Finding books and other materials

Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.

MELCAT
Allows you to search for books from other Michigan Libraries and request them on Interlibrary Loan.

Interlibrary Loans via ILLIAD
Use ILL if we don't have your article electronically or in-print and we'll find the item for you from another library. It's free but takes a little time.

Finding Articles: Databases in Counseling

Eric Via CSA The standard database for resources in education (very broadly defined--so a lot on counseling) including journal articles from research/scholarly and practitioner literature.

PsycArticles is a database of entirely full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation.

PsycInfo provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines such as counseling, psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.

Social Work Abstracts indexes more than 450 social work and human services journals.

Mental Measurements Yearbook Here you'll find descriptions and reviews of current testing instruments.

Citation Searching

Use the Citation Linker to locate an exact citation.

Use the "E-Journals A to Z " link from the library's "Find Articles" page to find out if the library has access to a specific journal.

Uase the"Databases by Subject" or "Databases A to Z" links from the "Find Articles" page to find the lists of databases available.

Click on the blue link when the article you want does not have a full text link in the database. This tool will locate the article in another database or, if no electronic copy is available, check the library catalog record to see it the library has a print copy or, if we do not have it in print, you can request a copy of the article via interlibrary loan.

Writing Help & Citation Tools

RefWorks Tutorial
A reference management tool that allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism, and more.

APA/MLA Citation Style Guides:

• OWL Guide to Using APA Format (Purdue U.)
• MLA Style Guide

Writing Center
The consulants here can help you with every stage of the writing process.

Contact Information

Research Assistance

Finding Background Information

Print:

• The ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling REF BF 636.54 .A23 2009
• Key Words in Multicultural Interventions
  REF BF 637 .C6 K493 1999
• Counseling Dictionary
  REF BF 637 .C6 G5332 2006
• The professional counselor's desk reference (3d floor) BF 636.6 .P76 2009
• Handbook of Crisis Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention in the Schools
  (3rd floor) LB 1027.55 .C74 2002
• Handbook of Multicultural Competencies in Counseling & Psychology
  (3rd floor) BF 637 .C6 H3173 2003
  
• Handbook of Family Dispute Resolution
  (3rd floor) HQ 10 .T28 2002

Online:

• Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
• Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
• Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
• Credo Reference (many reference books)

Relevant Websites

• American Counseling Association
• Michigan Counseling Association
• All about Counseling
• The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
• National Board of Certified Counselors
• ERIC (for updated ERIC documents)
• Michigan E-Library
• Michigan Department of Education
• Oakland Schools
• For other excellent Web resources on counseling consult Kristine Condic's Counseling: Resources for Students, Consumers and Professionals.

Class Handouts & Tutorials

Keyword Searching Tips (PDF)

Developing Effective Search Strategies (PDF)

Evaluating Websites (PDF)

Evaluating Periodicals Chart (PDF)

Registering with ILLiad - tutoiral for the Interlibrary Loan system