RESEARCH HELP
Tutorials & Research Guides
- LibGuides; LibGuide is a newer, standard template approach to tutorials and research guides,
now in use by many libraries. Visit our growing list of LibGuides. If you don't see one you need, please suggest it!
To look for a libguide someplace else, do an online search using Google or other search engine for your topic AND libguide AND .edu
Older ISU Library Research Guides & Tutorials Still Available:
- Tutorials: Researcher's Toolkit
- Tutorials: Catalog & Database Searching
- Tutorials: Subject-Based Resources
- Tutorials: Other Resources
- Research Paper - A PowerPoint presentation. For beginning researchers.
- Research guides for ISU courses
- Research guides by topic
- Database how-to guides
- Conducting research [general tips]
- ISU
library information
- Library of Congress Call Numbers: most of the library's collection is arranged under this universally-recognized system. To learn more about the LC call number system, visit one of these sites: Library of Congress's listing; LC Classification Outline; About.com's LC listing. Click on each letter for a further breakdown of that classification.
- Resources for Teaching Faculty
Personalizing Your Research Experience
Assignment Calculator
Library Research PlannerBibliographic Management
Style Guides
- Software: Citation 9 Information & Free Download site - Link for Off-campus ISU users - Tutorial
- Software: EndNote X.3 - New version 2009 {compatible with Word 2007}
- Free Download site for On-campus ISU Users -OR- Off-campus ISU Users
- Thomson's Guides, Tip Sheets & Info Pages
- Thomson Reuter's TUTORIALS, ONLINE CLASS SCHEDULES
- X.1 User's Guide {799 pages!}
- Read Thomson Reuter's press release on X.1 features
- IF YOU HAVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF ENDNOTE: See what's new about version X.3 via this online tour
- Find out how to convert your files from another program, e.g., Citation, ProCite, etc.
- Import from Google Scholar Instructions
- Download more than 3000 bibliographic styles {for individual journals, etc.}
- Version X Tutorials: Tutorial from UNC-Chapel Hill -- Award-winning tutorial from the University of Newcastle, Australia
Miscellaneous Other
- Online Style Guide: APA {courtesy Purdue OWL}
- Tutorial: APA Style
- Tutorial: APA Quiz
- APA's Citing Electronic Resources
- Online Style Guide: MLA {courtesy Purdue OWL}
- Tutorial: MLA Style
- AMA Style Guide aka AMA Medstyle STAT! based on (9th) edition of the AMA Manual of Style (1998);revised and expanded fall 2006
- Interactive Citing: Citation Machine {Choose style -APA or MLA-; enter data; citation formatted; covers many basic citation needs; e.g. book, article, etc.}
- New Items in Library Collections {find items added to Catalog from 1 week - 1 month}
- My Ebscohost tutorial - forthcoming
- Library Collections - REVIEW & RENEW checked out items
- Interlibrary Loan FAQ - First Time Users Registration - ILLiad Login
- Off-Campus Access to Library Databases
- Printing Instructions in the ISU Library
- Library Bookmarklets
- Suggest Additions to Library Collections
Personal Assistance
- Reference, Research & Library Instruction/Information Literacy Questions:
- Phone: 812.237.2580
- E-Mail form
- Chat with Librarian {during regular library hours}
- Phone: 812.237.2580
- In-Depth Research Needs?
Identify & Contact a Reference/Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist - Reference/Instruction Department {information & links to additional information & resources}
- Circulation Questions {online form} or call 812.237.2541}
- Additional Contact Options including Interlibrary Loan, Special Collections
