Library Services

Library Services

Get It From Anywhere Through ILL

Get It From Anywhere Through ILL

, Library Services, Matt Dilworth
As the semester progresses and research intensifies, scholars will inevitably encounter an important resource to which they do not have access.  It could be an out-of-print book, or an article behind a paywall – but something that would make your research deeper and better lies just out of reach. There are a number of library tools that can be used to get a resource.  For books, you can use IUCAT, Indiana University’s catalog, to request books be sent here from another campus – just click the red ‘Request Delivery’ button.  For articles in a library database, click ‘Find It’ or ‘LibKey Instant PDF’ – or download the LibKey Nomad browser extension, which will help link to the full text of … Continued
Mastering Library Speak

Mastering Library Speak

, Library Resources, Library Services
Now that we are approaching fall break, we hope you’ve had a chance to visit your Campus Library, whether online or in person. We are available by phone, email, or in-person and sometimes we can use some unusual terms in our efforts to assist you. When it comes to reference or locating a book, here are some common words you may hear and what they mean. 1. Boolean Search– Using the operators of AND, OR, and NOT  as well as quotation marks (“ ”), parentheses (), and asterisk(*) in keyword searching. These operators help you refine your search results: a. AND: Narrows your search by including results that contain all the specified keywords. Example: nutrition AND exercise will return results that include … Continued
Supporting Your Academic Journey

Supporting Your Academic Journey

, , Jesse Whitton, Library Services
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 by 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, … Continued
Welcome to the IU East Campus Library

Welcome to the IU East Campus Library

Jesse Whitton, Library Services
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, … Continued
Welcome to our new look!

Welcome to our new look!

Library Resources, Library Services, Matt Dilworth, Website
A recent redesign gave the library website a new look, but the things you expect to find from the previous iteration are still there. On the left side is a short menu – Research Support includes basic information about who to contact, Borrowing from the IU East Library includes the library’s policies and procedures, and Faculty Resources includes everything unique to a professor’s needs – links for requesting classroom instruction or custom library guides, forms for putting course material on reserve, and forms for proposing a new course.  On the right is basic contact information, an Ask Us link to send in your questions, and a link to the library’s blog. The center of the screen is where most of … Continued