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• Summer Hours

  Summer Hours Libraries will be closed June 19 and July 4 (regular semester hours resume August 25)
  Coon Rapids Campus
  May 17 - June 1 (semester break)	CLOSED
  June 2 - August 8 (summer semester)
  Monday - Thursday	8 am - 4 pm
  Friday/Weekends/Holidays	CLOSED
  Aug 9 - 17 (break)	CLOSED
  Aug 18 - 22 (break and Faculty Development Days)	7:30 am - 4 pm
  Cambridge Campus Library is undergoing construction over Summer 2025.
  May 19 - May 23 (construction-related closure)	CLOSED
  May 27 - Aug 22
  Monday - Thursday	9 am - 2 pm
  Fridays/Weekends/Holidays	CLOSED
  August 25	Fall semester begins

• Books, DVDs, and CDs

  Click Library Search to find books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials at Anoka-Ramsey and other Minnesota state colleges and universities. Use your StarID and password to log into Library Search when requesting items.

  Library Search

   

  Click MnLINK to find books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials at public libraries in Minnesota. Use the blank InterLibrary Loan request form from the ARCC Library Search if you find an item you want to request.

  MnLINK

• Scholarly Journals and Newspaper Databases

  Browse magazines & journals by subject with BrowZine
  How to use BrowZine - a short tutorial

  Databases
  A-Z DATABASES  For a full list of Databases the library subscribes to: Go to A-Z List ARTSTOR: (Now part of JSTOR) Art images - ArtStor Quickstart Guide BREPOLIS: International Medieval Bibliography--(now accessible off-campus!) Guide to using Brepolis IMB 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: (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures eHRAF User Guide EBSCO: Contains multiple databases on topics like academics, art, business, allied health (CINAHL), psychology (PsycArticles), etc. EBSCO Tutorial **NEW!!** EBSCO Databases have a new look! Click here for a quick look at the new user interface. >>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 Collection
  Journals
  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 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?

• Research Guides

  A-Z Database List

  Research guides are lists of recommended resources created and curated by your friendly librarians. If you would like a research guide created for your course or discipline, please contact one of the librarians.

  Communication Studies

  History - Modern World Civilizations I

  History of Racism in Anoka County & MN

  Minnesota History

  Nursing

  Open Educational Resources (OERs)

  Using eBooks in EBSCO

  Using the New EBSCO Interface

• Streaming Videos

  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.

• Library Video Tutorials

  Videos

  Films on Demand - Finding videos in Films on Demand (2:33 min. running time)

  Intro to Library Resources - Overview of how to search in EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest, and library catalog (21:54 min. running time)

  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)

  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 Newspaper Articles in ProQuest

  Finding Journal Articles Using LibrarySearch Downloadable instructions for accessing scholarly articles

  Introduction to Library Services and Resources

  Using CINAHL (EBSCO nursing database)

  Using JSTOR

  Using Library Search

  Information Literacy Tutorials 

  Create a free account at New Literacies Alliance to take full advantage of these short self-paced lessons.

  Research Foundations	Academic Research & Writing	Evidence Based Practice
  Ask the Right Questions Types of Information Value of Information Access Matters	Choosing Information Paths Scholarly Conversations Citations Google Scholar for Research	Search Strategies Question Authority Reading Scientific Research Evidence Based Practice

• Library Vocabulary

  Do you speak "library"? Use these links to learn about commonly used library terms and what they mean.

  Library Multilingual Glossary

  Library Term Definitions

  ELL Library Vocabulary

• Pro & Con Sources

  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 CQ Researcher Information for Students.

• Other Resources for Research

  Agricola  USDA National Agriculture Library	Minnesota Reflections  Over 50,000 Minnesota-specific primary sources & items
  Britannica Academic  An accurate, current, and comprehensive resource for college-level learners	Minnesota Statutes Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws, and Rules
  CIA World Factbook  Information on 267 countries/entities	NASA PubSpace  Public access to peer-reviewed papers from NASA-funded research
  Federal Digital System  US government information	National Library of Medicine  Access to PubMed, MedLine, MeSH, and more
  Global Climate Change  Vital signs of our planet	Occupational Outlook Handbook  Information about careers, employment, salaries & more
  Khan Academy (Subject Tutorials)  Free tutorials and personalized learning	Science  U.S. government science information
  Library of Congress (or LOC) The largest library in the world, with millions of books, films, video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts. LOC is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress.	Statistical Abstracts  Information from the U.S. Census Bureau
  Medical Library Association  Supports health information research and educates health information professionals.	United Nations Demographic Yearbook  Demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources
  Merck Manual One of the most widely used comprehensive medical resources for professionals and consumers.	United Nations Statistical Yearbook  Downloadable yearbook - an annual publication
  Minnesota Compass  Trends and data on the topics that impact Minnesotans' quality of life	USA.gov  Official website of the United States Government
  Minnesota Court Forms  Downloadable court forms from the Minnesota Judicial Branch website	U.S. Census  Census Bureau data about the nation's people and economy
  Minnesota Legislative Manual  From the Secretary of State website - downloadable MN Blue Book	White House Official website of the White House
  State of Minnesota  Official Minnesota state website

