Off The Shelf

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, March 8th, 7:00 PM Central Get better results for the topics you search in the library databases!  If you [...]

Legal research can be tricky.  The LexisNexis database is the best Capella Library database to use for searching, but it  does have a learning curve.  Also, for certain types of legal research, such as laws from foreign countries, you might be better off using websites on the open internet.  Where do you begin? The library [...]

Have you ever found yourself frustrated because you weren’t getting the results you wanted when searching for articles in the library databases?  Do you get too many or too few results?   Results that don’t seem on-topic?   Learn how to become a more effective researcher during this one-hour webinar that starts at 7:00 pm Central on [...]

The Capella Library Guides home page not only provides you with links to important information that can help you with refining a topic, searching the library, and organizing your information; you can also use the search box on the front page to search for specific guides.  This is especially useful if you want to see [...]

Have you ever found yourself frustrated because you weren’t getting the results you wanted when searching for articles in the library databases?  Do you get too many or too few results?   Results that don’t seem on-topic?   Learn how to become a more effective researcher during this one-hour webinar.  A Capella librarian will demonstrate best practices [...]

Have you ever been stumped when you receive an assignment that tells you to find a specific type of article, for instance,  ”two quantitative research articles– 1 using an experimental approach, 1 using a quasi-experimental approach”?  Where do you start? For tips about finding articles by type or by methodology, these library guides can help: Finding Articles [...]

The Homeland Security Digital Library was recently added to the library collection. Access over 94,000 documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management published by federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies. Featured Topics Include: Suicide Bombers Security, Food & Fuel Interoperability Cyber [...]