Getting Started in the LibraryThis library guide points you in the direction of some basic library resources for completing library assignments and writing research papers in this course. Many of these resources are available from the library's homepage at http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/, so you may want to bookmark both the homepage and this guide.
Here are some resources to get you started:
Gaining an OverviewTo develop and refine your search, it often helps to consult a specialized dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook, textbook, guide, or bibliography. These tools are designed to offer an overview of your topic or research problem written by an expert. They may provide an historical perspective, a chronology of events, definitions of terms or concepts, or bibliographic references leading to the literature in a particular field of study. Many useful reference works are now available online. These handy e-reference collections are accessible via Find Resources By... Subject, Title, or Type on the library's homepage.
Selected Reference Works for this CourseEncyclopedia of Feminist Theories (Reference HQ1190 .E63 2000) See especially the entry on Latin American Feminism
The Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics (Reference HQ1381 .E44 1999) See especially the essays on Mexico and South America.
Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues (Reference HQ 1870.9 .W6548 1998) See the Geographical Entries
Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries 1997- 1998 (Reference HQ1154 .N39 1997)
The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics (Reference HQ1236 .M347 2000). Alphabetical entries by country include dates of right to vote and stand for election, summaries of the impact of women with "behind the scene influence" and/or established executive power and lists and dates of female legislative appointments.
Women's Rights: a Global View (Reference HQ 1236 .W6527 2000). Essays for 15 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, and Cuba.
Women and Politics Worldwide (Reference HQ1236 .W6363 1994)
The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality (3 volumes) (Reference HQ 21 .I98 1997)
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture (2 volumes) (Reference F1204 .E539 1997) See especially the entry on Women's Status and Occupation and related cross-references.
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (5 volumes) (Reference F1406 .E53 1996) See the entry on Women
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge (4 volumes) (Reference
HQ 1115 .R69 2000) Entries are arranged by subject; see the Index for page references under separate country names and "Latin America."
Statistical Record of Women Worldwide, second edition (Reference HQ1150 . S73 1995) Indexed by country and region
The World's Women 1970-1990: Trends and Statistics (Reference HQ 1154 .W675 1991)
Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research Sources (Reference F1408 .L3225 1992) See the bibliographic essay on Women's Studies.
Searching IUCAT for Books and PeriodicalsSearch IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog), to find books and periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials), or library materials such as music CDs, electronic resources, and videos. Materials at the Fort Wayne Helmke Library are designated by the library location FORTWAYNE.
IUCAT searches from on-campus computers will show only materials held by the IPFW Fort Wayne Helmke Library. To search all IU libraries, choose ALL from the Select Library pull-down menu on the search screen.
Sometimes IUCAT will lead you to articles in periodicals, but the most efficient way to locate articles is to use a periodical database or index to search many periodicals simultaneously.
Learning about IUCATSave time in the long run by investing a half-hour with our interactive Searching IUCAT Tutorial. It is an easy way to grasp fundamental search techniques and try your hand at practice searches designed to reinforce your knowledge. Also check our other IUCAT Guides for help in using IUCAT to your best advantage.
Choosing the Type of SearchUse the default Basic Search search option to find important keywords or phrases in an IUCAT record, in any order. Choose this search when you are unsure of the exact author or title of works on your topic.
Choose the Begins With (Browse) option from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches to find words or phrases exactly as typed, letter-for-letter, searching from left to right. Choose this search to find known authors or titles. Step 1. Enter term(s) in Title, Author, or Keywords Anywhere search boxes.
Step 2. Under Library, leave Fort Wayne Helmke Library as default, or change to ALL.
Step 3. Click the Search button.
Keyword Search ExamplesKeywords Anywhere will search for words anywhere in a record. This search is the default when the Enter key is used instead of clicking the button.
Example: sex or gender
Author will search for first or last names in any order in the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporations, conferences, etc.
Example: castillo debra (finds works by Debra Castillo, yields the same results as debra castillo)
Title will search for important words in the title. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Example: mujeres america (finds Las Mujeres de America)
Example: politics education latin america (finds The Politics of Women's Education: Perspectives from Asia, Africa and Latin America)
Subject will search for important words in the official Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Example: (peru or chile or brazil) and (wom?n or feminis$)
Finding Periodicals in IUCATStep 1. Choose Periodical Title Search from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches.
Step 2. Enter the periodical title. Choose Keyword or Exact depending on the search you need.
Step 3. Select the correct record from the Search Results screen.
Step 4. In the IUCAT record look for the URL (for Electronic Resources available Online) or Holdings (for printed periodicals) to find what specific years and volumes are available at IUCAT's FORTWAYNE location.
Step 5. When the library owns the printed volumes you need, write down the call number and location. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine where an item will be shelved in the library. Or if the resource is available online, follow the URL link to the full-text content.
Locating Books and Periodicals in the LibraryBooks, printed periodicals, and other library materials are shelved in Library of Congress Classification (LC) call number order. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine on which floor of the library an item will be shelved.
Searching for Periodical ArticlesThe most efficient way of finding a high-quality periodical article , is to search a periodical database or index that provides descriptive abstracts, subject indexing, and often, the full-text content of articles. Check out the interactive Finding Articles Tutorial to learn the basics of choosing and searching the Academic Search Premier database. Below is a selection of databases useful for your course. For a complete list, see the library's Find Resources By... page. Select a resource by Subject, Title, or Type (choose Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes).
