Off The Shelf

Google Scholar recently changed their user interface.  This affects both how how you hook the Capella Library up to Google Scholar and how you refine your searches in it. First things, first:  The library’s Google Scholar guide has been updated with the new directions to hook it up to the library.  If you’ve already connected [...]

As a Capella librarian, I encourage everyone to use the Capella Library to find scholarly and peer-reviewed resources to support your assignments.  That said, there are times when it is appropriate to turn to the open Web, such as when you need data sets,  current event information, or background information to help you get started [...]

The librarians are teaching two webinars coming up within the next week.  Spend an hour to pick up some new skills that could save you days down the road! RefWorks Webinar:  Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT RefWorks is a research management tool that helps you collect, organize, and store citations from library databases and [...]

Do you like searching Summon, but wish that you could create more detailed searches?  Well, you can!  Summon has an Advanced Search link that you can click on that works much in the same way that Google Scholar’s does. 1.  Move your cursor over the Library menu option in iGuide and choose Summon. 2.  Choose [...]

The library has two webinars coming up this week, so now is your chance to spend an hour picking up some skills that could help you with the rest of your program! “Searching Databases for Articles” Webinar:  Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT Get better results for the topics you search in the library [...]

National Library Week runs from  April 8-14, so Happy National Library Week to all our Capella learners! Don’t forget to celebrate the fact that the  Capella University Library is here to help you with your research and library-related needs.    Here’s a library guide to help you get prepared for the quarter start on Monday, April [...]

PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in February 2012. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 60 were designated Classic Books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1.How intimate partner violence affects children: Developmental research, case studies, and evidence-based intervention, © 2011, by Graham-Bermann, [...]

Our Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) database has a new look and new functionality including: Improved user-focused navigation and organization Enhanced advanced search options Multi-page viewer that enables one or two-page viewing ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology in 19 languages Book cover images on the search and results screens GVRL contains reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and [...]

PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in January 2012. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 60 were designated Classic Books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1.    Caring for veterans with deployment-related stress disorders, © 2011, by Ruzek, Josef I. (Ed.); Schnurr, [...]

As you finish writing your final papers for the quarter, we in the library would like to remind you to cite your sources properly.   Here are some resources that can help. Many of our library databases allow you to get the APA-formatted citation for an article that you can copy and paste into a [...]