About INSPIRE

History of INSPIRE

INSPIRE is Indiana's Lifelong Learning Library for Hoosiers. INSPIRE is a collection of online academic databases and other information resources that can be accessed by Indiana residents. Read more...INSPIRE began in January 1998 as a project of the Indiana State Library, funded by a one-time development grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. INSPIRE is supported by the Indiana General Assembly and the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

What is INSPIRE?

INSPIRE has curated and verified databases

INSPIRE, a great tool for Hoosiers

EBSCO, a trusted resource on INSPIRE

INSPIRE, lifelong learning library for Hoosiers

Statistics

Since July 1, 2008, the Indiana State Library has tracked monthly statistics on the use of INSPIRE. The Inspire Statistics Report shows the number of searches done, broken out by month.