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:
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.
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 CourseGeneralCambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean (Reference F1406 .C36 1985)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 5 vols (Reference F1406 .E53 1996)
Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature (Reference Z1601 .G75 1971)
Latin America and the Caribbean: A bibliographical guide to works in English (Reference Z1601 .B35 1967)
Latin America and the Caribbean: A critical guide to research sources (Reference F1408 .L3225 1992) provides an introduction to the nature of research and recent research trends in each discipline, followed by a guide to the principal sources for research.
Latin American History: A Teaching Atlas (Reference G1541.S1 L6 1983)
Latin American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Core Works (Reference F1408 .C536 2002) provides an annotated, recommended core list of books arranged by broad subject areas.
Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean (Reference Z1595 .R47 1985) is unique in its topical essays which indicate future directions, topics yet to be studied, and gaps in existing research. It suggests a wide array of potential subjects to those searching for ideas, and highlights the questions scholars working in the area are presently asking.
Economic DevelopmentAgrarian Reform in Latin America: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z7164.L3 W56 1974B)
Latin America: A Guide to Economic History 1830-1930 (Reference Z7165.L3 L32 1977)
HistoriographyEncyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing, 2 vols. (Reference D14 .E58 1999)
Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, 2 vols. (Reference D13 .G47 1998)
Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature (Reference Z1601 .G75 1971) provides a historiographical essay at the beginning of each unit and a selective, annotated list of materials.
Indigenous GroupsHandbook of Middle American Indians, 10 vols, 5 supplements (Reference F1434 .H3)
Handbook of South American Indians, 7 vols (Reference E51 .U6 No. 143 1963)
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies presents a collection of links to sites by and about indigenous nations around the world.
Individual CountriesCaribbeana 1900-1965: A Topical Bibliography (Reference Z1501 .C6 1968)
Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture, 2 vols. (Reference F1754 .E53 2003)
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture, 2 vols. (Reference F1204 .E539 1997) includes entries written by scholars and a select list of sources at the end of each entry.
Guatemala (Reference Z1461 .F73 1981)
Historical Dictionary of Cuba (Reference F1754 .S83 2001)
Mexico (Reference Z1411 .R63 1984)
Nicaragua (Reference Z1481 .W66 1983)
Panama (Reference Z1500 .L36 1982)
Revolutionary Cuba (Reference Z1511 .A653)
Politics of Latin AmericaDictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean (Reference F2183 .G86 1991) includes brief explanations with generous "see also" references.
Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions (Reference JC491 .E63 1998) provides scholarly articles on revolutions and major revolutionary figures with a brief listing of additional resources.
Latin America: A Political Dictionary (Reference F1406 .R67 1992) provides an explanation of the significance of each entry.
Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography (Reference Z1609.P64 L39 1984) includes journal literature in English and other languages on Latin American politics since 1914 published between 1973 and 1982.
Revolutions and Revolutionists: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature (Reference Z7164.R54 B55 1982) highlights issues and key questions and singles out some of the most prominent books and articles in the field.
SlaveryBlack Slavery in the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Bibliography 1865-1980, 2 vols (Reference Z7164 .S6S63 1982)
Slavery: A Worldwide Bibliography 1900-1982 (Reference Z7164.S6 M543 1985)
U.S. - Latin American RelationsAtlas to Hispanic-American History (Reference E184.S75 O287 2001) includes essays as well as a visual representation.
Bibliography of Mexican American History (Reference Z1361.M4 M414 1984) includes references to both primary and secondary resources in English.
Bibliography of United States-Latin American Relations Since 1810 and Supplement (Reference Z1609.R4 T7 1968, 1979) includes references to published materials of all kinds in all languages.
Early U.S.-Hispanic Relations 1776-1860: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z6465.L29 T37 1994)
Handbook of Research on the International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean (Reference JZ1519 .A98 2001) provides an essay on the evolution of each field, the nature of research, and recent research trends followed by a guide to the principal sources for research.
Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine: A Reference Guide to U.S. Involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean (Reference F1418 .D458 1999)
United States and Mexico at War: Nineteenth-Century Expansionism and Conflict (Reference E404 .U66 1997) includes scholarly articles with lists of further reading.
WomenWomen and Politics Worldwide (Reference HQ1236 .W6363 1994)
Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography From Pre-conquest to Contemporary Times (Reference Z7964.L3 K525 1977)
Women in the Third World: A Historical Bibliography (Reference Z7964.D44 B96 1986)
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: zapatista$
Example: coffee and (latin adj america$)
Example: bay of pigs
Author will search for first or last names in any order in the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporations, conferences, etc.
Example: castro fidel [finds works by Fidel Castro]
Title will search for important words in the title. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Example: pinochet chile [finds Chile, Pinochet, and the Caravan of Death and Soldiers in a Narrow Land: the Pinochet Regime in Chile]
Subject will search for important words in the official Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Example: cuba$ and revolution$
Example: chiapas and history
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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America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO)
Content: | Bibliographic references with abstracts to journal articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, 1967 to present. Also included are references to book and media reviews and to dissertations. Updated monthly. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed index 1954-1981 (Reference Z1236 .A48). IPFW's license allows six simultaneous users. |
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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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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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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.
Primary Source MaterialsIdentify 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 specific primary source materials.
Examples of Primary Source Materials for this CourseContemporaneous News AccountsHistorical New York Times (ProQuest)
Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, PapersMarcos, subcomandante. Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings. (Stacks F1266 .M285 2000)
Castro, Fidel. Revolutionary Struggle, 1947-1958 (Stacks F1788 .C2713 1972)
Government DocumentsForeign Relations of the United States, 1863-1958
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945 to present (Department of State)
Records from Associations, Organizations, CorporationsOrganization of American States Annual Report of the Secretary General
Statistics and SurveysLatin American Election Statistics This electronic publication, when complete, will provide a chronology of elections since independence at the municipal, state, and federal levels in selected Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and list sources of statistics for each election as identified.
Oxford Latin American Economic History Database contains statistical series for more than forty economic and social indicators for 1900-2000, covering twenty countries in the region.
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?
Finding Internet Sites for this CourseGeneralInternet Modern History Sourcebook presents a diversity of source material in modern European, American, and Latin American history.
World-Wide Web Virtual Library History Central Catalogue (WWW-VL) sponsored by the European University Institute this site is the largest index to history Internet sources. The site is divided by types of materials, history by topics, history by countries and regions and history by eras and epochs.
Special Collections19th Century Latin America is sponsored by the Internet Modern History Sourcebook (see above for complete description).
20th Century Latin America is sponsored by the Internet Modern History Sourcebook (see above for complete description).
Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project goal is to digitize executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during the period between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889. Collections consist of Provincial Presidential Reports (1830-1930)., Presidential Messages (1889-1993), Almanak Laemmert (1844-1889), and Ministerial Reports (1821-1960).
Council on Foreign Relations Latin America Studies Program provides an Internet portal to Latin America issues and resources.
Country Studies (Library of Congress) presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) LANIC's primary objective is to facilitate access to Internet-based information on, from, or about Latin America. Its target audience includes people living in Latin America, as well as those around the world who have an interest in this region.
Oxford Latin American Economic History Database contains statistical series for more than forty economic and social indicators for 1900-2000, covering twenty countries in the region.
Political Database of the Americas provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Zapatistas! Documents of the New Mexican Revolution contains the full, English language text of every communique published (along with several that were not published, as well as many interviews, letters, and essays) from the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) from December 31, 1994 through June 12, 1994.
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.
Style Guides for this CourseThe most frequently recommended style guide for history students is Kate Turabian's A Manual For Writers Of Term Papers, Thesis, And Dissertations. The latest edition of Turabian is located at the Service Desk (Reference LB2369 .T8 1996). A sample of Turabian style footnotes and bibliographic entries is available on the Web.
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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