Visit ACPL on the Web at: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/.
Visit this link on the Helmke Library homepage when you need the help of a skilled information specialist. You can meet us in person, contact us by e-mail or IM, or phone us at your convenience.
Call NumberA combination of letters and numbers that identifies the broad subject and shelf location of items in the library collection. The call number appears in IUCAT and on the item itself. Two types of call numbers are used in the IPFW library: the Library of Congress (LC) and Superintendent of Documents (SUDOC) classification systems.
Circulation ServicesSteps involved in lending library materials, including check out and renewal, recalls for overdue items, holds for items needed by another user, and fines for lost materials.
Closed CollectionA secure library collection, such as university archives or rare books, not open to the public but accessible by appointment only. Ask at the Service Desk for assistance.
Course ReservesSupplementary reading materials assigned by faculty, available in physical and/or electronic format.
The library's printed and electronic resources delivering facts, statistics, bibliographic references, abstracts, and often full-text information. Examples of databases include the library's online catalog, an index to periodical articles, or the phone book.
Debit CardUse your Official University ID card or purchase a debit card to operate library photocopiers at a discount. Add value to your card at the machine located on the first floor near the elevators.
An electronic library system for requesting books and photocopies of articles needed for research that IPFW Helmke Library does not own.
The library's link to more than 20,000 online periodicals, scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials, all available in convenient full text.
Find us on the Web at http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/.
HoldingsThe statement in IUCAT that identifies the volumes, issues, and years of a periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, or other serial publication) owned by each campus in the Indiana University Libraries system.
Information literacy enables an IPFW student to recognize an information need, develop a strategy to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information, and cite sources of information accurately.
A special Web site linked from the library's homepage, designed by the librarians at IPFW to support instructors who teach information literacy skills and concepts to beginning students. Explore this teaching-learning environment and make the most of Helmke Library's great services, guides, and self-paced tools for discovery. Do not miss our two tutorials, Searching IUCAT and Finding Articles at http://toolkits.lib.ipfw.edu/
The Helmke Library Web site at http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/ is designed to help you find just what you need, just when you need it.
This special Information Environment accessible from the library's homepage directs users to a selection of digitized materials related to the history of the IPFW campus.
Indiana University's online library catalog, providing access to or information about more than six million books, edited volumes, periodical titles, videos, sound recordings, data CDs, and other library materials.
The call number system that uses a combination of letters and numbers to identify the broad subject and shelf location of items in the library collections.
Library WorkstationsComputers in the library that provide access to IUCAT, Helmke Library's homepage, and other Web resources.
Get your picture ID card at the Walb Student Union Information Desk and use it as your official IPFW identification, library card, and photocopy debit card. You also get discounts at local participating stores. See more at
http://www.ipfw.edu/idcards/home.htm
Media Viewing & Music Listening EquipmentCheck out headphones and cartridges, along with music CDs, videos, and DVDs at the Service Desk, and find a spot to relax in the media viewing and music listening area on the third floor. For some applications, headphones can be used in the student-access computing lab.
MicrofilmRolls of negative film that look just like the 35 mm film used in a camera and contain the images of pages from periodical articles, newspapers, technical reports, and other printed materials.
MicroficheThese 4" x 6" sheets of film contain up to 98 pages of microprint copied from periodical articles, newspapers, technical reports, and other printed materials.
MicroformAll reduced (micro) forms of printed materials, typically in microfilm or microfiche format, designed for efficient permanent storage.
These accounts insure that only valid IPFW students use the computing resources paid for by their technology fees. Students with active network accounts may also acquire personal Web space for non-commercial academic purposes. To activate your account, follow the instructions on the Information Technology Services Web site at http://www.its.ipfw.edu/ or contact a student-access computing lab consultant or call the Help Desk (481-6030) for more information.
PeriodicalsThe library's printed collection of scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials. The articles published in periodicals are often excellent sources of current information.
PhotocopiersPhotocopy machines located on the first, second, and fourth floors accept coins or bills to make copies at $0.10 per page, or $0.08 using a copy card or your official university ID. A color copier is available on campus at Printing Services.
An integrated set of Web pages that guides users to selected local, state, U.S., and international government documents, statistical compendia, and other resources.
Reader-copiersMachines in the microform reading room that project and enlarge images for reading, and produce photocopies. The cost is $0.10 per page, payable at the Service Desk.
Services designed to teach skills and concepts that help you use and evaluate a variety of information resources best suited to your needs.
Reference CollectionA selection of general and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, handbooks, bibliographies, periodical indexes, databases, and other library materials to help you find information and do research.
Reference InterviewCommunication between you and a librarian with the goal of selecting the best information for your needs.
Request DeliveryLog in to IUCAT with an IPFW username and password, and take advantage of this feature to request books or other returnable library materials from another Indiana University library.
Research Consulting AreaA place equipped with library workstations and printers for librarians to work with you one-on-one, located on the first floor near the Service Desk and the reference collection.
Digitized course reserves accessible on and off campus via the Web. Copyright restrictions require passwords so that only those students enrolled in the course have access to these required readings.
This library-within-a-library reference service and collection on the fourth floor delivers specialized science, technology, and health science information.
Search StrategyA plan for selecting authoritative library and information resources and using them effectively to define and investigate an information need or research problem. Check out the Information Foraging Worksheet available from the library's homepage.
The service point on the first floor where staff will help you check out library materials and course reserves, use equipment, and get started on library research.
Superintendent of Documents (SUDOC) ClassificationThe call number system that uses a combination of letters and numbers to identify the issuing agency and shelf location of items in the library's U.S. Government Publications collection.
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