Off The Shelf

There’s a new guide available for learning more about and using CQ Researcher database. You can find it by going to the Library Homepage and following this path:

1. Click Articles, Books and More (your one-stop-shop for all of the Capella subscribed databases)
2. Scroll down the alphabetical list of databases until you see CQ Researcher.  Underneath the database link is the link to the User Guide.  Click to open!

CQ Researcher publishes 44 unbiased, heavily researched reports each year on timely and often controversial issues relating to health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are written by “seasoned” journalists and include a link to the author’s brief biography.

Note: CQ Researcher is not a peer reviewed journal.

CQ Researcher is a great source for undergraduates, but can also be useful for assignments not requiring peer reviewed articles or for finding background information on a topic that is considered controversial.

Check it out today!

-Sommer

PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in September 2009.  Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books.  Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts.

APA Books

1. How caregiving affects development: Psychological implications for child, adolescent, and adult caregivers, ©2009, by Shifren, Kim (Ed.)

2. Medical illness and positive life change: Can crisis lead to personal transformation?, ©2009, by Park, Crystal L. (Ed.); Lechner, Suzanne C. (Ed.); Antoni, Michael H. (Ed.); Stanton, Annette L. (Ed.)

3. Spirituality and the therapeutic process: A comprehensive resource from intake to termination, ©2009, by Aten, Jamie D. (Ed.); Leach, Mark M. (Ed.)

Classic Books

4. The anatomy of melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostics, and several cures of it, ©ND (Reprinted 1838), by Democritus, Junior     

5. The book of nature (from the last London ed.), ©1837, by Good, John Mason 

6. A discourse of natural theology, showing the nature of the evidence and the advantages of the study, ©1835, by Brougham, Henry Lord

7. Elements of physiology, ©1837, by Müller, J.; Baly, William (Trans.)

8. Elements of physiology, Vol. 2, ©1842, by Müller, J.; Baly, William (Trans.)

9. The history of ancient philosophy, in four volumes, Vol 4, ©1846, by Ritter, Heinrich; Morrison, Alexander J. W. (Trans.)

10. Intermarriage: or, The mode in which, and the causes why, beauty, health and intellect, result from certain unions, and deformity, disease and insanity result from others: Demonstrated by delineations of the structure and forms, and descriptions of the functions and capacities, which each parent, in every pair, bestows on children,—in conformity with certain natural laws, and by an account of corresponding effects in the breeding of animals, ©1839, by Walker, Alexander

11. Language: Its connexion with the present condition and future prospects of man by a heteroscian, ©1836, by Hazard, Rowland Gibson

12. Legal and political hermeneutics, or Principles of interpretation and construction in law and politics, with remarks on precedents and authorities (enlarged ed.), ©1839, by Lieber, Francis

13. Man, in his intellectual faculties and adaptations, ©1839, by Mudie, Robert

14. Manual of political ethics, designed chiefly for the use of colleges and students at law, Part 1, ©1838, by Lieber, Francis

15. Medical notes and reflections, ©1839, by Holland, Henry

16. Observations on the influence of religion upon the health and physical welfare of mankind, ©1835, by Brigham, Amariah

17-18. On the power wisdom and goodness of God as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history habits and instincts, Vol 1-2, ©1835, by Kirby, William   

19. Outlines of human physiology: Designed for the use of the higher classes in common schools (2nd ed.), ©1838, by Hayward, George

20. Philosophical and practical treatise on the will, forming the third volume of a system of mental philosophy, ©1850, by Upham, Thomas C.

21. Reason. the only oracle of man; or, a compendious System of natural religion, by Col. Ethan Allen; to which is added, Critical remarks on the truth and harmony of the four gospels, with observations on the instruction given by Jesus Christ, and the doctrines of Christianity, by a Free Thinker, ©1836, by Allen, Ethan; A free thinker     

22. Treatise on language: or, The relation which words bear to things, in four parts, ©1836, by Johnson, A. B.

23. Twelve lectures on the natural history of man, and the rise and progress of philosophy, ©1839, by Kinmont, Alexander

Note: To read any of the these ebooks – go to the Articles, Books, and More page.  Scroll down to PsycBOOKs and type in the title.

~Jennie

Sometimes learners ask us about creating a MyEBSCOhost account, which allows you to add articles to folders in EBSCOhost databases to be retrieved later.  Often this topic comes up because a learner was adding articles to a folder without creating and logging in to a MyEBSCOhost account, which then would cause the articles to disappear from the folder once you close your browser.  If you’re curious about creating an account, then check out the MyEBSCOhost guide.