• Citation Guides

  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

   

• OER Resources

  ARCC Library Guide to OER

  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 OER

  If You're Creating an OER:
  UDL On Campus: Creating Accessible Open Educational Resources
  The OER Starter Kit

  Where 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

  Mason OER Metafinder

  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 ; Ebooks Minnesota

  GEOG:
   Open Geography Education
   Syllabus, Quizzes and Exams | OER Repository  

  MATH: 
   Getting Started with Math OER 
   MyOpenMath - self-study sources for students; pre-built courses based on open texts for instructors
   Stitz Zeager Open Source Mathematics 

  PSYC: Noba Project - Psychology OERs 

  SCIENCE: 
   Public Library of Science (PLOS)  
   PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations 

• New Books

  NEW ACQUISITIONS

  FEATURED WEBSITES

  The Neurodiversity Alliance

  Public Health Digital Library (PHDL)

  What’s the difference between OERs, Open Access, and Library eBooks?

  What are OERs?
  How open access (OA) differs from OERs
  Are OER and OA the same thing?
  Library eBooks: advantages and disadvantages

  OERs

  Biological Basis of Behavior, by Caroline Cobb, Virginia Commonwealth University

  Communication in Practice, by Jeremy Rose, University of Minnesota

  Hands-On Anatomy, by Jacqueline Phillips, Drexel University, and Michael O Hara, Temple University

  Injustice at the Intersections: Race, Gender, Class, and Criminal Justice, by Indigo Koslicki, and Andrew C. Gray, Ball State University

  Investigations in Experimental Physics–10th Edition, by Peter J. Polito, James E. Walsh, and Jeff L. Gagnon, Springfield College

  Learning Digital Photography, by Eric Demattos, North Idaho College

  Messages that Matter: Public Speaking in the Information Age–3rd Edition, by Josh Misner and Geoff Carr, North Idaho College

  Noteworthy: Reading Strategies in Practice, by Rebecca Campbell, University of Arizona Global Campus

  Programming with Java-Second Edition, by Ashik Ahmed Bhuiyan and Md Amiruzzaman, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  OPEN ACCESS

  Improvising Otherwise: a Decolonial Feminist Approach to Improvisation in Early Modern English Culture, by Fatima Lahham

  Women Writers in the Romantic Age, by John Claiborne Isbell

  E-BOOK

  Person, Polis, Planet: Essays in Applied Philosophy, by David Schmidtz

  COON RAPIDS
  Print Books

  ECONOMICS
  Betting on Macau: Casino Capitalism and China’s Consumer Revolution, by Tim Simpson

  HISTORY
  France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization & Transformation, by Phillip Naylor
  Historical Dictionary of Iraq, by Beth K. Dougherty
  Historical Dictionary of New Zealand, by Janine Hayward, Richard Shaw, Lara Greaves, and Claire Timperley
  Historical Dictionary of Taiwan, by John F. Copper
  Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, by Juan Fandos-Rius and Richard Bradshaw
  A History of Suriname, by Hans Buddingh
  The History of the United Arab Emirates, by John A. Shoup
  Jordan, Palestine, and Politics of Collective Identity: a History, by Asher Susser
  Modern Rwanda: A Political History, by Filip Reyntjens

  LITERATURE
  Because We Must: A Memoir, by Tracy Youngblom, ARCC English Faculty!!

  POLITICAL SCIENCE
  Emergence of the Caribbean Empire: Politics and Labour in Trinidad and Tobago, 1918-1976, by Jerome Teelucksingh

  SCIENCE
  Ecology of Dakota Landscapes: Past, Present, and Future, by W. Carter Johnson and Dennis H. Knight

  CAMBRIDGE
  Print Books

  EDUCATION
  The First-Year Experience: How to Support Student Success, Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education

  GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION
  Twelve by Twelve: A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond to the American Dream, by William Powers

  LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
  Honeymoons in Temporary Locations, by Ashley Shelby (Visiting Author, MN Writers Series)
  The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
  Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
  Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins
  Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins
  My Daddy is a Cowboy, by Stephanie Seales (2025 Coretta Scott King Award Winner, Caldecott Honor Book)

  LAW
  Lovely One, by Ketanji Brown Jackson
  Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law, by Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze

• Contact the Library

  Coon Rapids 763-433-1150
  Cambridge 763-433-1950

  Email the Library
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  Library Hours

  Faculty Librarians

  Gina Pancerella-Willis 
  Coon Rapids
  763-433-1197
  MS, Drexel University
  BA, Franklin and Marshall College

  Juliana Boner
  Coon Rapids
  763-433-1358
  MLIS, Dominican University
  BA, St. Catherine University

  Robyn Slusher
  Cambridge
  763-433-1819
  MLIS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  BA, Missouri State University

  Library Staff

  TJ Guiney
  Coon Rapids
  763-433-1279
  MLIS, St. Catherine University

  Karin Becklin-Greene
  Cambridge
  763-433-1816
  School Librarian Certification, University of North Texas
  BS, University of Minnesota

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