Off The Shelf

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 [...]

Winter quarter started Monday and we are getting a lot of questions about finding required course readings and textbooks in the courserooms.   You should already have purchased your required textbooks from the bookstore (see the textbook post for more information), but below are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about [...]

Beginning in January the library will be offering two new webinars: 1) Using Journal and Book Locator - Learn how to search the Journal and Book Locator tool to easily determine whether a specific book or journal is part of the Capella University Library collection. 2) Finding Course Readings – Learn how to find required course readings in the library. The webinars are [...]

I recently graduated from a Capella program (yay!)  The other Librarians recommended that I share some of my strategies for success, so I’ve started this “Librarian-Learner” series. Let me tell you: it was tough-going at times, but planning ahead really helped me persist. I know that getting back into the game after quarter break can [...]

Fall quarter starts next week and you should now have access to your courseroom, so where are your course readings?  You should already have your textbooks (see textbook post for more information), but below are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about getting your course readings. Q: “I am a new [...]

Welcome to Summer Quarter! At the start of every quarter the library receives a lot of questions from learners who are wondering how to get a hold of their course materials.  Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions. Q: “I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in [...]

Welcome to Winter Quarter! At the start of every quarter the library receives a lot of questions from learners who are wondering how to get a hold of their course materials.  Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions. Q: “I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in [...]

Welcome to Fall Quarter! At the start of every quarter the library receives a lot of questions from learners who are wondering how to get a hold of their course materials.  Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions. Q: “I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in [...]

With the start of each new quarter, there’s always a learner rush to get all of the course readings for new courses.   Sometimes, getting all of those different readings can be complicated.  This is because the readings come from so many different places.  Here’s a quick guide to help you figure it out: Capella Bookstore [...]

The librarians often get calls about course readings that never open and RefWorks exports that never work. Sometimes this is due to a real technical problem, but very often they are due to a very simple issue: Hidden pop-up windows Course readings open in a new window, which usually pops up right in front of [...]