Erin recently blogged about a new feature in MyEBSCOhost that allows you to add notes.  You can also add notes in RefWorks for individual articles.  Check out the RefWorks Basic Guide, which shows you how to Create an Annotated Bibliography.  Just follow the instructions to Create an Annotation to add your notes.

If you already have a MyEBSCOhost account you can easily transfer all of your references to RefWorks.  Just follow the steps on the Exporting from Library Databases guide for EBSCOhost databases and export from your MyEBSCOhost folders.  You have to option when you export to RefWorks to delete the articles from your MyEBSCOhost folder or leave them there, so you can either continue to keep them in both places if you like.

Hungry to learn more about RefWorks?  Check out one of our RefWorks Online Seminars.  Just go to the RefWorks Information Page (linked as RefWorks from the Library Homepage) to register!

-Sommer

Gale Virtual Reference Library now features streaming and downloadable audio of their encyclopedia entries.  You can click to play the entry or download the MP3.  Just click the Listen button and the options to either stream the audio or download the MP3 will appear.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is not a peer-reviewed journal resource, but it does include subject specific encyclopedias that are very helpful for finding out background information.  Theories and research methodologies discussed in the scholarly literature do not go over the basic information about the theory or describes how a particular type of methodology is used.  Scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles discuss the theory and methodology within the context of their research.  The scholars assume the readers already have that foundational knowledge.  So Gale is a great place to go to learn that foundational information.  And now it’s available with an audio feature!

To learn more about Gale check out Robin’s recent blog post Gale to the Rescue.

-Sommer

Credo Reference recently added a number of new titles to its collection.  Many of these new titles are a boon for those of you in Public Safety specializations, as they cover issues such as policing, prisons, youth justice and intelligence.

Here’s a list of Credo’s latest additions:

• Dictionary of Policing
• Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment
• Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management
• Dictionary of Youth Justice
• Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
• A Glossary of Political Theory
• A Glossary of UK Government and Politics
• Key Concepts in Journalism Studies
• Key Concepts in Political Communication
• Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
• Political Philosophy A-Z
• World Politics Since 1945

Enjoy!

-Kim

If you’re a big user of the MyEbscoHost feature in the Ebsco databases, you now have a new feature. You can add notes to individual articles. Whenever you go back in, your notes will be there, waiting for you.

Once you’ve signed in to MyEbscoHost, search for the article you want. Then click the title of the article. On the article information page you’ll see a new icon:

Click the icon and add your notes. Now your notes will be saved in your MyEbscoHost account.

- Erin

The Alumni Library is a great resource for anyone interested in lifelong learning.  Whether your degree is in education, psychology, business or nursing, there is a database to cover your field of study.  As a current or future Capella Alumnus, you have free lifetime access to several of the journal and book databases you used or are currently using as a learner. 

The latest addition to the collection is American City Business Journals, which includes 40 metropolitan business publications featuring local business news, job postings, local business directories, and much more.  There are currently twelve databases available.

         Alumni Library: Databases A-Z

• Academic Search Alumni Edition
• American City Business Journals
• Business Source Alumni Edition
• CINAHL
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Dissertations and Theses Full text
• Ebrary (ebooks)
• ERIC
• Proquest Psychology Journals
• RefWorks (citation management tool)
• SocINDEX
• WorldCAT 

The Alumni staff is always exploring new database options.  If you have a recommendation or a comment you’d like to share, please send an email to the Alumni Association.  

Visit the Alumni Library to subscribe to this free service.  If you are already a subscriber, start searching the Library today!

Kristin

Try Proquest Education Journals. There is some overlap  between journals in  ERIC  (Education Resources Information Center) and Proquest Education Journals, but for the most part the journals in this database are unique. That means you may find other articles on your topic.

If you are doing a comprehensive literature review on a topic in either K-12 or Higher Education it is essential you search both ERIC and Proquest Education Journals. Having trouble finding peer-reviewed journal articles on your topic? Don’t struggle - use the resources that are included in your tuition payment - Ask-a-Librarian!  

Robin

If you were on the ball and picked up the new APA 6th edition manual the moment you could, you’ll need to make some updates to it.

The first printing of the 6th edition has several examples with wrong information.  If you like to model your papers on the sample paper in the manual, you’ll have to be especially careful.  Many of the mistakes are in that sample paper.

To see a list of all the mistakes, see the Corrections to the First Printing on the APA’s website.

If you buy the second printing, all should be corrected.

- Erin

October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. Click here to view the  official  proclamation:

The ability to find, evaluate and effectively use information for a designated purpose is essential not only to every learner, but to every American.

“Hone”  your information literacy skills this month by checking out just one of the many guides or  tutorials on the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page.

Any questions about using the Library for coursework, comprehensive exams or dissertation research? Ask-a-Librarian!

Robin