Libraries at IU

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Contents

• General Information
• IUCAT
• Databases
• E-Reserves and Ares
• Notation software
• Information for faculty
• Information for guests
• Common reference questions
• Common IUB reference questions

General information

• Where can I find online information about the IUB Libraries?
• Where can I find online information about the IUPUI libraries?
• At IUB, what is the Information Commons (IC)?
• At IUB, where can I find the hours for the campus libraries?
• At IUB, what is Ask a Librarian?
• Where can I find information on how to do library research at IUB?
• Where can I find information about library services for distance education or online learning?

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IUCAT

• What is IUCAT and how do I access it?
• In IUCAT, what is Request Delivery and how do I use it?
• In IUCAT, how do I search using an ISBN or ISSN number?
• At IUB, if an item in IUCAT says the location is Blmgtn Res Halls, where is it?
• At IUB, if IUCAT is down, how can I find a book?
• At IU, why do I get the error "#EZError in field size" in IUCAT?
• At IUB, using IUCAT, why can't I view materials I've checked out from the library?

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Databases

• At IU, how do I access online library resources?
• What is OneSearch @IU and how can I access it?
• What is Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) and how can I access it at IU?
• What is Lexis-Nexis Academic, and how can I access it at IU?
• At IU, how do I use Psych Abstracts to find articles?
• At IU, how do I access Opposing Viewpoints online?
• At IU, how can I access medical library databases and full-text journals?
• At IUB or IUPUI, how do I access Factiva?
• At IUB, how can I use WorldCat?
• What is IU-Link, and how do I use it?
• Using the databases available through the IUB Libraries, why can't I access some of the resources?

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E-Reserves and Ares

• What is Ares?
• What is E-Reserves?
• At IU, whom can I contact for E-Reserves support?
• What should I do if I am having problems accessing course materials through E-Reserves or Ares?

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Notation software

• What software is available at IU for managing bibliographic references?
• At IU, how can I get EndNote and Reference Manager?
• At IU, where can I get help with EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager?
• How do I convert my ProCite database to EndNote?
• In Windows, how can I get EndNote 9.0 to work with Microsoft Word?
• What do I need to know to install EndNote 9.0 from the Indiana University Libraries' EndNote and Reference Manager disk?

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For faculty

• At IU, how can faculty and students publish their scholarly work online?
• At IUB, as a course instructor, how can I schedule library instruction?

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For guests

• Can I get an IUB Libraries borrowers card if I'm not an IU student?
• At IUB, how can I get temporary access to the Internet without a Network ID?

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Common reference questions

• Where can I find information about a publicly held company?
• Where can I get maps of Indiana online?
• Where can I find IU salaries online?
• Where can I find demographics on Indiana businesses?
• Where can I find advertisements on the web?
• Where can I find information about US Supreme Court cases?
• Where can I find a list of IU graduates?
• Where can I find information on events that happened on a particular date?
• Where can I find demographics on Indiana businesses?
• Where can I find advertisements on the web?
• Where can I find online college catalogs?
• How do I find the value of a car?
• Where can I read the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct?

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Common IUB reference questions

• At IUB, what is the ALF?
• At IUB, where can I purchase food or drink in the Wells Library, and where can I eat or drink it?
• At IUB, in the Wells Library, where can I study with a group of people?
• At IUB, in the Wells Library, where can I make photocopies?
• At IUB, what special equipment is available from the Wells Library?
• At IUB, where can I check out headphones in the Wells Library?
• At IUB, who may have a key to the elevators in the Wells Library?
• At IUB, where can I get tax forms and tax-related help?
• At IUB, can I read the local Bloomington newspaper online?
• At IUB, where can I find a typewriter?
• At IUB, where can I purchase a guest CampusAccess Card?
• At IUB, whom can I contact for help if my car battery is dead or my keys are locked in my car?
• At IUB, if the book I want is "being cataloged" or "in process", what can I do?
• At IUB, where can I tape from audio cassette to audio cassette?
• Where can I find tutorials for the audio editing software in IUB's Music Library?

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