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.
Historical Research ProcessWhen conducting historical research: FIRST. Use specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, and textbooks to identify who, what, when, where, how and why.
SECOND. Use the references cited at the end of chapters or articles in textbooks, specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides, and specialized bibliographies to identify the core scholarly research on your topic or research problem.
THIRD. Use databases and indexes to update core scholarly research with current scholarly material.
FOURTH. Identify and obtain as much primary source material as possible. A primary source documents first-hand accounts or first recordings of events. The historian using a number of such primary sources produces a secondary source. Examples of primary source materials include letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, government documents, statistics, photographs, etc. Consult the History librarian for help in locating primary source materials.
Selected Reference Works for this CourseAtlasesAtlas of the Islamic World Since 1500 (Atlas stand G1786.S1 R5 1982)
Cultural Atlas of Islam (Reference DS36.85 .A39 1986)
Historical Atlas of Islam (Atlas stand G1786.S1 H6 2002)
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Finest map collection on the Internet. See the section on historical maps.
Historical Atlas of Central Europe (Reference G1881.S1 M32 2002) includes essays, maps, charts, and bibliographic references.
Historical Atlas of East Central Europe (Reference DJK4 .S93 vol. 1 1993) includes essays, maps, charts, and bibliographic references.
History of the Ottoman Empire
Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans (Reference G1996.S1 H8 2001) includes excellent maps, essays, and a select bibliography.
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and HandbooksGeneralCambridge Encyclopedia of The Middle East and North Africa (Reference DS44 .C37 1988) includes chapters arranged by topic and a brief bibliography.
Cambridge History of Islam, 2 vols. (Reference DS35.6 .C3 1970) articles are written by scholars in the field and include a bibliography of books and other monographs.
Cambridge Medieval History, vol. IV: The Byzantine Empire (Reference D117 .C3) provides long scholarly chapters with bibliographical references.
Encyclopedia of Islam, 7 vols. (Reference DS37 .E523) This encyclopedia is the most authoritative in the field. IPFW library owns vols. 2-6, 8, and the Index to vols. 1-6. Each entry is signed and includes a brief bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more.
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa With nearly 600 new entries and 1,000 updates, this second editon reflects the far-reaching changes the Middle East has undergone in recent years, making it more relevant and necessary than ever before. Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government.
Europe - 1450 to 1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World Explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. Includes 1,150 articles written by eminent scholars covering major topics in art, government, and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. Also covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish Inquisition, Utopia and others.
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia (Reference HF1001 .T7 2000) includes articles written by scholars in the field and brief bibliographical references.
Country Studies book-length description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems of countries throughout the world.
History of World Trade Since 1450 History of World Trade Since 1450 starts at a year regarded as the beginning of the Age of Exploration and examines how the hunt for new resources and markets during that period resulted in the establishment of colonies in Africa, the Americas and Asia. The set looks at the Industrial Revolution, the rise of capitalism and the effects of imperialism on the global economy.
Individual CountriesHistorical Dictionary of Albania (Reference DR927 .H88 1996) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reference DR1675.5 .C88 1997) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Iraq (Reference DS70.9 .G47 2004) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Kosova (Reference DR2075.6 .E46 2004) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Romania (Reference DR215 .T74 1996) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia (Reference DS221 .P48 2003) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Slovenia (Reference DR1375.5 .P58 1996) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Syria (Reference DS94.9 .C66 2004) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Reference DR1232 .S87 1998) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of the Kurds (Reference DS59.K86 G86 2004)
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire (Reference DR436 .S66 2003) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Croatia (Reference DR1507.5 .S74 1995) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia (Reference DR2175.5 .G46 1998) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
Historical Dictionary of Turkey (Reference DR436 .H47 2002) Provides a chronology, historical overview, brief informational entries, and an excellent bibliography of sources.
BibliographiesAmerican Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature, 2 vols. (Reference D20 .A55 1995)
Crusade: Historiography and Bibliography (Reference Z6207.C97 A8 1962) Annotated bibliography and historical essays.
Introduction to the History of the Muslim East: A Bibliographical Guide (Reference Z3013 .S314 1965) Provides bibliographic essays and overviews of the literature.
Iran (Reference Z3366 .N38 1988) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
Iraq (Reference Z3036 .B574 1995) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
Lebanon (Reference DS80 .B54 1991) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
Jordan (Reference DS153 .S43 1984) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
Nationalism in the Balkans: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z2846 .N37 1984) Includes books and articles in all languages.
