Library Guides 

Accounting -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating accounting resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in accounting, Internet sites, accounting standards, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in accounting, and professional trade organizations.

Anthropology and Archaeology -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating anthropology and archaeology resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in anthropology and archaeology, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in anthropology and archaeology, and professional trade organizations.

Anthropology Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating anthropology resources in the library and on the Web, geared to specific IPFW anthropology courses.

Anthropology Style Guide -  

Brief Description: Guide to citing references in anthropology, including examples on citing multiple or corporate authors, differing editions, full-text articles from licensed electronic databases, and Web sites.

Banking & Finance -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating banking and finance resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in banking and finance, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in banking and finance, and professional and trade organizations.

Biology Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating Biology resources in the library and on the Web, geared to specific IPFW courses.

Business Financial and Operating Ratios -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating business financial and operating ratios resources in the library and on the Web.

Census 2000 -  

Coverage: 2000

Brief Description: Guide to locating information from the 2000 Census including the long and short form questions, sample and 100% data elements, data products by subject, geography and format.

Chemistry Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating chemistry resources in the library and on the Web.

Codes, Standards, and Specifications -  

Brief Description: The following resources have been assembled to point users to the library's major resources for identifying architectural and engineering codes and standards.

Company Research -  

Brief Description: Guide to researching companies in the library and on the Web, including how to get started, financial reporting, news & analysis, parent and subsidiary companies & brands, and how to contact a reference librarian.

Consumer & Family Science Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating Consumer & Family Sciences resources in the library and on the Web, geared to specific IPFW courses.

Copyright Information -  

Brief Description: A gateway to resources on IPFW, Indiana University, and Purdue University copyright statements, general introduction to copyright, copyright laws and legislation, copyright news, copyright permissions, distance education and the TEACH Act, electronic reserves and copyright, fair use and copyright materials, international copyright, and more.

Core Business Resources -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating business resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in business, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected business journals, business information source lists, and professional and trade organizations.

Creating Effective Library Assignments -  

Brief Description: Tips and links on how to design effective library assignments for your class, and how to avoid the "red flags" that frustrate your students and the library staff.

Crime, Justice, and Law Enforcement -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating federal government resources on crime, justice, and law enforcement issues, including consumer safety, federal grants & welfare, research databases, and statistics. Part of PIRS: Public Information Reference Service.

Criminal Justice -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating criminal justice resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in criminal justice, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, and selected journals in criminal justice.

Current Events -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating authoritative current events resources on the Web, including local and state newspapers, national and international newspapers, radio, television and online news services, specialized subject news sources, and news archives.

Doing Library Research -  

Brief Description: A guide to the basic steps of doing library research and developing a search strategy, with references to basic sources available in IPFW’s Helmke Library.

Education Law -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating education law resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in education law, Internet sites, legal codes, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in education law, and professional trade organizations.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing -  

Brief Description: Provides information about evidence-based practice in nursing and finding appropriate resources for nursing questions.

Finding Articles Tutorial -  

Brief Description: This interactive tutorial teaches the basics of finding articles in IPFW's Academic Search Premier multidisciplinary database, and offers a quiz at the beginning and end to test your knowledge.

Tools Available: The Finding Articles Tutorial is a component of Helmke Library's Information Literacy Tool Kits.

Foraging For Information Worksheet (PDF) -  

Brief Description: A worksheet to plan your search strategy for finding library resources. Includes helpful examples and hints for better searching.

Human Resources -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating material on human resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles on human resources, Internet sites, laws and policies regarding human resources, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in human resources, and professional and trade organizations.

Indiana Government and Information -  

Brief Description: Guide to finding Web-based information on the government of the state of Indiana. Includes overviews of state and local government, links to Indiana public officials, guides to Indiana legal information, and links to other selected topics.

Industry Research -  

Brief Description: Guide to researching an industry in the library and on the Web, including classification, industry overviews, industry news, rankings & ratios.

Information Literacy Resources -  

Brief Description: Links to official information literacy statements issued by professional organizations, organizations dealing with information literacy, and additional resources on information literacy.

Insurance -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating insurance resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in insurance, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in insurance, and professional and trade organizations.

International Government -  

Brief Description: Guide to finding foreign government and international governmental organization sites, as well as links to the constitutions, laws, treaties, maps, and statistics worldwide. Lists foreign governments alphabetically and by region; also lists International Governmental Organizations (IGOs). Part of PIRS: Public Information Reference Service.

International Trade -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating international trade resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in international trade, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, information on individual countries, selected journals in international trade, and professional and trade organizations.

Investments -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating investment resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in investment, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, information on bonds, commodities, and mutual funds, stock exchanges and stock quotes selected journals in investment, and professional and trade organizations.

