mobile devices | Library Blog - Indiana University East

An e-device (phone, tablet, etc.) is all you need to access all the Campus Library databases available to IU East-affiliated users. No matter where you go, all of our electronic resources are a few clicks away. Learn how easy access can be! From the library website you can access all of our databases, as well as our book and video catalog, IUCAT, and LibGuides, which are our targeted guides for finding information. Why go to the library website? Many of our resources go through proxy servers, which ensures you don’t have to pay for the materials you access. A single journal article can cost you as much as $40, but accessing through the library site, with your IU East credentials, … Continued

Research is changing. Experts from the EBSCO corporation, which produces library databases, spoke recently with IU East library staff about their internal studies on how students used their products – and what the emerging trends are that they plan to address. Their evidence shows that more students are doing initial research for final projects and papers much earlier in the semester, and doing it more frequently on a smartphone or mobile device, making note of or saving those materials to look through in greater depth closer to the project’s due date. Generally, students still choose to read them on a traditional computer or laptop, but the importance of mobile devices to the research process has never been greater. But there … Continued