Research Links

As an Iowa State student, you have a world-class research library at your fingertips. To access this wealth of information, there are a few steps stduents need to complete. Please visit our e-library access page if you have not already done so to learn how to use this system. Once you have familiarized yourself with the e-library, you can use the following links to find important sites quickly.

ISU Library Links for Creative Components

• ISU Library
• ISU e-library Login
• e-library Agriculture Resources
• Service Areas: Request Library Forms
• Interlibrary Loan
• Indexes & Abstracts

Frequently Used Indexes and Abstracts

• AGRICOLA
• AGRIS
• Biological and Agricultural Index
• Biosis Previews
• CAB Abstracts

Formatting

A good creative component formatting source is the ISU Graduate College Thesis Manual. Even though students are not completing a thesis, the formatting resource will assist students with font type, font size, page margins, and other concerns.