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863.681 Research and Evaluation for Counselors


This page provides library information and resources useful to students enrolled in this course during spring 2007.

Librarian for Education and Counseling: Andrea Bartelstein
Course instructor: Dr. Alan G. Nemerofsky

I. Topic analysis, search strategy, search terms

Identifying and refining a research topic

Identifying relevant information sources

Brainstorming search terms

Constructing effective searches using operators ("and," "or," "not")

II. Finding articles

Use the databases below to find articles as well as books, book chapters, and other publications in a particular field (they may or may not be available full text online, and may or may not be owned by JHU).

STOP!  Before you can access the JHU-licensed databases below from home, you must set up your home computer for remote access to library databases.

Databases that index the professional and scholarly psychology literature:
This link opens a new window - Info About PsycARTICLES PsycARTICLES  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About PsycINFO PsycINFO  (All US JHU)
                   
Databases that index the literature of education and related social sciences:
This link opens a new window - Info About Education Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega) Education Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega)  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest Education Journals  (All US JHU)

                   

Additional databases of interest: 
This link opens a new window - Info About Social Sciences Citation Index Social Sciences Citation Index  (All US JHU)

Use this to look up an author as a cited reference.  Find out who has cited a particular work.

        

This link opens a new window - Info About Digital Dissertations Digital Dissertations  (All US JHU)

Use this to find master's theses and doctoral dissertations from 1861 - present.

      

This link opens a new window - Info About Mental Measurements Yearbook Mental Measurements Yearbook  (All US JHU)

Use this to find information and reviews of psychological and educational tests and other measures.

        

Find additional databases to search

III. Finding books 

Access to books and other full-length materials (i.e., not articles) owned by the JHU Libraries.  What to do if you need something we don't own.

IV. Evaluating information on the Web

Anyone can publish on the Web -- how do you determine the validity of information you find?  Is it suitable for your purposes?

V. Citing sources

APA format and lots more.  NEW! Try RefWorks!

VI. Other useful links

Is this page helpful?  Email me.

Education & Counseling Research Guide | Blackboard entry page | Dept. of Counseling & Human Services home page



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