As you know, IU holds an impressive array of specialized research equipment, resources, datasets, and other tools. Creating a searchable database of shareable research equipment and tools has long been an express goal of IU Bloomington and was part of the IU Bloomington’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan. Sherry Knighton-Schwandt, assistant vice provost for research development at IU Bloomington has been working with UITS to expand the database/website of equipment and tools to include all IU campuses but it currently only reflects resources at IU Bloomington viewable here – https://equipment-tools.research.iu.edu. This website and database brings these valuable assets together in one spot, where it will be easier and more efficient for researchers to find them and information about how to access them. Contact information for facilities housing the equipment is provided for easy contact.
Later in the fall semester, we will announce this new website broadly to faculty. For now, though, I invite and encourage you to test the new site and its functions, as well as add your shared resources to the database/website. If you find any issues or problems with completing the intake form located on the website, please contact Sherry Knighton-Schwandt, Assistant Vice Provost for Research, IU Bloomington, sks@indiana.edu