Russian and Eastern Europe: A Bibliographic Guide to English-Language Publications, 1992-1999 (Reference DJK9 .S85 2001) provides a representative selection of books published between 1992 and 1998 with descriptive annotations arranged by country and then by subject.
Russia, the USSR, and Eastern Europe: A Bibliographic Guide to English Language Publications, 3 vols. (Reference Z2483 .H54) provides a selective listing of books published in the periods 1964-74, 1975-80, and 1981-1985 with critical annotations arranged by country and then by subject.
Saudi Arabia (Reference D3026 .C57 1988) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, and society of the country.
Southeastern Europe: A Guide to Basic Publications (Reference Z2831 .H67) Annotated bibliography of books in all languages.
Syria (Reference D3481 .S43 1987) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
Yugoslavia (Reference Z2951 .H67) Annotated bibliography of books in English on the history, politics, economy, society of the country.
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: (ottoman$ or turkey) and history and islam
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: fischer bernd [finds works by Bernd Fischer]
Title will search for important words in the title. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Example: Ottoman empire islamic [finds Ottoman Empire and Islamic tradition]
Subject will search for important words in the official Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Example: (ottoman empire) and history
Example: suleyman I
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 & Indexes).
Databases for this Course
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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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Thomson-Gale)
Content: | Provides full-text searching of electronic facsimiles of 150,000 books published in Great Britain and North America in the eighteenth century. Covers history, geography, the fine arts, literature, law, philosophy, religion, medicine, science and technology, and reference works such as almanacs and atlases. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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Historical New York Times (ProQuest)
Content: | Provides full-text PDF page images of the New York Daily Times from 1851-1857 and New York Times from 1857 to two years ago. Cover-to-cover content includes news stories, editorials, photos, graphics, supplements, and advertisements, as well as the content of the New York Times Magazine and New York Times Book Review. Some images contributed by independent journalists and writers may not be available via ProQuest Historical Newspapers due to the Supreme Court's Tasini copyright ruling; in these cases, the microfilm edition is the authoritative source for archival access. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the New York Times (Microfilm 1890 to present), in the microfilm cabinets. For current coverage, use the printed New York Times (in Current Periodicals Reading Lounge, held until microfilm is received). Also available via LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) (1980 to present) or National Newspapers (ProQuest) (1999 to present). |
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)
Content: | CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts includes the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of books, dissertations, films, software and international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, labor relations, and public administration/policy. The database indexes approximately 1,304 titles and contains over 400,000 records. Many records from key journals in political science, published since 2000, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. Each individual reference may also have links to an abstract and/or to other papers that cite that reference. All records added since 2000 are indexed using a thesaurus of over 3,000 terms. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns ABC Pol Sci, 1969-1991 (Reference Z7161.A214). |
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Web of Science
Content: | The Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index published by the Institute for Scientific Information. These unique citation indexes scan the content (including cited references) of nearly 9,000 major journals published worldwide. Updated weekly. Each record offers access to the author's abstract (when available), words in article titles (thus, limited subject analysis), and most importantly, the author's full bibliography (list of cited references or bibliographic footnotes). Use Cited Reference Search to find articles that cite an author or a work anywhere in the indexed source journals from 1955 to present. Use General Search to find articles by topic, author, journal, or address; IPFW's license provides access to articles published in the 9,000 source journals only from 1995 to present. Use the Help feature or Information for New Users to learn more about citation searching, including techniques for eliminating self-citations, finding articles that make reference to or include illustrations of works of art and music scores (implicit citations), or how to use the Times Cited feature to trace citation networks. Searches can be saved and run as search alerts. Results can be marked to print, save, e-mail, or export directly into bibliographic management software such as EndNote. A Master Journal List is available after authentication. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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NOTE: Access to Historical Abstracts is available by appointment with History librarian, Cheryl Truesdell (truesdel@ipfw.edu or 260-481-6506)
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.
Using Government InformationThe U.S. government is an excellent source for primary research materials. Helmke Library has been a selective federal depository for U.S. government publications since 1965, receiving items in the categories of business, the census, commerce, defense history, education, health, justice, foreign affairs, presidential and congressional materials. Many federal government publications are freely available in digital format, and these resources can be accessed using IUCAT Catalog. The library's Public Information Reference Service (PIRS) provides research assistance as well as access to the wealth of local, state, federal, and international government information on the Web. The Allen County Public Library is also a federal depository library.
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 Guides and Writing Guides subject pathfinders.
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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truesdel@ipfw.edu
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
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Fax: 260-481-6509
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