Tutorials and Guides
- Online Tutorials
- General Library Guides
- Subject Guides
- Resource Guides
- Database Guides
- Webpages from Instruction Sessions
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.
- CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
- EBSCOhost Tutorials - Searching tutorials.
- ERIC Tutorial
- Keyword Searching - Tutorial will begin playing automatically.
- Periodical Databases for Reference and Research (SOIS 510 - Dimitroff)
- Research for Arguments Tutorial (Communication 103)
- Several library databases also come with their own tutorials. Look for a "Help" or "Tutorial" link within the database.
General Library Guides
Guides to library services, general resources, and research techniques.
- Accessing Electronic Reserve Documents from Off Campus Computers
- Accessing Electronic Reserve Documents in the Campus Computer Labs
- Adobe Acrobat Reader User Guide
- Alternative Sources of Library Materials for the Blind and Visually Disabled
- Bibliography, Quick Guide to Preparing a
- Citation Styles
- Cited Reference Searching & Journal Impact Factors
- Directory of Library Services or Facilities for Library Users with Disabilities
- Email Alert Services
- Faculty/Staff E-Learning Support
- Find It! Help
- Finding Periodicals in the UWM Libraries
- Guide to Library Services for Distance Learners
- Internet
- International Newspapers and General Interest Periodicals at the UWM Libraries
- Library Map
- Library Resources for Graduate Students
- Library User Rights and Responsibilities
- Library Workshop Schedule
- Locating Internet Resources
- "My Saved Titles" / PantherCat
- Obtaining Items Not Owned by the UWM Libraries
- Online Nursing Doctoral Program
- PantherCat: Searching Tips
- Plagiarism, Avoiding
- Power Tools
- Research and Instructional Support Area Map
- Seeing Your Name in Print: Selected Guides for Publishing
- Term Paper, Researching a
- Using Subject Headings
- UWM Campus Map
- UWM Libraries Hours
- UWM Theses and Dissertations
- UW System Borrowing Instructions
- Virtual Tour of the UWM Libraries
- WorldCat User Guide
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.
- 1990 Census Summary Tape File 3A, Downloading Instructions
- 1992 Census of Agriculture: Geographic Series
- Budget of the United States Government
- Congressional Research Service Reports Guide
- County and City Data Book
- Crime in the United States (Uniform Crime Reports)
- Dictionary of Mining, Mineral & Related Terms
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)
- Income and Poverty (Current Population Survey)
- International Financial Statistics Guide
- Labor Statistics User Guide
- Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CD-ROM)
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database
- Newsbank Resources Searching Tips
- Regional Economic Information System (REIS)
- SEC Disclosure Statements
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Statistical Abstract on CD-ROM
- ThermoDex
- U.S. Census 2000
Database Guides
Guides to online databases. Guide links are also available on the Resources A-Z listing.
- ABI/INFORM
- Academic Search Elite User Guide
- America: History and Life
- American FactFinder: an Overview
- American FactFinder: U.S. Census Bureau
- Analytical WebBase (Analytical Abstracts)
- Animal Behavior Abstracts
- Annual Reviews Database
- Anthropological Literature User Guide
- Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources
- Art Full Text
- ASI Search Guide
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
- Bibliography of the History of Art
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- Biological Abstracts
- Biological & Agricultural Index
- Black Drama
- British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
- Business Full Text
- Business Knowledge Research (Conference Board)
- Business Source Elite, Guide to
- CINAHL
- CIS/Index Search Guide
- ComIndex Guide
- Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
- Contemporary Authors
- Corporate ResourceNet User Guide
- Criminal Justice Abstracts
- Dissertations & Theses (Dissertation Abstracts) Guide
- Early English Books Online
- EconLit Guide
- Education Full TextAbstracts
- Engineering Village 2
- ERIC
- Ethnic NewsWatch Quick Guide
- Health Source: Consumer Edition User Guide
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition User Guide
- Highwire Press
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Guide
- Historical Abstracts
- Humanities Full Text
- IEEE Xplore
- Index Islamicus
- Index to Current Urban Documents (ICUD) User Guide
- Index to Legal Periodicals
- IngentaConnect User Guide
- International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
- LexisNexis Academic, Guide to
- LexisNexis Statistical
- Library Literature
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- LitFinder
- MathSciNet
- MDL CrossFire Commander Quick Reference Guide
- MEDLINE via PubMed
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Mergent Online
- Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
- MLA International Bibliography
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries
- PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
- Philosopher's Index User Guide
- Physical Education Index
- Pollution Abstracts
- ProQuest Newspapers
- PsycINFO User Guide