Tutorials and Guides
Library guides are available in the Research and Instructional Support Area. Click on the active links below to view online versions of the guides.
For answers to frequently asked questions about the UWM Libraries and research, please see the Frequently Asked Questions pages.
Need Help? Try the Subject Guides or Ask a Librarian. If interested in instruction, research consultation, or referral to appropriate electronic or print resources, please call (414) 229-4659.
Online Tutorials
Interactive Web guides to various resources.
- Frequently Asked Questions has answers to frequently asked questions about the library and research.
- Searchpath highlights research resources at the UWM Libraries and provides general "information literacy" tips for using and evaluating information from the "public Web."
It also includes a Virtual Tour of the UWM Libraries.
General Library Guides
Guides to library services, general resources, and research techniques.
Subject Guides
Topical guides.
- ADA and its Implementation
- African-American Reference Source Guide
- African Peoples and Cultures; Selected Resources
- Agricultural Statistics
- Anthropological Resources
- Architectural Resources
- Architecture in Milwaukee
- Art Resources
- Biographical Information, How to Find
- Book Reviews, How to Find
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- CD-ROM: a Pathfinder to Resources
- Census Bureau: WEB Resources and CD-ROM's
- Company Information, Locating
- Criminal Justice Research Sources
- DVD: a Pathfinder to Resources
- Education Reference Guides and Resources
- Film and Video: a Pathfinder to Resources
- FOIA: a Guide to Accessing Federal Agency Records
- Foreign Language Dictionaries, Guide to
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources
- Genealogy
- Geological Literature of the U.S. Geological Survey: A Guide
- Geosciences: Selected Web Sites
- Grants, Scholarships & Loans
- Health Related Internet Resources
- Historical Congressional Publications: CIS Serial Set Index and Microfiche Collection User Guide
- Industry Information Sources
- Job Hunting on the Internet
- Latin America: Selected Resources
- Legal and Court Resources: Information on UWM Libraries Holdings of Commonly Requested Resources
- Legal Information Sources
- Legal Resources for Wisconsin and Milwaukee
- Literary Criticism Research
- Locating Materials in Collections
- Middle East: Useful Reference Sources
- Minerals and Materials Information User Guide
- Native Americans, Resources for the Study of
- Native American Studies, Web Resources for
- Nonprofit Accounting Pathfinder
- Periodical Indexes and Abstracts
- Philosophy, Reference Sources for
- Political Science Sources
- Psychology Resoures
- Quotations and Proverbs: Selected Resources
- Religion and Mythology: Selected Resources
- Science & Technology Resources
- Science & Technology Resources: Indexes, Patents, Standards, Unitage
- Sociology, Sources for
- Soil Survey Information at UWM Libraries
- State Legal Sites
- State Personal Income
- Statistics Sources
- Subject Encyclopedias
- Tax Information, General Points for Filing Taxes
- Telephone Directories on the World Wide Web
- United States History Resources
- United States Government Publications, How to Find
- Women's Studies
Resource Guides
Guides to specific research resources, such as CD-ROM titles and reference books.
Database Guides
Guides to online databases. Guide links are also available on the Databases A-Z listing.
