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Click MnLINK to find books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials at public libraries and private colleges in Minnesota. Use the barcode from the back of your Anoka-Ramsey ID card to log into MnLINK when requesting items. Leave the password blank, and leave "My Library" in the pickup location.
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Browse magazines & journals by subject with BrowZine
How to use BrowZine - a short tutorialDatabases
ARTSTOR: Art images - ArtStor Quickstart Guide
BREPOLIS: International Medieval Bibliography--(on-campus use only) Brepolis Guide
BRITANNICA ACADEMIC EDITION: Encyclopedia content; articles, multimedia, biographies, and research tools
BRITANNICA ORIGINAL SOURCES: Over 420,000 primary source documents, complete books, and authentic images
eHRAF: World Cultures eHRAF User Guide
EBSCO: Contains multiple databases on topics like academics, art, business, allied health (CINAHL), psychology (PsycArticles), etc. EBSCO Tutorial
**If you have trouble accessing EBSCO from off campus, try this link: eLibraryMN
GALE: Academic databases including Opposing Viewpoints, etc. Gale Tutorials
GROVE MUSIC ONLINE: Comprehensive coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship Grove Music Help Page
JSTOR: Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection JSTOR Tutorials
LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Create your own account for this resource, where you will find test preparation materials (tutorials, eBooks, practice tests, etc.) for various exams: Accuplacer, ACT, NCLEX, PTA, SAT, TEAS, and more.
How to create a free Learning Express Library Account
HISTORICAL MINNESOTA NEWSPAPERS
PROQUEST DATABASES (ProQuest Help) incl. U.S. Newsstream, Nursing and Allied Health Premium
Nursing & Allied Health Premium CollectionJournals
Please see a librarian if a year you need is not listed below.
Annual Review of Medicine (2016 to present)
Annual Review of Psychology (2015 to present)
Annual Review of Public Health (2015 to present)
Contemporary Literature (from on-campus PCs only)
Geography Teacher
Journal of Chemical Education (1924 to present)
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (2011 to present)
Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition (2018 to present)
Journal of Geography
Journal of Music Therapy (1996-current)
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (1979 to present)
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (2014 to present)
Music Therapy Perspectives (1996-current)
Resurgence & Ecologist (1966 to present)- What is a scholarly journal (sometimes referred to a "peer-reviewed")?
- Why shouldn't I just "google" my research...what's the big difference?
- How can I determine if a website is credible?
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Search Films-On-Demand, providing high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. You'll need your StarID and password when viewing from off campus.
Search Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform that offers viewers a large collection of award-winning films and documentaries. You will need to create a free Kanopy account and sign in to access the collection. You'll need your StarID and password when viewing from off campus.
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Videos
Films on Demand - Finding videos in Films on Demand (2:33 min. running time) Interlibrary Loan--Requesting Articles A brief tutorial of how to request a journal article through interlibrary loan (4:10 min. running time) Downloadable instructions for accessing scholarly articles JSTOR Database
Using JSTOR, a digital library containing academic journals and primary sources (2:44 min running time)Kanopy--Part 1: Creating an Account
Creating a Kanopy account in order to view streaming videos (1:52 min.running time)Kanopy--Part 2: Searching in Kanopy
How to find videos in Kanopy; search tips; accessing citations (4:19 min. running time)LearningExpress Library
Find practice tests and study materials for TEAS, NCLEX, Accuplacer and more in the LearningExpress Library(6:49 min. running time)Library Intro and Finding Online Journal Articles for Communication Studies, with additional information for concurrent students (14:54 min. running time) Opposing Viewpoints
How to find information in the Opposing Viewpoint database (4:08 min. running time)Popular Magazines, Trade Journals and Peer-reviewed Journals A brief explanation of their differences (2:50 min. running time) Searching for Newspaper Articles in Proquest
Basic instructions about searching in ProQuest (7:56 min running time)Interactive Tutorials
Adding LibKey to your browser -- a brief tutorial about activating LibKey to easily locate articles accessible through Anoka-Ramsey library resources BrowZine - a brief tutorial about browsing online magazines and journals by subject with BrowZine Evaluating Online Resources Finding Current Journal Articles in Library Databases Finding Newspaper Articles in ProQuest Introduction to Library Services and Resources Using Academic Search Premier Using CINAHL (nursing/allied health database) Using JSTOR Using Library Search -
Do you speak "library"? Use these links to learn about commonly used library terms and what they mean.
