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Library Links
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InfoHawk+InfoHawk+ is the University of Iowa Libraries' catalog and provides information about books, articles, and media. This is typically the best place to start your research.
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WorldCatThe world's most comprehensive catalog of items held by libraries, particularly libraries in North America. WorldCat is valuable for finding items that have been published but are not held at the University of Iowa Libraries.
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)Found an item, but we don't have it? ILL it! Log in and provide information about the item you would like to borrow from another library.
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Recommend a PurchaseIs there a book, journal, DVD, or database you think the University of Iowa Libraries should purchase? Submit a suggestion!
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Have a different question?The Library FAQ's have answers to many of your library questions.
Let's Start with InfoHawk+...
InfoHawk+ is the public interface to search the UI Libraries catalog, including our book and media collection, ebooks and journals titles, plus some of our most used and useful databases. You can find the books we own and the journals we subscribe to, but you can also find articles through some of our database subscriptions.
What is included in InfoHawk+?
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The UI Libraries catalog
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Some but not all research databases and ebook packages, covering nearly 1 billion records.
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Catalog holdings of other Iowa colleges and Universities (Drake University, University of Northern Iowa, Wartburg College, Hawkeye Community College, Iowa State University, Grand View College, St. Ambrose University, and Grinnell College)
Use the tutorials below for guidance or ask a Librarian to learn more.
General Research Tips
- Generate a list of your search terms and any synonyms.
- Search for each term in InfoHawk+ and our databases. Look at the subjects that are listed with interesting resources.
- Pro Tip: Once you are in InfoHawk+, click on the "Sign In" link in the upper right corner. Sign in with your HawkID and password and you will be able to pin resources, request items more easily, and save searches.
- If searching for a phrase, insert quotation marks around the phrase.
- Limit your search by a date range if you only want results from certain years.
- Try your search terms in multiple databases.
- You can also search in WorldCat to find resources not held by the University of Iowa and then request through ILL.
- Look at the footnotes and bibliography of scholarly articles and dissertations - they can lead you to related sources!
- The first sources that you find may not be the best. Keep looking!
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