Service Desk / Reference & Information Services, Offering Appointments with Librarians for One-on-one Consultation
Sign up with a librarian and discover the appropriate resources most likely to yield results for your topic.
"Making the Grade" (9-min. video)
Not sure which databases may help with your library research? Check out this video and learn how working with a librarian can get you going in the right direction.
ReservesEXpress
Browse a selection of materials that your instructor may have provided for your course.
Find Resources By...
Locate and link to a few likely candidates among our rich variety of general-interest and subject-specific online databases and printed indexes. Don't get overwhelmed as you start out. A librarian can show you how to select the best resource for your needs.
Document Delivery Services
Have you found just the right source, but it's not here? DDS delivers it to you! The library subsidizes the cost of this great service for IPFW students, faculty, and staff.
Library Tour & Quiz
New library users! Explore the library's services, collections, and facilities. Use the maps to find out where useful resources are located. Take the quiz to test your knowledge. Enjoy the tour!
Doing Library Research
Use this guide for a comprehensive overview of the research process. See where the path begins and where it might lead you.
Course Guides
Check these out! See what fruitful information is listed on a library resource guide for your course.
Need Books?
A quick link to the best source for finding books and more at IPFW and other Indiana University Libraries.
Need Articles?
A quick link for finding the most frequently used source for periodical articles at IPFW.
Need Web Sites?
A quick link to the IPFW librarians' favorite Internet search engine, Google.
IUCAT Guides
Understand what's in IUCAT and what's not, how to search it, and where to find the materials you discover on your topic.
Copyright
Get to know the public-domain terrain well, and know your FAQs about the big ©.
Searching IUCAT Tutorial
Not sure what a keyword search is? Need help finding a book? Take a brief excursion into this tutorial to learn what IUCAT can do for you.
Finding Articles Tutorial
Explore this tutorial and gain tips on how to choose a periodical database appropriate to your information needs.
Subject Pathfinders
Enter the habitat of basic information resources in your subject area.
Foraging for Information Worksheet (PDF)
Allows you to map the trail of sources you have selected and keep track of your initial results.
Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF)
What is this creature? Have you discovered a scholarly journal or is it a general-interest magazine? Learn to identify the differences.
Is Your Web Site Credible?
Have you found a reputable resource on the Web, one that is suitable for college-level research? Read our tips for identifying the high-quality Web sites.
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