Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies in Indianapolis
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, Purdue Libraries will serve as the primary library resource for all Purdue students, faculty, and staff in Indianapolis, continuing to strengthen academic and research support. Purdue faculty, staff, and students will have the same access to Libraries collections, services, and resources that are available to those at the West Lafayette campus.
The Student Center Library at Purdue in Indianapolis is located on the second floor of the Student Center building at 520 Indiana Avenue. We encourage those on the Indianapolis campus to check out the website. Here are highlights:
Books, journal articles, databases, etc.
- Online resources: Purdue faculty, staff, and students working and studying in Indianapolis will have access to all Purdue West Lafayette licensed online resources (books, journals, databases, etc.) via remote access using their Purdue credentials.
- Print resources: Physical materials available from Purdue Libraries can be requested and will be delivered via USPS.
- Books, articles, etc., not in Purdue’s collections: Items can be requested through Purdue’s Interlibrary Loan Service and will be delivered to the requester in Indianapolis (via email or USPS).
- New resources: Items can be requested using the Suggest a Purchase form.
- How to request materials online: A helpful 2-minute video.
Resources and Services for Instructors
Libraries and School of Information Studies plays a critical role in supporting and enhancing the educational mission at Purdue through our information literacy instruction, access to world-class collections of scholarship and data, research services for students and faculty, and more. Libraries faculty and staff partner with disciplinary instructors to help Purdue students graduate with the ability to effectively, creatively, and ethically use information in their respective disciplines and throughout their lives.
Resources include:
- Making course materials available
- Copyright guidance
- Library instruction
- Data management and curation
More information about these resources can be found on the Resources and Services for Instructors webpage.
Have a question? Please email us at askalib@purdue.edu
Library instruction
Library instruction often includes a class presentation or lecture on using library resources specific to a course, which may involve a librarian being embedded in the course or serving as the instructor of record for the course. Research assistance in the library may involve students making appointments or stopping by the library for assistance.
- Guides: Libraries Research Guides, including Course Guides, Subject Guides, and User Guides & Tutorials have been carefully created by Libraries faculty and staff for use by the Purdue community.
- Curricula: The School of Information Studies curriculum includes courses in areas such as information literacy, data literacy, digital humanities, geographic information systems (GIS), systematic reviews, digital citizenship, and information ethics. Fall 2024 Libraries will offer a Minor in Information Studies.
Course reserves
- Online resources: Purdue in Indianapolis instructors have a Reading List (Leganto) available to add online library resources to their Brightspace courses. Purdue in Indianapolis instructors can also request that Purdue Libraries acquire online course materials that can be licensed for institutional use.
- Print resources: Although online course reserves are encouraged, Purdue in Indianapolis instructors can request print items for course reserves.
- More Information: View additional information and contact information for Course Reserves.
Virtual assistance
- Chat: Ask a Librarian is a virtual chat service.
- FAQ: Check LibAnswers to make sure your question hasn’t been answered already.
- Email: Send an email to askalib@purdue.edu to connect with a Purdue Librarian. Most questions are answered within one business day.
- Text: Send a text message to 765.303.0700 (message & data rates may apply) for a brief answer to a simple question.
- Consultation: Schedule a meeting with a Librarian.
Open access publishing opportunities
Open Access publishing leads to more discovery, more downloads, and more global access to Purdue’s giant leaps in research. At Libraries, we see open access partnerships with major journal publishers as a key part of our goal to create more equitable, sustainable publishing options for Purdue authors, and in turn, to foster more equitable access to their research. Information and resources on open access journals, publishing, and funding is available on our Open Access Publishing Partnerships libguide.
Repository services
- Research Data services: Find expertise to meet the challenges and needs of researchers and students in finding, using, preparing, managing, curating, and preserving research data.
- PURR data repository: Get assistance from data management planning, text for proposals, sample plans, and individual consultations.
- Purdue e-Pubs: A service providing open access online publishing support for original publications as well as hosting Purdue-affiliated articles, reports, conference proceedings, student scholarship, and more.
Information Studies minor
Designed to equip students with essential skills needed to thrive in today’s interconnected world, students in the minor will explore contemporary issues such as data ethics, misinformation dynamics, online culture, and the transformative effects of technological innovation. The 15-credit minor is comprised of a 6-credit core that includes an introductory course and one 300-level course, either Information, Culture, and Society or Data Foundations, Tools, and Applications. Of the remaining 9 credits needed to complete the minor, 3 credits must be at the 300-level or higher.
Drawing from a diverse array of topics, examples of ILS electives include courses such as Conspiracy Theories, Feminist Inquiry and Research Methods, Data Science and Society, and Information Strategies for Science, Technology, and Engineering Research. Currently, several courses have online sections. We look forward to offering in-person courses in Indianapolis in the future. More information about the minor and enrollment can be found on the Information Studies website.