Databases
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
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Designed for academic institutions, this database is a leading resource for scholarly research. and supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study. - What's included?
Journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. Subjects include: Animal science, anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion and philosophy, science and technology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology, and more.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling. - What's included?
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
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SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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SocINDEX is the world's most comprehensive and highest-quality sociology research database with journals, books, and conference papers. - What's included?
Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Also features over 10,000 Author Profiles covering the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database.
I'm using person centered therapy (my topic) as a keyword or a search term. This is going to help me when I'm doing research in a specific database such as Academic Search Premier.
When you're searching on a database, use the filters! They are going to help narrow down your search. Remember to click on FULL TEXT and make sure the publication dates are relative to your project. The PEER REVIEWED filter will help you narrow down your results to scholarly articles.
When you're using the filters, make sure you're looking for recent publications by filtering for articles written in the past 10 years. If you're having trouble, ask a librarian or your professor for help.
You found an article that's perfect for you. Make sure you do a few things before you print the article out to read. Read the article's ABSTRACT. Is it what you really need? Do you understand it? Make sure it's going to give you the information you need.
Second, use the article record to find other keyword or search terms. Under SUBJECTS or KEYWORDS, there'll be a list of subjects related to your article. Try searching with a few of those terms.
