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Electronic Resources for Counseling
Electronic Databases
Academic Search Premier
(EBSCOhost)
Multi-discipline, full-text database of more than 2300 scholarly journals. Diverse, scholarly content covers social sciences, humanities, education, medical sciences, etc.
PsycArticles
(EBSCOhost) (Full-Text)
PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text
articles from journals published by the American Psychological
Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian
Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all
material from the print journals with the exception of ads and editorial
board lists. Currently 50 journals form 1988 to the present are available
in the database. Click on
http://www.apa.org/psycarticles/covlist.html for a current list of
journal titles.
PsycInfo
(EBSCOhost)
Produced by the American Psychological Association. Citations and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,500 journals from over 50 countries. Also indexes books, chapters in books, and dissertations. Covers 1887 to the present. Includes full-text of articles in more than 500 journals.
ERIC Education
(EBSCOhost)
ERIC is an acronym for the Educational Resource Information Center sponsored by the US Department of Education. Largest source of education related literature. Contains citations and abstracts to journal articles, reports, conference proceedings. Also contains citations and abstracts of ERIC Documents. Includes some full-text
articles.
EBSCOhost
Use this link to search one or more EBSCO databases simultaneously. You can choose to search any combination of these databases: Academic Search Premier, ERIC, CINAHL, PsycINFO and BasicBIOSIS. See descriptions of each database for detailed information on contents and coverage. Select
Search Multiple Databases to use this feature.
Web Resources
Current Topics in Psychology
Comprehensive list of general resources in psychology and a quick guide to information specific topics in psychology. Includes websites, articles, and research tools. Maintained by a clinical psychologist.
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Index and locator for tests, test reviews, test publishers and Buros publications.
American Counseling Association Official website of the association. Includes news, official documents, conference schedule of the association. Special page for students in counselor education has information on listserv for graduate students. Access to some pages requires membership.
American Psychological Association Official home page of the
professional organization that represents psychology in the United
States. Provides a wealth of information for professional psychologists,
undergraduate and graduate students, and the public.
National Career Development Association
Contains a wealth of information on Career Planning. Check Internet sites for Career Planning on the Consumers and Job Seekers Page for interest, ability, and personality inventories and links to occupational information. Subscription required for access to some parts of site.
E-Books
Classics in the History of Psychology
Includes the full-text of over 20 books and more than 100 articles and chapters from historically significant documents in psychology. Developed by an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto.
netLibrary
This service offers access to a library of eBooks in a wide range of
subject areas including business, health and wellness, education, and
psychology. Although you can use some netLibrary features without logging
in, to check out eBooks or access your account from outside your library,
you must create a user account and log in to netLibrary.
Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) is an online reference library that provides access to 150
electronic reference books.
It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations
in range of subject-areas covering everything from art to accountancy and
literature to law.
The Online Books Page
This site from the University of Pennsylvania provides more than 14,000 English free in various formats. Includes psychology and education. Books may be searched by subject.
Help
- Sr. Anita Talar, Education Librarian, 973-761-9795 or email
talarani@shu.edu. For advice and assistance with research, choosing the best database(s) for your topic, formulating search strategies, and advice on the best resources.
- Reference Desk 973-761-9437 or email Ask a Librarian from the library home page. For help accessing or using SetonCat or any online database, getting started on research, formulating search strategies, or any research question.
- Information Technology Help Desk 973-275-2222 Problems with Email ID and password, or other technical issues.
Compiled by Frances Kaufmann and Sr. Anita Talar
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