house our very own Archives in the Campus Library, located in Hayes Hall? Did you also know that as an IU East student, you can access the archives in person or online? I’m Marisa Vanzant, a new library student staff member, and I’ve had an opportunity to get to know some of the contents in the Archives, as I assist archivist Beth Brockman in organizing it. We have 40 collections, 37 finding aids, more than 200 boxes of materials and approximately 6,000 of photographs! So, what is an Archives? Put simply, it is a collection of history that can aid you in many different areas you may find yourself needing to … Continued
Communications Questions

Communications Questions

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This summer, we have been exploring in-depth research for each of IU East’s major fields of study, and this week we conclude with communications. The general techniques that we covered in the first week will serve you well here, too, but there is plenty more available. For most research questions you might have, you will want to start with a general communications database. The best choices are Communication & Mass Media Complete or ProQuest Telecommunications, which are easy to use and offer a lot of full text. For e-book sources, try the Media Studies section of OxRef or eBrary. And if you are interested in a journalism perspective, Newspaper Source and ProQuest News and Newspapers are great choices (the latter … Continued
Sociology Questions

Sociology Questions

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Throughout the summer, we’ve been exploring how to do academic-level research in each of the major disciplines IU East offers degrees in. While there are plenty of commonalities and general techniques that we covered in the first week, each discipline has its own dedicated material. This week, we’ll look at the study of sociology. While social theory is most concerned with how things like class, religion, law, and social behavior relate and interact in the present, it is possible that you will be interested in historical social theory, or how social change occurred in the past. If so, a historical database like JSTOR will be ideal. For most research questions, though, you will want a general sociology database. The largest … Continued
Science Questions

Science Questions

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This summer, we’ve been looking at how to do insightful, quality research at IU East.  And while there are great general sources and techniques available that benefit any researcher, each discipline has its own special sources and quirks.  This week, we’ll look at the natural sciences.  If you’ve been following these columns, you’ll notice that there is some overlap with mathematics, since math is in many ways the ‘language’ of science.  People who are good at science often first studied math. Science is an incredibly broad topic, and which scientific discipline you are interested will affect your searching.  For example, finding current material (books and articles published in the last few years) is vitally important in most topics of biology … Continued