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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

Indiana Libraries & Literacy Symposium Turns 5!
Save the date for the 2027 Indiana Libraries & Literacy Symposium where we will explore this year’s theme: Health Literacy.

Events at IU celebrate Open Access Week from October 19-25
Have you ever wondered about the ‘Cost of Knowledge’? Humans create and share knowledge. Access to this knowledge is a human right. However, why do fees limit the ability to access and share knowledge? How do these costs continue to increase? Join us in exploring this year’s theme for International Open Access (OA) Week, taking place from October 19-25, 2026.

October Caption Contest
Enter your captions to a vintage photo from University Library Special Collections and Archives!

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EVENTS

PubMed Searching in 30 Minutes
When: November 02, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
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...

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
When: November 05, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Where: Online
What:

Basics of EndNote
When: November 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Online
What: EndNote is a citation management software program that is free to students through...

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MEET THE LIBRARY

Katharine Macy, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Content Strategies
Guiding others in finding and using business and economic information to make better decisions

Jennifer James, Acquisitions Senior Associate
“To do carefully and constantly and kindly many little things is not a little thing.” – Rosemary Curtis Neider

Andy Smith, Director of Information Technology
Working on the library's technology side as a web developer and systems administrator making sure all the 1's and 0's keep flowing.

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