Manderino Library: Psychology and Counseling: Resources

Psychology & Counseling Research Databases

OneSearch
OneSearch combines most of the library's online resources into a single database. Rather than search databases separately, you can do just "one search." OneSearch includes articles, ebooks, and more. (EBSCO)
PsycINFO
The premier research tool for psychology, behavioral, and social science disciplines. Provides access to journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports. (EBSCO)

Covers more than 2,500 journals (99% are peer-reviewed). Provides extensive coverage since the 1800s, with some coverage back into the 17th and 18th centuries. For advanced searching, you can use the Classification Categories and Codes as a search limiter to narrow your results. More info from EBSCO.
PsycARTICLES
Contains the full-text of 100 journals, including all of the APA publications. NOTE: You will find more results by searching PsycINFO. Everything in PsycARTICLES is included in the more extensive PsycINFO database. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
This "collection" is subset of full-text resources from other EBSCO databases on psychological and behavioral sciences topics. (EBSCO)
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
MMY contains full-text reviews for testing instruments used in psychology, education, business and leadership. Includes all volumes since the first (1938). Note: MMY does NOT include the tests themselves. Also includes Tests in Print, a bibliography of commercially available tests currently in print, in English. From the Buros Institute. (EBSCO)

Video Resources

If you are looking for media related to psychology and counseling these links may be a helpful place to start.

Academic Video Online
A comprehensive streaming video collection that covers a wide range of subjects: anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
This video collection offers thousands of full-length programs and tens of thousands of video segments! Topics include: humanities, sciences, medicine, business, social sciences, and more!

YouTube: Psych & Counseling
Free online video sharing service.
Psychology Channels
Counseling Channels

Useful Web Resources

This is a very small collection of Web sites that can help you research psychology and counseling.

Addiction Counselor
A state-by-state guide to addiction counselor education and licensure, plus additional information about the profession, including LGBTQ+ Resources.
APA: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
The ethical principles and guidelines governing the professional conduct of psychologists. From the American Psychological Association.
DSM-V (An Introduction)
This is not the complete DSM-V! It does provide an introduction to it.
PA State Board of Psychology: Code of Ethics
Online text of PA Administrative Code, Title 49, Chapter 41.61: Code of Ethics. The official legal code of ethics for psychology in Pennsylvania.

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In Aug 2012, there was a proposal to amend the Code of Ethics. See the PA Bulletin Doc. No. 12-1596. Whether this proposal was accepted is currently unclear--and being investigated by a librarian. Stay tuned!

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliographies
Learn how to create an annotated bibliography. Note the links to additional "Example" and "Samples" pages in the left-hand menu. From the OWL at Purdue University.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Need help creating an annotated bibliography? This guide offers helpful tips. From Cornell University libraries.

Related Research Databases

These resources are not made "specifically" for psychology research--but you might find them helpful.

Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
Education Source
The premier education research tool, Education Source covers all levels of education, as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
ERIC
ERIC is one of the standard databases for education research (and useful for communication studies and psychology research). ERIC covers two types of materials: documents [reports, papers, book chapters, etc.] and journal articles. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access from the Dept. of Education site: ERIC: Institute of Education Sciences Note: Anyone can use the Dept. of Education site--which provides free access to many ERIC documents and articles. Cal U patrons: Using EBSCOhost gives you access to more full-text articles.
Gender Studies Database
Covers the full spectrum of Gender Studies. This tool combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO
Google Books
Search the full-text of millions of books. Use as a "discovery" tool to find books on your topic. Books in the public domain (generally, pre-1923) are available full-text. Newer books offer limited viewing--from many pages to nothing.Note: This is just for books (and some magazines). To find scholarly articles, use Google Scholar.

Learn more from Google: About Google Books and the Google Books Library Project.
Additional info from Wikipedia: Google Books
Google Scholar @ PennWest
Google Scholar finds scholarly articles, books, papers, etc.
JSTOR Journal Archive
A full-text archive of over 1,700 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but usually does not include the most recent 2-5 years. Note: A very small number of journals now include current content.
MEDLINE Complete
This premier medical research database includes very high end journal content, with significant full-text availability. Note: This EBSCO version of MEDLINE provides many more full-text articles than PubMed. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO. Info from the NIH: MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different?
SocINDEX with Full-Text
An important resource providing extensive coverage of sociology, social work, anthropology, and related topics. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access: Combined Search of SocINDEX and Social Work Abstracts More info from EBSCO.

Understanding Scientific Literature

Types of Scientific Literature
"A brief list of some of the various types of written information that scientists may consult during the course of their work." Written by a science librarian at SUNY-Geneseo.
6 Article Types that Journals Publish: A Guide for Early Career Researchers
A select list of six common varieties of scientific literature.
How to Read a Scientific Paper (ASPB)
This PDF provides an excellent introduction to the practices and conventions of scientific articles. From the American Society of Plant Biologists, 2013. The following sections are very helpful:
Scientific Papers are Peer-Reviewed on p.3
Anatomy of a Scientific Paper on p.4
How to (seriously) Read a Scientific Paper
Science magazine "asked a dozen scientists at different career stages and in a broad range of fields to tell us how they [read scientific papers]." Provides helpful guidelines. From March 2016.
Phases of Clinical Research
Detailed description of the pre-clinical and clinical phases (0-4) of research.
What Are the Different Types of Clinical Research?
Briefly defines types of research, including the four clinical trial phases. From the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

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