Lab in Group Work

Finding Scholarly Articles

Scholarly journal articles are written by experts in their fields and typically report on scholarly research. Authors cite their sources and must undergo a peer review process prior to publication.

Suggested Databases

  PsycINFO 1872-current (ProQuest)

Indexes journals, dissertations and some books in the fields of personality psychology, social psychology, educational psychology and more.

  Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest)

ProQuest Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.

  Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)

Covers sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. Journals published by sociological associations, groups, faculties and institutes, and periodicals containing the term "sociology" in their titles are abstracted fully.

  Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO)

Index to international, English language journals in psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science and law.

 Websites

Websites, particularly the sites of professional associations, are often an important resource for professionals in a given field.

 Recommended Websites

  American Counseling Association

  American Counseling Association - Ethics

Ethical dilemmas, revisions and professional standards are all around us these days… from our political leaders in Washington D.C. to our own profession of counseling.

Citing Your Sources

APA Style

Using a particular writing style, such as APA can be challenging.  Don't worry, the library is here to help!

Whether writing your reference list by hand or proofreading a Refworks bibliography, you will definitely need to have the APA rules on hand.  Check out the resources below:

• If you need to see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association-the official authority on all things APA-stop by the Information Desk to browse a copy.

• If you find the Publication Manual confusing or scary (or both), try the APA Online Tutorial.  This video guide is clear and easy to watch.  It gives a thorough overview of how to format your paper and cite your sources.

• For those trickier scenarios (how do I cite my class notes?  how do I cite a blog post?), try searching the APA Style Blog.  This is another official APA site, so it is an authoritative source.

• The Purdue OWL and Research & Documentation Online are clear and easy to understand sources of information for how to use APA style.  Since they are not official publications of the APA, check the Publication Manual when in doubt.
• Also see the DOI: Digital Object Identifier Research Guide for information about DOIs, where to find them, and how to use them.

Refworks

RefWorks is a Web-based software package designed to help you easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

See the Library Guide to Refworks for more information.

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