Collection Overview
IUB Library builds its collection around the university's teaching and research needs, with materials organized across its Central Library collection.
Together, these collections give students, faculty, and researchers access to authoritative print and digital content spanning the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, geared to the university's teaching, learning, and research needs.
Broad Subject Categories
The collection is organized across sixteen broad subject areas:
- Art, Culture & History
- Business
- Chemistry & Physics
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- Environment Management
- Health & Population
- Language & Literature
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Political Science & Public Administration
- Science — General
- Social Science
- General Collection
Looking for our special collections — the Liberation War Corner, Law Corner, or Pharmacy Corner? Visit the Library at a Glance page for details on where to find them.
Software & Research Tools
Alongside its print and digital collections, the library provides access to licensed software to support research, writing, and data analysis, including Grammarly, Turnitin, EndNote, Mendeley, Canva, BioRender, GraphPad, and ArcGIS Pro.
Periodicals
The library subscribes to and maintains a growing periodicals collection, including bulletins, journals, research papers, reviews, and magazines across its subject areas. These are available for reading in the library and, where digitized, through our e-Resources.