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Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games. This cross-curricular research tool supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop information literacy, critical thinking skills, and the confidence to draw their own valid conclusions.
CQ Researcher provides in-depth analysis on newsworthy social and political issues, including background information, chronologies and pro/con features in its coverage. For more information, see the CQ ResearcherTutorial.
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Just getting started with ideas or need ways to develop your topic?
- Roam the shelves in the library. Books are categorized by the Library of Congress Classification system (LC chart), a subject-based alpha-numeric convention.
- Encyclopedias (try Britannica Academic) cover the entire range of human knowledge in brief. A search for a basic concept recalls every mention of that concept in the encyclopedia, indicating different contexts for it and some of the fields of study that have explored it. Subject specific encyclopedias cover the knowledge base of a single discipline in brief.
- Check your textbook for a bibliography of books and articles consulted.
- Browse topics in a library database:
- CQ Researcher has a "hot topics" section at the far right on the homepage.
- Opposing Viewpoints categorizes their topics by subject overview at the homepage.
- Government Information: Scan by topic to find government information and services on USA.gov.
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Agricola
USDA National Agriculture LibraryMinnesota Statutes
Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws, and RulesBritannica Academic
An accurate, current, and comprehensive resource for college-level learnersNASA PubSpace
Public access to peer-reviewed papers from NASA-funded researchCIA World Factbook
Information on 267 countries/entitiesNational Library of Medicine
Access to PubMed, MedLine, MeSH, and moreFederal Digital System
US government informationOccupational Outlook Handbook
Information about careers, employment, salaries & moreGlobal Climate Change
Vital signs of our planetScience
U.S. government science informationKhan Academy (Subject Tutorials)
Free tutorials and personalized learningStatistical Abstracts
Information from the U.S. Census BureauMinnesota Compass
Trends and data on the topics that impact Minnesotans' quality of lifeUnited Nations Demographic Yearbook
Demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sourcesMinnesota Court Forms
Downloadable court forms from the Minnesota Judicial Branch websiteUnited Nations Statistical Yearbook
Downloadable yearbook - an annual publicationMinnesota Legislative Manual
From the Secretary of State website - downloadable MN Blue BookUSA.gov
Official website of the United States GovernmentState of Minnesota
Official Minnesota state websiteU.S. Census
Census Bureau data about the nation's people and economyMinnesota Reflections
Over 50,000 Minnesota-specific primary sources & itemsWhite House
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Citation Help
Tutors in the ARCC Writing Center can help you with citations and references.
- Website: http://www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/tutoring-services/
- Email: writing.tutoring@anokaramsey.edu
Style Guides
After using any of these resources, always double-check your citations against the most current published guide. Below you will find resources for the most commonly used citation styles from the style guide homepages, as well as, the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- APA - American Psychological Association style is most commonly used to cite sources within the sciences. APA Tutorial
- MLA - Modern Language Association style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
- CMS - Chicago Manual of Style covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and documentation. CMS Quick Chart
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides writing resources and instructional material for MLA and APA styles.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I cite a Tweet or other social media? Or YouTube?
- What is plagiarism and how do I determine if I'm at risk of doing it?
- Which websites are considered credible and how can I evaluate my results?
- What is the difference between scholarly journals and popular magazines?
pla·gia·rize:
- to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
- to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
- to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
Source: Merriam-Webster.com, 2017
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What Are OER Textbooks?
Click to read the MinnState guides about OER:
Quick Guide to OER for Students
Using OER Through Covid-19
Minnesota State Guide to OERIf You're Creating an OER:
UDL On Campus: Creating Accessible Open Educational Resources
The OER Starter KitWhere to Begin Searching for OER
Minnesota State Opendora - OER materials created by MinnState faculty
Community College Consortium for OER - open texts for community colleges in a variety of subjects
MERLOT Project, advanced search by material type
OASIS (Openly Available Sources Integrated Search)
OER Commons - links to texts in Biology, Business, Math, and Psychology
Open Textbook Library - University of Minnesota’s OER textbook library
OpenStax - peer-reviewed texts for students
Pressbooks Directory - a free, searchable catalog that includes 5,791 open access books published by 160 organizations and networks using Pressbooks. Many include interactive H5P learning activities to engage learners.
