Libraries

Getting on the same page: IU Libraries experts support faculty who want to center student affordability without compromising student learning.

Open Educational Resources, OER for short, are materials used for teaching and learning that have been shared under a special license or exist in the public domain, giving other instructors permission to use or revise them. Such resources include textbooks, media, entire courses, or other teaching tools. Faculty who use OER, open access, and library licensed or published materials experience classroom teaching with 100% student access to course materials.

In 2022, IU Libraries reassigned former Scholarly Communication Librarian, Sarah Hare, to a full-time focus as IU Bloomington's Open Education Librarian.

Like an old beloved home, Indiana University has closets full of things: paintings, fossils, shells, clothing, papers, fruit flies, plants, and many other items. In 2018, Indiana University Collections was created to bring together all of IU’s diverse and unique collections under one umbrella. These 250 collections can be combined and displayed in the newly renovated historic McCalla School.

Growing Indiana University: The Legacy of Herman B Wells opened Friday, August 26, 2022 in this space and runs through June 2023. It's a collaborative effort between IU Collections, University Archives, the Sage Collection, and other campus collections, and provides an extensive look at the life of Wells (yes, the Wells Library was named for him). Director of  University Archives Dina Kellams shares some behind-the-scenes glimpses at what the exhibition contains and how it all came together.

If you've been away over the summer, you will return to find some changes on campus - including the ongoing renovation of the Education Library. The library is currently closed, with a move-in period anticipated during the spring of 2023.

Although most books from the Education Library are currently unavailable, librarians are happy to work with you to make sure you can obtain the materials you need digitally or via Interlibrary Loan. Course reserves, hold pickups, rotating children's book collections, and some other materials are available at the Education Library Outpost, now open on the second floor balcony in the School of Education. This is also where you can find librarians and staff who will be more than happy to help you find the materials, information, and services you need for a successful 2022-2023 academic year. Stop by for a visit!