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  • The catalog, called MnPALS, is a searchable database for books and materials. There are two different interfaces for this database (MnPALS Classic or MnPALS Plus).

    MnPALS Classic  Click for Help .

    MnPALS Plus

    MnLINK Gateway - Public Libraries & Private Colleges

  • Databases

    ARTSTOR: Art images - ArtStor Quickstart Guide
    BREPOLIS: International Medieval Bibliography--(on-campus use only) Brepolis Guide
    eHRAF: World Cultures eHRAF User Guide
    EBSCO: Academic, Art, Business, CINAHL, PsycArticles, etc. EBSCO Tutorial
    GALE: Academic, Opposing Viewpoints, Science, etc. Gale Tutorials
    GROVE MUSIC ONLINE Grove Music Help Page
    JSTOR: Arts & Sciences and Music Collection JSTOR Tutorials
    LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Create your own account for this resource, where you will find tutorials and eBooks, and practice tests for various exams: Accuplacer, ACT, NCLEX, PTA, and more.
    ProQuest Newspaper database  ProQuest Help
    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)
    Journal of Chemical Education (1924 to present)
    Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (2011 to present)
    Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (1979 to present)
    Journal of Sport Management (on-campus use only) (1987 to present)
    Sociology of Sport Journal (on-campus use only) (1984 to present)
    The Sport Psychologist (on-campus use only) (1987 to present)

     

  • Search high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. You'll need your library login information.

    Search Films-On-Demand

  • 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. For more information, see the Opposing Viewpoints Tutorial.

    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.

  •  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. In the reference section of the library you'll find:
      • Encyclopedias 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. A search here can familiarize you with some of the different contexts within which your topic has been discussed in a discipline. Reference materials cannot be checked out of the library, but you are welcome to make photocopies or take notes.

    • Your textbook introduces a topic to non-specialists and generally includes a bibliography of books and articles consulted.

    • Browse topics in a library database:
    • Government Information: Scan by topic to find government information and services on USA.gov.

  • After using any of these resources, always double-check your citations against the most current published guide.

    Style Guides

    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).

    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?

    pla·gia·rize:

    1. to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
    2. to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
    3. to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

    Source: Merriam-Webster.com, 2017

     

  • NEW ACQUISITIONS
    NOVEMBER 2018
    COON RAPIDS

    ART
    Drawing Figures: A Practical Course for Artists
    The Islamic World: A History in Objects

    BEST SELLERS
    The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey
    At the Water’s Edge, by Sara Gruen
    The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
    Into the Water, by Paula Hawkins
    The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
    The Reckoning, by John Grisham
    Room, by Emma Donoghue
    The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young

    BUSINESS
    Virtual Teams for Dummies

    COMMUNICATION STUDIES
    Understanding Human Communication

    EDUCATION
    School Choice (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

    FRENCH
    de Gaulle, by Julian Jackson

    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
    Strength and Conditioning for Cyclists: Off the Bike Conditioning for Performance and Life

    HISTORY
    de Gaulle, by Julian Jackson
    The Islamic World: A History in Objects
    Tales of Valhalla: Norse Myths & Legends
    Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents
    Women in Blue & Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spies

    INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND HEALING
    Essential Oils and Crystal Massage in Reflex Zone Therapy
    How to Use a Crystal: 50 Practical Rituals and Spiritual Activities for Inspiration and Wellbeing

    LITERATURE
    The Art of the Graphic Memoir: Tell Your Story, Change Your Life
    Eye Level: Poems, by Jenny Xie, Winner of the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets (2018 National Book Award for Poetry Finalist)
    Heartland: a Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, by Sarah Smarsh (2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction Finalist)
    Heavy: an American Memoir, by Kiese Laymon (2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist)
    Poetry 101

    NURSING
    Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
    ATI TEAS Crash Course

    POLITICAL SCIENCE
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life

    RELIGION
    The Islamic World: A History in Objects

    SCIENCE
    The Community Food Forest Handbook: How to Plan, Organize, and Nurture Edible Gathering Places

    SOCIOLOGY
    Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, by Sarah Smarsh (2018 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction)
    Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America, by Sharmila Sen

    WOMEN’S STUDIES
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
    Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents
    Women in Blue & Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spies

    CAMBRIDGE

    Reference
    Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
    CQ Researcher 2017
    Occupational Outlook Handbook 2018
    Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care 2019

    Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
    Please Stop Laughing at Me
    Endure: The Power of Spiritual Assets for Resilience to Trauma & Stress

    History
    Modern Finland
    America’s War for the Greater Middle East
    Funny in Farsi
    Islamophobia and Racism in America
    The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America
    Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

    Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
    Eat, Pray, Love
    Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World

    Social Sciences
    Flames of Discontent: The 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike
    An Intelligent Career: Taking Ownership of Your Work and Your Life
    Naked Money: A Revealing look at What it is and Why it Matters
    Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality
    Tweaked: A Crystal Meth Memoir

    Political Science
    Social Media and Politics: A New Way to Participate in the Political Process

    Law
    Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives

    Education
    It Won’t be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching
    Confessions of a Scholarship Winner
    College Board Scholarship Handbook 2018
    The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2018
    I am Malala


    Fine Arts
    Modern Watercolor

    Language and Literature
    The Writer’s Market 2018
    Running with Scissors
    Hole in My Life
    Push
    Milkweed
    Autopsy
    The Sympathizer
    Nothing Stays Buried
    Split
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Uglies

    Science
    When Ideology Trumps Science
    Stars & Planets
    The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
    DNA Technology
    Marine Mammal Welfare
    Wild by Nature

    Medicine
    Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    ADHD Medications
    Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants
    Mosby’s Massage Therapy Review
    Medical-Surgical Nursing 2018
    Healing Touch

    Technology
    Adobe Illustrator CS5
    Adobe Fireworks CS5
    Photoshop CS5 Bible
    Photoshop CS5
    Simple Physics of Energy Use

     

     

Supplementary Information

  • Coon Rapids Campus 763-433-1150

    Faculty Librarians

    AL MAMARIL

    MLIS, MEd, BA University of Hawaii
    Instruction, Reference, Systems
    Student Workers
    Office L216 | 763-433-1552

    GINA PANCERELLA-WILLIS

    MS, Drexel University
    BA, Franklin and Marshall College
    Instruction, Reference
    Acquisitions, Periodicals
    Office L217 | 763-433-1197

    BARBARA SANDARIN

    MLIS, St. Catherine University
    BA, Mount Mary College
    Instruction, Reference
    Information Literacy
    Office L210 | 763-433-1466

    Library Staff

    CANDICE YOUNG

    MLIS, St. Catherine University
    BA, University of Minnesota
    AA, North Hennepin Community College
    Circulation, Reserve
    Interlibrary Loan, Cataloging
    Office L209 | 763-433-1125

  • Cambridge Campus 763-433-1950

    Faculty Librarian

    JULIANA BONER

    MLIS, Dominican University
    BA, St. Catherine University
    Instruction, Reference
    Acquisitions, Cataloging
    Office D116 | 763-433-1358

    Library Staff

    MARTHA MUEHLHAUSER

    BA, University of Minnesota
    Circulation, Reserve, ILL
    Office D117 | 763-433-1875

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