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Wells Library, East Tower (First Floor) 1320 E. Tenth Street Bloomington IN 47405

812-855-8028

libschol @ indiana . edu

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Leanne Nay
Interim Head
(812) 855-7444

Ask A Librarian

The Scholars’ Commons connects researchers—whether faculty, staff, students or community members—to IU experts, global resources, customized learning opportunities, and community spaces designed to assist with every stage of scholarship. Librarians staff our reference desk on the main floor of the East Tower of Wells Library, or reach out through chat, email or phone. You can also try out our new web form.

Spring 2023 Reference Desk Service Hours

Monday-Wednesday, 9am-9pm

Thursday, 9am-8pm

Friday, 9am-5pm

Saturday, CLOSED

Sunday, 11am-9pm

Experts

We are all on a journey and IU Libraries experts are the best kind of companions. We are your champions for greatness with all the right tools to help you succeed. Connect to our experts on every subject area taught at Indiana University Bloomington, as well as areas such as Copyright, Citation Management, Data Management, Visual Literacy, GIS/Mapping, Open Access, Creating research assignments, and Digital Collections.

Connect to subject librarians

Resources

As one of the nation's largest public academic research libraries, our legacy is the world-class collections we have been building and sharing for 200 years. Today, our database and subscription services ensure researchers face few barriers to information. 

Find articles, books, and more

Learning

We are not satisfied with knowledge storage and delivery. We want to see you engage and evaluate information as you use it to spark something new. That's why we offer dozens of workshops each semester on topics relevant to your research and designed to encourage curiosity. Can't make it to a workshop? We also create helpful guides and tutorials which are accessible 24/7.

Attend a live workshop Learn on your own time 

Have a topic you’d like to learn more about? Heard about a workshop in the past that you’d like to see offered again? Want an in-depth look at a particular research tool or resource? Tell us! Fill out the form below to let us know!

Suggest a workshop  

Community

We are a research destination. A place designed to offer you the most advanced technology and tools for your journey from curiosity to publication. Visit our Makerspace for creative projects, reserve a collaboration room, or utilize our large-scale touchscreen IQ-Wall. 

Explore our spaces

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Featured Services

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Research Assistance
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Citation Management Support
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Scholars' Commons IQ-Wall

Open Exhibitions

  • An abstract, colorful image. Squiggly lines, triangles, and boxes surround the word ProfessionART on a yellow background.

    Herman B Wells Library Scholars' Commons 1320 E 10th St Bloomington IN 47405

    ProfessionART: Art Without Borders

    January 26th 2022 – March 31st 2023

    ProfessionART features works by 10 artists from both the USA and Russia. Special to this Scholars' Commons exhibition is one original piece by artist Larissa Danielle.
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    Online Only

    Scholars' Commons Online Exhibits

    A companion to the physical Scholars' Commons Exhibit Space in Wells Library, this online gallery features born-digital exhibits highlighting IU Libraries expertise, collections, and more.

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Staff Directory

Edwin Cheek
Senior Collections and Reference Associate
(812) 855-4596
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Alyssa Denneler
Scholars' Commons Librarian
Assistant Librarian
(812) 856-3644
Jackie Fleming
Jackie Huddle
Visual Literacy and Resources Librarian
Assistant Librarian
(812) 855-9578
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Leanne Nay
Digital Engagement Librarian
Associate Librarian
Interim Head, Scholars' Commons
(812) 855-7444

Recent Posts

  • Two students sit in soft chairs, studying in the library. One student reads a book, and the other works on a laptop. Both are concentrating on their work.

    Join us at the Scholarly Write-In!

    February 21st, 2023

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    IU Libraries supports Open Anthro 

    February 15th, 2023

    IUB Libraries is now a collection-level subscriber to Berghahn Open Anthro. Moira Marsh, Librarian for Anthropology, Folklore, and Sociology tells the story about how one journal going open access freed up the funds to subscribe to Berghahn's subscribe-to-open service.
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    Nature is an important journal that publishes articles on a large variety of topics and has various sub-journals. But Nature can be difficult to find in some of our search tools. Learn the easiest way to search for Nature and access its full text content.
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About the Scholars' Commons

One place to connect to inspiring experts, resources, workshops, and exhibits. 

The Scholars' Commons is located on the 1st Floor of the East Tower of Wells Library. Visit our:

  • Exhibition Space designed to help you discover collections, art and even whole new worlds of study

  • Inspiring Mini Makerspace for creative projects

  • Partner consultations with experts from the Center for Survey Research or the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities
  • Collaboration rooms for group meet ups with colleagues from around campus and around the world
  • IQ-Wall for large-scale, touchscreen presentation of digital objects
  • Digitization Lab for access to professional-grade scanning tools
  • Reference Reading Room to access the print reference collection, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, indexes, and bibliographies, and our print periodical collections
  • Secure Reading Room to access requested restricted materials

 

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