Library Links
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InfoHawk+InfoHawk+ is the University of Iowa Libraries' catalog and provides information about books, articles, and media. This is typically the best place to start your research.
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WorldCatThe world's most comprehensive catalog of items held by libraries, particularly libraries in North America. WorldCat is valuable for finding items that have been published but are not held at the University of Iowa Libraries.
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)Found an item, but we don't have it? ILL it! Log in and provide information about the item you would like to borrow from another library.
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Recommend a PurchaseIs there a book, journal, DVD, or database you think the University of Iowa Libraries should purchase? Submit a suggestion!
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Have a different question?The Library FAQ's have answers to many of your library questions.
General Research Tips
- Generate a list of your search terms and any synonyms.
- Search for each term in databases or InfoHawk+.
- Log in to InfoHawk+ to pin your results and searches for future reference.
- If searching for a phrase, insert quotation marks around the phrase.
- Limit your search by a date range if you want results from certain years.
- Try your search terms in multiple databases.
- Look at the footnotes and bibliography of scholarly articles - they can lead you to related sources!
- The first sources that you find may not be the best. Keep looking!
Welcome!
The resources listed in this guide will help you find information to inspire your writing for CNW:1620:0001 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction. This guide will also help you understand how to get better results when you research.
If you have questions or problems, contact your librarian!
InfoHawk+ Articles
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InfoHawk+ Books
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Wikipedia is not* bad
*if used as a starting point in the research process, not your entire research process!
Regardless of what you may have been told in high school - Wikipedia is not* bad. It does not need to be avoided.
In fact, if used as a tool, Wikipedia can be a great method to gather background information and find resources and terms that will be beneficial for your research.
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Land Acknowledgement
The University of Iowa is located on the homelands of the Ojibwe/Anishinaabe (Chippewa), Báxoǰe (Iowa), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Omāēqnomenēwak (Menominee), Myaamiaki (Miami), Nutachi (Missouri), Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha), Wahzhazhe (Osage), Jiwere (Otoe), Odawaa (Ottawa), Póⁿka (Ponca), Bodéwadmi/Neshnabé (Potawatomi), Meskwaki/Nemahahaki/Sakiwaki (Sac and Fox), Dakota/Lakota/Nakoda (Sioux), Sahnish/Nuxbaaga/Nuweta (Three Affiliated Tribes) and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nations. The following tribal nations, Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa), Póⁿka (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), Meskwaki (Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Nations continue to thrive in the State of Iowa and we continue to acknowledge them.
Click here for the Acknowledgement of Land and Sovereignty from the UI Native American Council.