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Architectural, Interior Design & Construction Engineering Management Technology

Help Options

QUICK Library Research HELP. University Library provides assistance in many ways during library hours, especially during academic sessions:

  • By phone : 317-274-0469 or 317-274-0472
  • By chat Monday - Friday 9 - 4 at left side of pageResearch Help
  • By e-mail: renewal@iu.edu
  • By text: (66746)
  • In-person at the 2nd level lobby Information/Reference desk

For ADDITIONAL HELP, please contact resource/research specialist Randall Halverson. I'm happy to support your classwork or research via email or by appointment. Email is an effective medium to send questions: rahalver@iu.edu. For best results, please include your course and section number and background details, especially

  • details about your project topic, such as your personal or professional interest in the topic,

  • whether you want to focus your topic and explore possible research directions, or search for "big picture" overview sources or in-depth specialized sources, etc.,

  • search resources and strategies that you've already tried.

To request a RESERVATION to meet, please use the library's "Make an Appointment" page, selecting my name from the list of subject librarians. If my time options shown on the calendar don't work for you, you are welcome to send 2 or 3 days/times you could meet by email. I'll respond. :~

Article & Citation Databases

Find videos, images, bios, alt metrics

Find eBooks, hardcopy books

To search for e-content such as accessible ebooks from across the campus ebook platforms: after doing an search, select "Online Only" and at left, limit results to Campus = Indianapolis.

Start with simple "title keyword" or "subject", or "keyword anywhere" searches; e.g.: interior AND design model

See: E-Books: Finding and Using Electronic Books for details such as downloading to a mobile device.

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Sample open access resources (OER) listed below are linked at the Open Textbook Library or at the OER Commons.

Also see:

SAMPLE OER RESOURCE SEARCHES

SAMPLE OER ITEMS

Focus on Standards/Codes

Learn more about Standards and Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs);  browse options for FREE ACCESS to STANDARDS

SEARCH and BROWSE for STANDARDS via University Library SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS

Focus on materials resources

Sample eBooks to present & write

In Google Scholar, link to IU Indianapolis full-text

When you search Google Scholar on your personal computer, you can configure your settings so that IU Indianapolis Library resource links appear in your results. Then you can click the Find It @ IU Indianapolis Link to access a library item.

(TIP: If you're at a temporary computer and don't want to activate these settings, you can access Google Scholar via our Databases page (Library Home Page > Databases > Google Scholar (in the Search Box)). You'll be prompted to login with your IU Login, and then you'll see the Find It @ IU Indy links as well.)

Screenshot of Google Scholar citation and its "Find It @ IU Indy" Link

 

How to Configure

To configure your Google Scholar Library Links, go to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) and click on the three horizontal bars in the top-left corner, then click Settings, in the left-hand column.

google scholar screenshot

 

Then select Library Links and search for "Indiana University Indianapolis." Check the box in the search select and click "Save."

Screenshot of Google Scholar "Library links" option

Finding the Full-Text of an Article