RESEARCH HELP

Tutorials

• Researcher's Toolkit
• Catalog & Database Searching
• Subject-Based Resources
• Other Resources

Research Guides

• 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 Planner

Bibliographic Management

• Software: Citation 9 Information & Free Download site - Link for Off-campus ISU users - Tutorial

• Software: EndNote X.1 - New version as of June 4, 2007 {compatible with Word 2007}

  Free Download site for On-campus ISU Users -OR- Off-campus ISU Users

  Thomson's Guides, Tip Sheets & Info Pages

  X.1 User's Guide {702 pages!}

  Read Thomson Scientific's press release on X.1 features

  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

Style Guides

• Online Style Guide: APA {courtesy Purdue OWL}
• Tutorial: APA Style
• 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.}

Miscellaneous Other

• 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}

• 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