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Floyd’s Top Resources

Web of Knowledge, a database that cross-searches multiple science resources. “I used this a lot in my classes with lots of lab reports to write.”

SciFinder Scholar “A mega-database. We’re lucky to have it.”

PubMed, biomedical citations and abstracts from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Top dollar

Science resources are among the most expensive in the collections, but they’re also an essential investment to advance cutting-edge research.

Approximately 50 million chemical substances are registered in the Chemical Abstracts database.

This year 1,054 items were purchased through the CIC Consortia (including databases or e-journals).

IU Archives architectural records collection contains 129 Olmsted Brothers drawings.

There are currently 2,050,000 items in the Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility, or ALF. As of November 17, 2009, the overall capacity reached 95%.

Biotechnology major Brice Floyd is the recipient of a scholarship from library donors Ralph and Billie Hazelbaker. He especially appreciates time-saving databases such as SciFinder Scholar, which is available when and where he needs it. “Because it’s available online in the lab, I don’t have to dig through journals,” he says, clapping his hands for emphasis. “It’s right there. Bang! Quick!”