Education Research

We've collected a number of resources and overviews of services offered by the Libraries, and beyond, for scholars. If you have any questions about how we can support your research and scholarship, whether you are a student, faculty member, or scholar from outside the university, please reach out either to your subject librarian, the IU Libraries Scholarly Communication department, or use our Need Help? page for further guidance.

Digital Scholarship

• Digital Scholarship Services  Overview of services to support scholars in the creation, enhancement, or publication of online collections, exhibits or digital projects.
• Digital Preservation Information about services related to managing digital materials and stewarding them into the future.

Scholarly Publishing

• Library Publishing Overview of IU Libraries services for scholars looking for publishing resources and support.
• Open Access Guide to open access basics, as well as resources and services offered by IU Libraries.
• Open Access Publishing Support Guide to open access publishing support services offered by IU Libraries Scholarly Communication department.
• Publishing Service: Non-Traditional Documents Outlines services for publishing materials created by the IU community (faculty, staff, and students) that may not be publishable by scholarly or commercial presses.

Data Services & Management

• Data Offerings Showcases data resources, sets, and repositories that are available to all Indiana University Bloomington researchers.
• Data Services Landing page for services related to data management at Indiana University.
• How to Create a Data Management Plan Information about creating a data management plan, from IU Libraries Scholarly Communication department.

Research Impact

• Scholarly Visibility & Impact Guide to resources and services available to scholars for determining, assessing, and optimizing the impact of their research and scholarship.
• Open Access Impact Tips and best practices for measuring academic impact.
• Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) Guide to alternative metric resources, and how to use them to understand the impact of your research.

Copyright

• Copyright Overview Comprehensive guide to copyright for a variety of purposes and domains, including information about using various types of media and sources.
• Copyright Services Provides links to further information about different copyright concerns, as well as contact information for our Copyright Program Librarian.

Other

• Digital Privacy Introductory guide to tips, tools, and readings lists to support digital privacy practices across the internet
• Systematic Reviews & Evidence Synthesis Offers an overview of systematic reviews and other evidence-based reviews, including services offered by IU Libraries
• Equitable Peer Review Peer review equity toolkit for anyone interested in equitable peer review practices, policies, and resources