Off The Shelf » SOUS http://blogs.capella.edu/library The blog of the Capella University Library Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Credo Reference Database – New Guide Available! http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/11/04/credo-reference-database-new-guide-available/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/11/04/credo-reference-database-new-guide-available/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48:27 +0000 Sommer http://blogs.capella.edu/library/?p=1190 Last week I blogged about a new guide for CQ Researcher recently available.  This week I wanted to announce the Credo Reference User Guide is also now available.  To access the guide just go to the 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 Credo Reference.  Underneath the database link is the link to the User Guide.  Click to open!

Earlier this year Robin blogged about how Credo Reference (along with Gale Virtual Reference Library) are helpful in gathering background information.  Credo includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, quotations, and bilingual dictionaries.  Check out her blog post for more information!

-Sommer

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/11/04/credo-reference-database-new-guide-available/feed/ 0 CQ Researcher Database – New Guide Available http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/10/30/cq-researcher-database-new-guide-available/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/10/30/cq-researcher-database-new-guide-available/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:34:16 +0000 Sommer http://blogs.capella.edu/library/?p=1182 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!

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-Sommer

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/10/30/cq-researcher-database-new-guide-available/feed/ 1 Trouble with Textbooks & Readings? http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/04/07/trouble-with-textbooks-readings/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2009/04/07/trouble-with-textbooks-readings/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:35:42 +0000 ebrothen http://blogs.capella.edu/library/?p=666 As with every new quarter, the library’s been getting a lot of questions about accessing textbooks and course readings. Exactly one year ago today we posted to the blog a FAQ about these common questions.

The answers are still the same, so if you have a question about what to do about your required readings, take a quick look at our post:

Course Readings & Textbooks

- Erin

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  • Action Research in Organizations
  • A-Z of Employment Law
  • Key Events & Lessions for Managers in a Diverse Workforce
  • Social Responsibility of Business
  • Twenty-Two Ways to Develop Leadership in Staff Managers

Unlike our ebook databases, Business Source Complete has a record for each individual book chapter.  If you do a general search in the database, you may find book chapters among your results.

You can also restrict your search to just books.  On the Advanced Search page, scroll down until you see the Publication Type limit.  You then have the option of choosing Book:

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–Erin

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/06/30/books-in-business-source-complete/feed/ 0 What are peer-reviewed articles?…and other new guides http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/19/what-are-peer-reviewed-articlesand-other-new-guides/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/19/what-are-peer-reviewed-articlesand-other-new-guides/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 21:24:01 +0000 kpeterson http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=250 Scholarly Continuum

We have added new guides to the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page

What are Peer-reviewed Articles & How do I Find Them? (Flash with audio)

a link to…Reading Strategies
This resource is designed to help you build skills and strategies to make your reading as efficient as possible.

Course-specific Guides
Course-specific research guides are tailored to course content and include techniques such as developing search strategies, finding materials on specific topics, evaluating results and more.

Undergraduate

  • PS3600: Principles of Public Safety Investigation (u01d1)
  • PS3900: History of Violence in the U.S. Society (u09a1)
  • MAT2050: Statistical Literacy (u05d2)
  • BUS3040: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Graduate

  • Psychology First Courses
    • First Library Search
    • Scholar Practitioner Assignment
  • HS5002: Survey in Research in Human Development and Behavior (u07d2)
  • PSF8631: Case Studies in Critical Incident Management
  • PSY7220: Child Psychology (case study)

Is there another guide you would like to see? Let us know.

-KateP

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/19/what-are-peer-reviewed-articlesand-other-new-guides/feed/ 0 Q: What’s your topic? http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/06/q-whats-your-topic/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/06/q-whats-your-topic/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 18:25:02 +0000 kpeterson http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=237 A: We get many phone calls and emails from learners who are having trouble looking for articles but after a few questions we realize the trouble often lies with the topic. When your topic is too broad or too narrow it can make finding articles difficult.

For a few tips on Defining and Narrowing a Topic click through our tutorial or PDF with an example topic grid.

Topic Grid you can fill in is on the PDF:Topic Grid
-KateP

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/05/06/q-whats-your-topic/feed/ 0 Journals in your email?!? http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/14/journals-in-your-email/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/14/journals-in-your-email/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:03:10 +0000 kpeterson http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=209 Set up AlertDid you know that you can get the latest issue of a journal or magazine (i.e. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Business Week, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, etc.) sent right to your email inbox? Set up a Journal Alert or Table of Contents Alert using the Library databases. The email will contain a list of the articles in the newest issue and with links to the abstract and full text if available in the Library.

How do I do this? Use our Setting Up Journal or Search Alerts Guide.

Ask a Librarian with questions.

-KateP

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/14/journals-in-your-email/feed/ 0 Literature Reviews – When am I “done”? http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/10/literature-reviews-when-am-i-done/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/10/literature-reviews-when-am-i-done/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:44:06 +0000 rveal http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=207 Have you every wondered when you are “done” with your Literature Review? Have I found everything? Well there are a couple of resources on the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page that can help.researchguide.png

First our Research Guides. We have developed Research Guides for each of the Schools within Capella: Education, Human Services, Psychology, Business and Technology.  Have you checked all of the recommended databases in the Resource Guide for your school? That is one way to be certain you are doing a comprehensive Literature Review.

