After exploring some of the foraging tools and tips on this page, you will be better able to locate and retrieve relevant information by
- recognizing the components of a citation and differentiating among types of resources;
- using appropriate components of a citation to locate the original source;
- applying the conventions for identifying and locating works in print and electronic formats;
- being able to locate and retrieve both local and external sources of information.
Your trail of resources includes . . .
Services & ContactsService Desk / Reference & Information Services, Offering Appointments with Librarians for One-on-one Consultation If you are having trouble locating what you are looking for, come see us! Oftentimes, meeting with us may save you hours of fruitless labor.
"Making the Grade" (9-min. video) This video will demonstrate how a reference consultation can help you obtain the resources you need for your project.
ReservesEXpress Conveniently retrieve materials that your instructor may have set aside for your course.
Find Resources By... Several of the library's most popular online databases include full-text articles. Our content descriptions tell you which databases provide the full text (in PDF or HTML format), and which ones provide only citations with abstracts and indexing. Using full-text databases can make your retrieval efforts more productive.
Document Delivery Services You may discover items you need that we don't have in our online or print collections. Use this service to retrieve materials from other institutions. Allow one or two weeks for delivery. Plan ahead!
IPFW Writing Center Visit the Writing Center to meet a consultant who can help you get the most impact for your writing efforts.
Guides & ToolsLibrary Tour & Quiz Learn where the materials you need are located at Helmke Library.
Doing Library Research This guide will give you ideas about the range of different materials you may want to obtain for your current project.
Course Guides Use one of these course guides to retrieve resources relevant to a specific class or assignment.
Need Books? Follow this quick link to locate the best source for finding books plus other materials such as videos, music or data CDs, or government publications that deal with your topic. You might even retrieve one of the thousands of e-books we have online.
Need Articles? This quick link leads to our most frequently used full-text database. Use it to find and retrieve articles on your topic from thousands of different periodicals and newspapers.
Need Web Sites? Another quick link, this time pointing you to Google, our favorite Internet search engine. Google ranks Web sites by the number of links they receive, which helps you find the most authoritative ones first.
Technical Requirements for Using the Helmke Library Web Site If your computer is having trouble displaying the materials you found online, see if our technical requirements page can help.
E-Journal Finder If we have licensed the rights, you may be able to retrieve articles you need from one of our electronic databases or a publisher's Web site. Determine whether the particular journal source you need is available online at IPFW.
Style Guides Get some guidance on how to properly format your cited resources from one of our many authoritative style guides.
Searching IUCAT Tutorial Retrieve what you need. Have fun learning how to make IUCAT work for you.
Finding Articles Tutorial Citation? Abstract? Full text? Complete this tutorial and get the facts on what these terms really mean.
Environments & BehaviorsSubject Pathfinders Expand the materials you retrieved initially by exploring more of the basic information resources in your subject area. Did you know that specialized encyclopedias, with articles signed by experts writing on a wealth of topics, will lead you to the core resources that are often easily retrieved right here in Helmke Library?
Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF) Some of the articles you find will be better for your needs than others. Get pointers on how to differentiate between scholarly journals, popular magazines, and professional periodicals when it is important to locate the right kind of content.
Is Your Web Site Credible? Learn how to recognize a good Web site when you find it, and discover some tips on locating only the best ones.
Crossing Boundaries: Library of Congress Classification This guide will help you locate materials using LC call numbers
IIFE Insights
IIFE Insight #4: Discovering your information quarry is one thing, but retrieving it is another. As a discriminating information forager, you want to pursue and capture your most valuable resources first. Did you know that IPFW Helmke Library subscribes to nearly 2,000 periodicals, and provides online access to ten times that number? (That's millions of quality periodical articles, waiting for you.) Ask us to show you how to get just the right ones.
 Let's continue on with #5 Evaluate What I Find
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