Use "and", "or" to link concepts:
Use quotation marks if searching for an exact phrase:
Truncate search terms if appropriate. Adding an * at the end of a word will search for alternate word endings. For example, clon* will retrieve cloning, clone, clones, clonal.
The ISU Library subscribes to many different article databases. The complete list is available under"Articles & Databases" on the Library's website.
Off-campus access to ISU Library resources requires logging in with your Net-ID and ISU email password. To make the research process easier, we recommend you start by logging into Okta or My Library Card and it will remember you as a valid ISU user until you close your Internet browser.
NOTE: Your Net-ID is the portion of your ISU email address that appears before the @ symbol, as in: yournetid@iastate.edu
Any time you see EITHER of the above logos – click on it and it will help connect you to electronic full-text, or see if we have the paper version of the journal in the library. It will also supply you with a seamless link to requesting journal articles through Interlibrary Loan.
Once you find articles you like, you can save/mark them and then export them to use in EndNote. These steps vary for different databases:
PubMed –
Academic Search Premier and Food Science & Technology Abstracts –