Is Your Journal Scholarly? -  

Brief Description: A guide to the major differences between a scholarly journal, a general magazine, and a trade or professional publication.

Is Your Web Site Credible? -  

Brief Description: A guide to help evaluate whether a particular web site is a credible source for research.

IUCAT Library Help Topics -  

Brief Description: The official IUCAT help screen, focusing on the different searches available: basic, advanced, "begins with" (browse), periodical title, sound recording, DVD/video, and call number.

IUCAT Library Locations -  

Brief Description: A list of library locations used on IUCAT. Ask a librarian about how to use these to fine-tune your search.

IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet -  

Brief Description: FAQs about Request Delivery, which is a service of Indiana University libraries that allows faculty, students, and staff to request the delivery of an item found in the IUCAT catalog to any participating IU library.

IUCAT Shelving Locations -  

Brief Description: Shelving location codes used at Fort Wayne Helmke Library. Look for the Location code near the bottom of the IUCAT Catalog record. Ask at the Service Desk for the most current information.

Labor Studies -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating labor studies resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in labor studies, Internet sites, cases, decisions, laws, regulations, and policies, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in labor studies, and professional and trade organizations.

Library of Congress Classification -  

Brief Description: Guide to understanding the way library materials are organized using the Library of Congress Classification system.

Tools Available: Library of Congress Classification at IPFW Helmke Library

Literary Criticism: Children's Authors -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating literary criticism of children's authors in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in literary criticism, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in literary criticism emphasizing children’s authors, and professional trade organizations.

Market Research -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating marketing research resources in the library and on the Web, including demographics, consumer behavior & buying power, market surveys, market share, advertising, and professional and trade organizations.

Medical Anthropology and Transcultural Health Care -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating resources on medical anthropology and transcultural health care in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in medical anthropology and transcultural health, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in medical anthropology and transcultural health, and professional and trade organizations.

Monologue Character Guide -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating monologues in Helmke Library books and collections. Character name, age, and gender are listed for each monologue, as are nationality and race where indicated in the text.

Music Scores -  

Brief Description: Describes the types of music scores and score collections at Helmke Library and how to find scores in the collections.

Nursing Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating nursing resources in the library and on the Web, geared towards specific IPFW nursing courses.

Patents and Trademarks -  

Brief Description: The following resources have been assembled to point users to the library's major resources for searching U.S. patent information and trademark registrations, plus freely accessible international resources.

Physics Course Guides -  

Brief Description: Guides to locating physics resources in the library and on the Web, geared to specific IPFW physics courses.

Plagiarism Information -  

Brief Description: Plagiarism in any form always has a negative impact on the educational process. Not only does it affect the person who commits the act, but it also affects the one who discovers it. This library guide offers selected electronic resources on the aspects of plagiarism that concern higher education.

Policy Making in Indiana -  

Brief Description: Provides and overview of how laws are made in Indiana with links to the documents that accompany to lawmaking process.

Prize-Winning Playwrights and Their Plays -  

Brief Description: This list is designed to help users searching for plays in Helmke Library. All the plays have been nominees or winners of major theatrical or writing awards and are listed in alphabetical order by AUTHOR.

ReservesEXpress Guide (PDF) -  

Brief Description: A guide to ReservesEXpress, Helmke Library's electronic Course Reserve service, providing student access to supplementary course materials assigned by faculty.

Reviewing Non-Fiction Books -  

Brief Description: Guide to reviewing non-fiction books for class assignments.

Science -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating general science resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in science, Internet sites, dictionaries and encyclopedias, directories and biographical sources, government information, handbooks and statistical information, selected journals in science, and professional and trade organizations.

Searching IUCAT Tutorial -  

Brief Description: This interactive tutorial teaches the basics of searching IPFW's library catalog, and offers a quiz at the beginning and end to test your knowledge.

Tools Available: The Searching IUCAT Tutorial is a component of Helmke Library's Information Literacy Tool Kits.

Statistical Sources -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating and making sense of statistical resources in the library and on the Web, including guidelines on searching for statistics and evaluating data, gateways to statistical sources, and links to many subject-specific statistical sources.

Taxation -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating tax resources in the library and on the Web, including databases and indexes to journal articles in taxation; Internet sites; tax laws, regulations, interpretations, and forms; dictionaries and encyclopedias; directories and biographical sources; government information; handbooks and statistical information; selected journals in taxation; and professional and trade organizations.

Tips for Using the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics -  

Brief Description: Provides information on how to effectively use the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.

West Nile Virus -  

Brief Description: Guide to locating resources on the West Nile virus in the library and on the Web, including Internet sites, terms and definitions, government resources, handbooks and statistical information, and selected journals covering infectious diseases, insects, and pesticides.