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OneSearch

Use OneSearch when you need to find a variety of materials on your topic. It’s a great starting point when you don’t know where to begin your research, or if your topic crosses multiple subjects. OneSearch returns results from many of UL’s databases and IU’s catalog. Results may include books, e-books, journal articles, news articles, films, theses, dissertations, or other media.

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IUCAT

IUCAT is Indiana University’s library catalog. It returns items from all IU Libraries holdings. IUCAT includes: books, e-books, audio, video, musical scores, maps, and more. Many items have a “Request This” option for delivery to another IU campus library for you to check out.

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Databases

Use the Database search when you want to search databases by name, subject, or publisher. The Database Search will return a list of databases that University Library subscribes to related to your search. To see databases by subject, refer to the subject guides.

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Journals Search

Use Journals Search to look up a journal name. Journals Search returns a list of journals with matching names or parts of names. Journals provided include open access journals as well as UL’s paid subscriptions.

Journal List Journals by Subject Search by ISSN Open Access Journals at IU Indy

Article Search

Use our Article Search when you’re trying to find a specific article. You can search by article title, DOI, or a full citation. Article Search returns results from the catalog, databases, and open access repositories. If it is not immediately accessible, the search will direct you to Interlibrary Loan to request the article.

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Site Search

Use the Site Search to look for webpages on the University Library website. The Site Search returns a list a webpages, subject guides, and can even return databases by name.

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NEWS

September Caption Contest
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IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks Experiencing Downtime
ScholarWorks has been battling increased traffic from unwelcomed, mostly unidentified bots leading to performance issues.

UL Teaching Librarian Makes the Top Ten
University Library's Teaching and Learning Librarian Mahasin Ameen has been named a 2026 Top Ten Librarian by the American Library Association.

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EVENTS

Finding and Evaluating Data for Your Research
When: September 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Where: Asynchronous Online Workshop
What: You’ve got an idea for your next research project and you’re wondering how you’re going to be able to collect data to carry it out. Good news &ndash...

OER Development Grant Info Session
When: September 18, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Where: Online
What: Interested in replacing expensive textbooks with open and affordable learning materials? Join this information session to learn about the Open Educational Resources (OER) Development Grant, which...

PubMed Searching in 30 Minutes
When: September 11, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: Online
What: A quick 30-minute PubMed tutorial that covers basic searching techniques, using the advanced search feature in PubMed, narrowing search results, and accessing an...

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Dr. Gemmicka Piper, Humanities Librarian
Specialist in supporting research across the Humanities discipline.

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