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Resource site for computer science and computationally-intensive programs for IU Indianpolis and Purdue Indianapolis

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

  • By phone : 317-274-0469
  • 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, contact resource/research specialist Summer Urquhart or Randall Halverson. We are  happy to support your classwork or research via email, Canvas message suggestions, or by appointment. Email is an effective medium to send questions: s10@iu.edu or 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 one of our names from the list of subject librarians. Appointments can be made up to 12 hours before a time option shown on the calendar. If our schedule options don't work for you, you are welcome to send 2 or 3 days/times you could meet by email. 

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Career Development, "IT"_News

Find news related to emerging IT-related fields that could have company and industry job growth opportunties in Indiana and beyond.

Open Access Texts (OER)

Sample open access resources (OER) are linked at the Open Textbook Library or at the OER Commons. Resources are textbooks unless otherwise noted.

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SAMPLE OER SEARCHES

SAMPLE OER RESOURCES

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