Research Tools

Books

• CardCat: Books and more from the University Libraries
• WorldCat: Books and more from around the world
• HathiTrust Digital Library: Millions of digitized book and serial titles
• Newly Acquired Materials: New additions to the University Libraries
• Early Books and Newspapers: A guide to finding early publications in the University Libraries

Course Reserves: Materials faculty have placed on reserve

Articles

• Articles & Databases: Scholarly and popular articles in journals, newspapers, magazines, and reference resources
• e-journals
• Citation Linker: Search for an article by citation
• MultiSearch

Ball State Theses and Dissertations: Doctoral dissertations, undergraduate and master's theses, creative projects, and research papers submitted by Ball State University students. 

Cardinal Scholar: Ball State University's Institutional Repository

Digital Media Repository: Online access to primary source materials - photographs, oral history interviews, video and film footage, artwork, and much more

DVD/VHS Collections by Title, Date, Genres

Libraries Collections: Descriptions and links for the collections of the Ball State University Libraries

Media Finders: Search for specific types of materials in CardCat

Mediasite: Videos, lectures, and other materials used in Ball State courses

Subject Guides: Subject-specific resources for a wide range of courses and topics