Databases for this Course
Sociological Abstracts (CSA)
Content: | Abstracts and indexes research literature from the fields of sociology and related disciplines such as anthropology, community development, demography, political science, social psychology, welfare services and women's studies. Documents included are articles from an international selection of journals and other serials many of which include cited references, and conference papers, books, and dissertations. Coverage begins in 1963 and is updated monthly. Over 1,700 journal titles are included. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed index 1953-1992 (Reference HM1 .S76). IPFW's license allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users. |
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Women's Studies International (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Produced by NISC, WSI covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 548,220 records and spans from 1972 and earlier to present. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus).Other Indiana residents are authorized to use the State of Indiana's Inspire Project link to access this database. Users with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. IPFW owns the printed Women's Studies Abstracts 1972-1999 (Reference Z7962.W65). |
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Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Online)
Content: | An annotated bibliography on Latin America listing references to books, book chapters, journal articles, and papers from published conference proceedings. The multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Disciplines covered include anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, art, economics, geography, government and politics, literature, music, philosophy and sociology. The online version is updated monthly and covers 1935 to the present. An online guide is available. |
Access: | Database available without restriction. IPFW library owns the printed index 1935 to present (Z1605 .H23, on the fourth floor). |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in nearly 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers, updated daily, in a wide range of fields including business, education, science and technology, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Limit to scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or full-text articles only, if desired. Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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Project Muse
Content: | Project Muse offers over 200 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and others. The searchable collection includes current issues and back issue archival coverage extending to 1993 for select titles. Browse the tables of contents for each title in the collection or search the full text across all journals, selected subsets of journal titles, or in just a single title. Project Muse titles are also linked from IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) records. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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JSTOR (scholarly journal collection)
Content: | JSTOR is a searchable collection of the complete back files of more than 700 important scholarly journals. Current issues are not available; a "moving wall" of 1-5 years for each title defines the gap between the most recently published issue and the date of issues available in JSTOR. IPFW subscribes to the following collections: Arts and Sciences I, Arts and Sciences II, Arts and Sciences III, Arts and Sciences IV, Arts and Sciences Complement, Ecology & Botany, and Health & General Sciences. Browse the tables of contents for each title in the collection, or search the full text and abstracts of articles using keywords or author's name. JSTOR titles are also linked from IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) records. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Is Your Article Scholarly or Popular?University instructors often ask students to use articles from scholarly journals rather than from popular magazines for their research assignments. The following Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF) summarizes major differences between scholarly journals and popular magazines. Which type of source have you located?
What about Full Text?Full text means that the text of the article is available in PDF or HTML digital format. Graphics and tables are not automatically included unless the database producer has rights to publish them. Many of the library's licensed databases offer the full-text content of periodical articles. IPFW students, faculty, and staff now have access to more than 20,000 full-text journals. Find them in E-Journal Finder.
When an article you need is not available full text in the database you are using, choose  to see all of your delivery options. You may be able to access the full-text content in another database, request the article from another library through Document Delivery Services, or make a photocopy of the article if the printed periodical is owned by Helmke Library.
When a Resource is Not Available in the LibraryRequest Delivery is an IUCAT feature that allows IPFW faculty, students, and staff to request materials held by other Indiana University Libraries and to have them delivered to Helmke Library (see the IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet).
You may also request any item that is not available at Helmke Library through Document Delivery Services (DDS). DDS borrows books and provides photocopies of periodical articles from other library collections. The service is free for IPFW faculty, staff, and students.
Searching the InternetFor some information needs, the Internet may supplement library resources. To begin an Internet search, try one of the many search engines on our Internet Search site. One that works well is Google, which ranks results by number of links leading to a site. The section on Subject-Oriented Tools includes directories that have evaluated and selected sites for specific subject areas, such as the Librarians' Index to the Internet.
Because the World Wide Web is a massive, tangled directory of knowledge producers, research, facts, and entertaining tidbits of information, you must be critical about the material you find there. Quality and validity are not assured when anyone can publish anything, anytime, without the benefit of scholarly peer review. There are many useful guides and tutorials to help you understand how to navigate and evaluate Web sites, including Is Your Web Site Credible?
Style Guides and Useful Tools for WritingA variety of style guides are on reserve at the Service Desk on the first floor. These tools help you organize and write your paper, and format in-text references and bibliography lists. For more information, also see our Style, Publishing, & Writing Guides.
Style Guides for this CourseFrequently recommended are the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, an official publication of the Modern Language Association, and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, sometimes referred to as the APA style guide. Both of these associations also maintain web pages which present examples of how to cite electronic formats: MLA Style Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style and Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
Other commonly used style guides include the ASA Style Guide published by the American Sociological Association, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations (Turabian), and the Chicago Manual of Style.
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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skekloff@ipfw.edu
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
260-481-6011
Fax: 260-481-6509
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Sue Skekloff M.L.S., M.A.
Reference & Information Services Librarian; Liaison to English & Linguistics, Human Services, Organizational Leadership & Supervision, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies; Training & Staff Orientation Coordinator
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