Finding Books
Finding Articles
Library Information
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This online catalog includes materials from all of IU's campuses.
What is IUCAT?
100
The library provides access to these collections of online scholarly articles.
What are databases?
100
The library is home to not only books and professional staff very eager to help you, but also this service area that provides tutoring help.
What is the ARC?
200
You'll need this piece of information to find a book on the shelf.
What is a call number?
200
You can access collections of online articles off campus but you'll usually need to enter this information to see the full text.
What is your campus username and passphrase?
200
When the library isn't open you can send questions using this online form.
What is Ask A Librarian?
300
This service allows you to have books from other IU campuses sent to you here.
What is Request Delivery?
300
These articles have undergone a rigorous review process and are often specified by your instructors as required for research projects.
What are peer reviewed articles?
300
This is the URL where you can access information about the library and its resources.
What is www.iupuc.edu/library ?
400
The URL field in a book's catalog record tells you that the book is available in this format?
What is online/e-book?
400
Sometimes full text isn't immediately available in the resource you're using but is available in another resource. Which button will check that for you?
What is the Find It button?
400
This is the area of the library where most of our books are held.
What is the Stacks?
500
You would like to read the book that is at the top of the New York Times Bestsellers list. This is one piece of information about that specific book that you might enter into the online catalog to see if we own it.
What is author/title?
500
When you're struggling to find good keywords for your search, sometimes it is helpful to look at this part of an article's record for ideas.
What are subject headings?
500
The library staff is small but mighty. Name one person who works in the library.
Who is Emily, Jennifer, etc. (fill in students you know or Ivy Tech staff)?
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