Mathematics 

Thinking of words

. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations

Dictionary of Physics and Mathematics Abbreviations, Signs, and Symbols: DPMA (Science Reference QC5 .D55)

Mathematics Dictionary and Handbook (Science Reference QA5 .N48 1998)

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics (Science Reference QA5 .M425 1997)

Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English (Science Reference QA5 .S39 1994)

Gaining an Overview

. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks

CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics (Science Reference QA5 .W45 1994)

CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences (Science Reference QA47 .H324 1978)

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae (Science Reference QA47 .M315 30th ed.)

Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences (Science Reference QA21 .E57 1994)

Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (Science Reference QA246.5 .S66 1995)

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (Science Reference QA276.14 .E5 1992)

Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Science Reference QA11 .H26 1992)

Mathematics Handbook for Science and Engineering (Science Reference QA41 .R34 1999)

Table of Integrals, Series, and Products (Science Reference QA55 .G6613 1994)

Transformations and Applications Handbook (Science Reference QA601 .T73 2000)

Finding current information

. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse

Academic Search Premier -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available.

MathSciNet -

Call Number: Science Reference QA1 .M76 Coverage: 1940 to present, with review texts available after 1979 Brief Description: A comprehensive Web site for mathematics research information Other IPFW Formats: IPFW owns the printed Mathematical Reviews and Index of Mathematical Papers, 1940-2000 Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. An online searching guide is available.

IngentaConnect -

Coverage: 1988 to present Brief Description: Billed as "one of the most comprehensive collections of academic and professional research articles online" IngentaConnect is an aggregator database providing access to the tables of contents from more than 30,000 popular, trade, and scholarly journals.

Browsing journals

. . . Selected current journals in mathematics are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:

American Mathematical Monthly (Periodicals QA1 .A513)

Bulletin (New Series) of the American Mathematical Society (Periodicals QA1 .A521)

Mathematics Teacher (Periodicals QA1 .N28)

Notices of the American athematical Society (Periodicals QA1 .A525)

SIAM Review (Periodicals QA1 .S2)

UMAP Journal (Periodicals QA11 .A1)

Discovering books

. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies

IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -

Brief Description: Search Helmke Library's online catalog to find books, electronic resources, periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, or newspapers), government publications, music CDs, videorecordings (DVDs, VHS), and other library materials. Tools Available: Searching IUCAT Tutorial How Do I Use IUCAT Guides

WorldCat -

Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. Tools Available: Online tutorials are available.

Checking facts

. . . using almanacs, statistics

New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67.N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])

Seeking people & organizations

. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes

American Men and Women of Science, 19th ed., 1995 (Science Reference Q141 .A471)

Biography Resource Center -

Coverage: Current and retrospective reference sources Brief Description: Provides biographical information on more than 275,000 people from throughout history and around the world, across all disciplines and subject areas. Tools Available: An online list of sources indexed is available. An online research guide and  search tips are also available.

Science Citation Index, 1970-1991; see science librarian (Reference Z7401 .S365)

Encountering facts & opinions

. . . using reviews, editorials

Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)

Editorials on File (Reference D839 .E3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Facts on File (Reference EF D410 .F3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Using writing & editing tools

. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors

Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences (Science Reference QA42 .H54 1993)

Crossing boundaries

. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule Q: Science