Also a great way to find other resources for your Literature Review is to check the references on the articles you have already located. This is sometimes called Bibliography “mining” or Cited Reference searching. When you start to see the same resources over and over again, it is probably a good indication that you have done a comprehensive search. The Library has developed a guide called Bibliography Mining and Cited Reference Searching that explains this process in more detail. If you have never searched this way before, try it,  I think you will find it very productive.

Stuck in your Literature Review or any assignment? Need some keyword or database suggestions? Don’t forget to take advantage of the resources available to you here at Capella - Ask-a-Librarian! 

Robin

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/10/literature-reviews-when-am-i-done/feed/ 0 Course Readings & Textbooks http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/07/course-readings-textbooks/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/07/course-readings-textbooks/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:03:20 +0000 kpeterson http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=201 Textbooks and ReadingsWelcome to the Spring Quarter! It is that time of the quarter when we get lots of calls on course readings and textbooks. Here are a few of our Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in the Library?

A: Required course readings should be linked both in each Unit and in the Syllabus> Course Materials page. For more information, see our Finding Your Course Readings Guide.

Q: “I ordered my textbooks but they haven’t arrived yet. Are the textbooks somewhere in the Library?”

A: The textbooks are not available from the Library (we check to make sure so you don’t have to buy something that is available). Instead search Worldcat.org to see if a local library has the book you need. After checking the Library’s usage policies you can travel to the library and read or photocopy the reading.

Q: “One of links to a reading in the Library is broken. How can I get the article?”

A: Call or email the Library to let us know which course you are in and which reading is broken. We will work from our end to get it updated. In the meantime, to get your reading you can use the Journal Locator:

  1. Search by the journal title (i.e. Harvard Business Review, Journal of Psychology, etc.).
  2. Click on the database name (i.e. Business Source Complete, etc.) which has the year of the citation (check the Syllabus>Course Reading to get full citation).
  3. Use the year, volume, issue and pages to find the reading. You can also “search within that publication” for the first couple words of the title.

Q:”How can I get the Optional Books and Optional Articles?”

A: If it is a book:

  1. Search our ebook databases (ebrary, NetLibrary and PsycBOOKs) on Databases A-Z to see if we have the full text.
  2. If we do not have the full text, search Worldcat.org to see if a local library has it (check that library’s usage policies) and travel to it. Another option is to use our Interlibrary Loan service (Note: Limit of 25 items per quarter).

If it is an article:

  1. Search Journal Locator by the journal title to see if we have the full text. Double check the range of years available. Click the databases name. Browse to find the full text using the year, volume, issue and pages.
  2. If the full text is not available, you may use our Interlibrary Loan service (Note: Limit of 25 items per quarter).

Got Questions? Ask a Librarian.

-KateP

]]> http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/07/course-readings-textbooks/feed/ 1 Course Readings & Textbooks http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/07/course-readings-textbooks-2/ http://blogs.capella.edu/library/2008/04/07/course-readings-textbooks-2/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:03:20 +0000 kpeterson http://www.capella-id.com/library/?p=201 Textbooks and ReadingsWelcome to the Spring Quarter! It is that time of the quarter when we get lots of calls on course readings and textbooks. Here are a few of our Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in the Library?

A: Required course readings should be linked both in each Unit and in the Syllabus> Course Materials page. For more information, see our Finding Your Course Readings Guide.

Q: “I ordered my textbooks but they haven’t arrived yet. Are the textbooks somewhere in the Library?”

A: The textbooks are not available from the Library (we check to make sure so you don’t have to buy something that is available). Instead search Worldcat.org to see if a local library has the book you need. After checking the Library’s usage policies you can travel to the library and read or photocopy the reading.

Q: “One of links to a reading in the Library is broken. How can I get the article?”

A: Call or email the Library to let us know which course you are in and which reading is broken. We will work from our end to get it updated. In the meantime, to get your reading you can use the Journal Locator:

  1. Search by the journal title (i.e. Harvard Business Review, Journal of Psychology, etc.).
  2. Click on the database name (i.e. Business Source Complete, etc.) which has the year of the citation (check the Syllabus>Course Reading to get full citation).
  3. Use the year, volume, issue and pages to find the reading. You can also “search within that publication” for the first couple words of the title.

Q:”How can I get the Optional Books and Optional Articles?”

A: If it is a book:

  1. Search our ebook databases (ebrary, NetLibrary and PsycBOOKs) on Databases A-Z to see if we have the full text.
  2. If we do not have the full text, search Worldcat.org to see if a local library has it (check that library’s usage policies) and travel to it. Another option is to use our Interlibrary Loan service (Note: Limit of 25 items per quarter).

If it is an article:

  1. Search Journal Locator by the journal title to see if we have the full text. Double check the range of years available. Click the databases name. Browse to find the full text using the year, volume, issue and pages.
  2. If the full text is not available, you may use our Interlibrary Loan service (Note: Limit of 25 items per quarter).

Got Questions? Ask a Librarian.

-KateP

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