| Cunningham Memorial Library (Physical Location) | 12pm – 10pm |
|---|---|
| Circulation Desk | 12pm – 10pm |
| Research & Instruction | Closed |
| Administration Office | Closed |
| Special Collections | Closed |
| Technical Services | Closed |
| Writing Center | By Appointment |
Search the Library Catalog for books, e-books, and other materials held by the ISU Library.
WorldCat is a database that can be used to simultaneously search thousands of library catalogs around the world. You may use it to find out if a book exists on your topic. Search WorldCat to identify items not held by Cunningham Memorial Library and to identify which libraries do hold those items. Click the link to ILLiad to use ISU's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request books not owned by the ISU Library. Articles will be scanned by the other library and shared with you via e-mail notification. Physical books will be snail-mailed to the ISU Library for your use. If you are a distance student. The Library will mail the ILL books to your address.
WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information. Worldcat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. WorldCat grows every day thanks to the efforts of librarians and other information professionals. You can search for popular books, music CDs and videos—all of the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. You can also discover many new kinds of digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Because WorldCat libraries serve diverse communities in dozens of countries, resources are available in many languages. Materials in Worldcat can be requested via Cunningham Memorial Libraries' Illiad Inter-Library Loan software. Worldcat is interlinked with Illiad, so users may request an item directly from the Worldcat record.
About the ISU e-books. Most of our e-books are provided by two different companies, so they have a certain look and feel from those companies. The search within the e-book only searches for the exact string of characters you entered. It will not retrieve other word endings, like plurals or -ing. So be aware. Also, most e-books limit how many pages you may save or download or print. This number limit is set by the publisher-vendor of the e-book, not by the ISU Library. Sometimes the limit set for a particular book is ridiculously small. If you find you need more pages beyond the page limit, let us know and we will help you get them.
The ISU library has a number of electronic Reference books/sets available, many from Oxford and/or Gale Reference libraries.
Links verified September 7, 2021