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Ask Us@Your Library! We can help you in person, by phone, via E-mail or Instant Message, through our Web-based Research Guides, by appointment, and by teaching research skills.

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Ask Us! in Person: at the Reference Desk on the 1st Floor of Helm Library or the Periodicals Desk on the 2nd Floor of Helm Library.

Ask Us! by Phone: 270-745-6125 (Reference) or 270-745-6116 (Periodicals)

Ask Us! by E-mail: web.reference@wku.edu (or use our online E-mail form)

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The Reference Section on the 1st Floor of Helm Library is the first place to start your research. If you are searching for a fact or statistic, for biographical information, for a book, or for a journal article on your topic, go to the Reference Desk or call 745-6125. We'll help you get started with your research.

The Periodicals Section on the 2nd Floor of Helm Library contains journals and magazines. Items from 1980 to the present are located on the second floor of Helm Library in the Periodicals section. This area also has newspapers and microfilm. Journals from 1979 and earlier are located in the basement of Helm Library. For more information, call 745-6116.

Schedule an appointment with a Librarian! To start research on your term paper, sit down with one of the professional Library faculty. We'll show you what you need to know in order to do get a good grade! Find your departmental librarian by department or by name!People in Reference & Periodicals.
Request a library faculty member to teach your classes the research skills they need to be successful on term papers and research projects! To request a class, contact your departmental librarian (listed by department or by name), E-mail web.reference@wku.edu, or use our online E-mail form.
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Access our Research Guides series online! Our Departmental and Subject Research Guides can be consulted for help in starting research projects in your area.

Find Materials in Reference:

Reference Resources
Periodical Resources
Online Resources
Book Review Indexes
Websites for citations & Style Sheets
Quick Bibliography Styles Handout
Business Reference Books
Find Government Documents
Grants & Foundations
Print Journal Indexes
Science Books
Science Indexes
Books on Index Tables
listed by title
or by table number
Current Periodicals
Listed by Subject
Leisure Magazines
Historical Early
American Newspapers
Historic Early
American Newspapers:
Chronicling America Series
Magazines & Journals
in the WKU Libraries
Newspapers in the
WKU Libraries
Newspapers & Periodicals
on the Web
Titles on Microfiche
Microfilm & Microcard
Online Databases  
E-Journals  
E-Books
   
   
   
   
   
   

How books are arranged in the library:
Library of Congress Classification System
| SuDoc Classification System (For Government Documents) 
Items in Storage at Gordon Wilson Hall
Find the Librarians who work with each department on campus by department or by name
Research Guides:
We have one for every Department and Program on campus,
plus a number of Subject research guides.
Web Reference Resources from Topper InfoPortal (TIP).
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