Directory of Open Access Journals - search or browse for free journal articles
CORA: Community of Online Research Assignments - an open access resource for faculty and librarians, intended to be a collaborative space for adapting and experimenting with research assignments.
OER Resources by Discipline
CHEM: CLUE - Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything
ENGL: 88 Open Essays - Google Docs
GEOG: Open Geography Education
GEOG: Syllabus, Quizzes and Exams | OER Repository
MATH: Getting Started with Math OER
MATH: MyOpenMath - self-study sources for students; pre-built courses based on open texts for instructors
MATH: Stitz Zeager Open Source Mathematics
PSYC: Noba Project - Psychology OERs
SCIENCE: Public Library of Science (PLOS)
STEM: PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations
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NEW ACQUISITIONS
OERsAmerican Literatures after 1865
Computer Systems Security: Planning for Success
Data Analysis in the Psychological Sciences: A Practical, Applied, Multimedia Approach
The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000
The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design
Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
Methods of Teaching Early Literacy
E-BOOKS
80 ways to use ChatGPT in the classroom : using AI to enhance teaching and learning / Stan Skrabut.
Black Disability Politics, by Sami Schalk
Cooling Down: Local Responses to Global Climate Change, edited by Susanna M. Hoffman, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, and Paulo Mendes
The Color of Mind : Why the Origins of the Achievement Gap Matter for Justice / Derrick Darby, John L. Rury.
Dossey & Keegan's Holistic Nursing : A Handbook for Practice / edited by Mary B. Helming [and three others].
Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Mental Patient: Psychiatric Ethics from a Patient's Perspective, by Abigail Gosselin
Painting the Impressionistic Landscape : Exploring Light & Color in Watercolor & Acrylic / Dustan Knight.
Presidential Elections : Strategies and Structures of American Politics / Nelson W. Polsby [and three others].
State Profiles : The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State, 2022 / edited by Hannah Anderson Krog.
Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists : A Creative Beginning / Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN; Lisa Wright Eichelberger, PhD, RN.
Unmasking Autism : Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity / Devon Price.
Watercolor : An Artist's Guide to Painting on the Go! / Barbara Roth.
We Are Meant to Rise : Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World / Carolyn Holbrook, David Mura, editors.
COON RAPIDS - PRINT
BUSINESS (donations)
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies, by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, by Alice SchroederECONOMICS (donations)
Adam Smith in His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society, by Jerry Z. Muller
Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power, by John Steele Gordon
John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics, by Richard Parker
Keeping at It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government, by Paul A. Volcker with Christine Harper
Money: Whence it Came, Where it Went, by John Kenneth Galbraith
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, by Benjamin M. Friedman
Tax Philosophers: Two Hundred Years of Thought in Great Britain and the United States, edited by Donald J. CurranHISTORY
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (donation)
A Concise History of Modern Europe: Liberty, Equality, Solidarity, by David S. Mason
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression (donation)
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War, by Robert M. Gates (donation)
Great Depressions of the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Jerome Kehoe and Edward C. Prescott (donation)
The Ottomans: a Cultural Legacy, by Diana Darke
Scotland: The Global History, 1603 to the Present, by Murray Pittock
Sovereignty without Power: Liberia in the Age of Empires, 1822-1980, by Leigh A. GardnerLAW
Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age, by Amy Klobuchar (donation)LITERATURE
Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson (2023 Newbery Medal and 2023 Coretta Scott King Award)
High Spirits, by Camille Gomera-Tavarez (2023 Pura Belpre Young Adult Honor Book presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.)
Hot Dog, by Doug Salati (2023 Caldecott Medal)
Kapaemahu, by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson, illustrated by Daniel Sousa (2023 Stonewall Honor Book for English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the GLBT experience)POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America, by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge (donation)PSYCHOLOGY
Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Practices to Reclaim Your Body & Your Life, by Jon Kabat-ZinnRELIGION
The One and the Many: The Early History of the Qur’an, by Francois DeRocheSOCIAL SCIENCE
Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, by Jimmy Carter (donation)
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