How Can Librarians Help You?
Librarians at ISU are subject experts who can help with your research and course needs. There are experts available for every discipline at ISU who are ready to assist you with your information needs!
What we do:
- Answer questions via phone, chat and in-person
- Consult with student and faculty researchers on request
- Purchase materials for the collection
- Teach instruction session for ISU courses
- Support faculty getting ready for promotion & tenure reviews
- Help with data management plans
How to contact us:
- Use the list on the right to find your librarian and call, email, or set up an appointment!
Find Your Librarian
| Subject area | Librarian and contact info | |
| Accounting |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Aerospace Engineering |
Jesse Garrison |
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| African & African American Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering |
Kristine Stacy-Bates |
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| Agricultural Education & Studies |
Rano Marupova |
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| Agronomy |
Anita Kay
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| American Indian Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| Animal Science |
Brad Kuennen |
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| Anthropology |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Apparel, Merchandising, & Design |
Charles Yier |
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| Architecture |
Jeff Alger |
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| Art & Design |
Jeff Alger |
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| Asian American Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Chemical & Biological Engineering |
Heather Lewin |
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| Chemistry |
Heather Lewin |
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| Children's Literature |
Daniel Coffey |
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| Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
Kristine Stacy-Bates |
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| Classical Studies |
Abbey Elder |
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| Community & Regional Planning |
Jeff Alger |
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| Computer Science |
Jesse Garrison |
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| Criminal Justice |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Data Services |
Megan O'Donnell |
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| Digital Scholarship & Initiatives |
515 294-8590 |
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| Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Economics |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Education |
Rano Marupova |
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| Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Eric Schares |
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| English & Linguistics |
Daniel Coffey |
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| Entomology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Entrepreneurship |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Environment |
Megan O'Donnell |
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| Events Management |
Charles Yier |
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| Finance |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Food Science & Human Nutrition |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Genetics, Development & Cell Biology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Geological & Atmospheric Sciences |
Jesse Garrison |
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| Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication |
Charles Yier |
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| History |
Abbey Elder |
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| Horticulture |
Anita Kay
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| Hospitality Management |
Charles Yier |
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| Human Development & Family Studies |
Anita Kay
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| Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
Eric Schares |
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| Information Systems |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Kinesiology |
Anita Kay
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| Landscape Architecture |
Jeff Alger |
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| Law |
Charles Yier
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| Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| Management |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Marketing |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Materials Science |
Eric Schares |
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| Mathematics |
Kristine Stacy-Bates |
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| Mechanical Engineering |
Jesse Garrison |
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| Microbiology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Military Science |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Music |
Jeff Alger |
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| Natural Resource Ecology & Management |
Megan O'Donnell |
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| Nursing |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Open Access and Open Educational Resources |
Abbey Elder |
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| Patents |
Heather Lewin |
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Philosophy & Religious Studies |
Daniel Coffey |
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| Physics & Astronomy |
Jesse Garrison |
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| Plant Pathology |
Heather Lewin |
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| Political Science |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Psychology |
Anita Kay
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| Sociology |
Lorrie Pellack |
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| Special Collections & Rare Books |
Amy Bishop |
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| Standards |
Kristine Stacy-Bates |
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| Statistics |
Kristine Stacy-Bates |
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| Supply Chain Management |
Jeffrey Kushkowski |
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| Theatre |
Daniel Coffey |
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| University Archives |
Greg Bailey |
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| U.S. Latino/a Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| Veterinary Medicine |
Brad Kuennen |
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| Women's and Gender Studies |
Susan Vega-Garcia |
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| World Languages and Cultures |
Daniel Coffey |
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