Research Help
Ready? Start your research here
Dig deeper into your research with journals, databases and more resources.
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.
For a full list of individual databases the library subscribes to:
Go to Databases A-Z List
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
CQ RESEARCHER: In-depth analysis on newsworthy issues, including background, chronologies and pro/con
perspectives. See CQ Researcher Information for Students.
eHRAF: (Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures
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. Create a free Learning Express Library account.
HISTORICAL MINNESOTA NEWSPAPERS
PROQUEST DATABASES (all) (ProQuest Help) incl. U.S. Newsstream, Star Tribune (2008 to current), and Nursing & Allied Health Premium Collection
*Problems accessing these resources? Click here for troubleshooting help.
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)
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.
Agricola USDA National Agriculture Library
Britannica Academic An accurate, current, and comprehensive resource for college-level learners
Federal Digital System U.S. government information
Global Climate Change Vital signs of our planet
Khan Academy (Subject Tutorials) Free tutorials and personalized learning
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.
Medical Library Association Supports health information research and educates health information professionals.
Merck Manual One of the most widely used comprehensive medical resources for professionals and consumers.
Minnesota Compass Trends and data on the topics that impact Minnesotans' quality of life
Minnesota Court Forms Downloadable court forms from the Minnesota Judicial Branch website
Minnesota Legislative Manual From the Secretary of State website - downloadable MN Blue Book
Minnesota Reflections Over 50,000 Minnesota-specific primary sources & items
Minnesota Statutes Minnesota Statutes, Session Laws, and Rules
NASA PubSpace Public access to peer-reviewed papers from NASA-funded research
National Library of Medicine Access to PubMed, MedLine, MeSH, and more
Occupational Outlook Handbook Information about careers, employment, salaries & more
Science U.S. government science information
Statistical Abstracts Information from the U.S. Census Bureau
U.N. Data Access to global statistics for over 200 countries and areas of the world
United Nations Demographic Yearbook Demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources
United Nations Statistical Yearbook Downloadable yearbook - an annual publication
USA.gov Official website of the United States Government
U.S. Census Census Bureau data about the nation's people and economy
Don't go it alone
Browse tutorials, guides and research information on your own or connect directly with librarians using the links below.
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 (2:08
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)
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.
Subject/Course Guides
History - Modern World Civilizations I
History of Racism in Anoka County & MN
Informational Guides
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - A Resource Guide
Open Educational Resources (OERs)
Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT) guide from Century College
LibKey Nomad (browser extension)
What Are OER Textbooks?
If You're Creating an OER:
UDL On Campus: Creating Accessible Open Educational Resources
The OER Starter Kit
Are OER and Open Access the same? (Hint: no) Click for info.
Sources 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
Sources for Open Access Titles
Directory of Open Access Journals - search or browse for free journal articles
Open Access Books from Oxford University Press - over 250 titles
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.
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: Ebooks Minnesota
88 Open Essays
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
NURS:
Open RN - five OER nursing textbooks
PSYC:
Noba Project - Psychology OERs
SCIENCE:
Public Library of Science (PLOS)
PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations
Citation Help
Tutors in the Anoka-Ramsey Writing Center can help you with citations and references.
- Website: anokaramsey.edu/support/academic-support/tutoring-services/writing-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?
- Which websites are considered credible and how can I evaluate my results?
- What is plagiarism?
- Which websites are considered credible and how can I evaluate my results? (PDF)
- What is the difference between scholarly journals and popular magazines? (PDF)
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
