Off The Shelf

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 [...]

The Capella Library has recently acquired The World Education Encyclopedia which can be found in the Gale Virtual Reference database.  Here is the description of this resource from the publisher: This 3-volume country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries. This [...]

We’ve recently added some subject specific encyclopedias to our Gale Virtual Reference Library database.  Subject encyclopedias are a great place to go for an overview of a topic and learn the fundamentals and basics.  They’re an excellent place to start your research, as they provide a wealth of background information that will help guide your [...]

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: Click Articles, Books and More (your one-stop-shop for all of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Often times I get calls from learners who want an overview of a topic or perhaps a theory. They are inclined to turn to journal articles.  However journal articles tend to focus on very specific questions and often do not have the broad overview you may be looking for.  So where do you turn? The [...]

Were you aware that the Library has two specialized databases that contain subject specific encyclopedias?  You can find the databases Gale Virtual Reference and CREDO reference listed under the Databases A-Z link on the Library’s home page. So why would you want to use subject specific encyclopedias when all you hear is that you need peer-reviewed resources for [...]

Erin’s blog post What makes that analysis so meta? earlier this month sparked an interest to provide some further information and examples of this quantitative method of research. In our library database Gale Virtual Reference Library a search of Meta-analysis finds several encyclopedia entries that explain in detail more about this technique. Click on the [...]

The Capella University Library’s database, Credo Reference, has added new books to its collection.  Here is a sampling from the list of new titles: Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Handbook of Global Environmental Politics Ireland and the Americas: Culture, [...]