The library has an extensive collection of tutorials, videos and handouts suitable for students at various proficiency levels. Here's a brief guide to where to find our resources.
For students just starting out with college-level research, review the extensive resources on our Information Literacy Guide. Consider assigning our Researchpath Tutorials and Using Information Responsibly Tutorials as part of your students' coursework.
If you're looking for a tutorial video on a specific topic, search our ISU Library Youtube Channel, or scroll down to see our most popular videos on basic research skills at the bottom of this page!
Do you need a list of library resources in your subject area? Review our extensive list of Subject Guides for customized lists of the best library resources for your students.
Don't see what you need? Our librarians can respond to your content needs by producing handouts, recorded videos tutorials, and more. Please contact libinst@isu.edu with your content needs.
How to Search like a Boss
(A video from one of our LLIB 3 Credit Courses)
OneSearch for Articles
Keyword Searching
Subject Headings
Combining Searches: Boolean Search Operators
Citation Mining - Getting Unstuck in Your Search
Registering for ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
Requesting Articles using ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
Retrieving Interlibrary Loan Articles via ILLiad
Requesting Books using ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
Requesting Books using ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
Requesting Document Delivery via ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
Searching Google Scholar
Finding Reference Sources and Statistics with Google
Using Wikipedia