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Department of Counseling and Student Affairs
Departmental Research Guide


This research guide relays some basic information on library and information resources pertaining to Counseling, as provided by University Libraries, Departmental faculty, and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. LC Call Nos. - - - 2. Finding Articles - - - 3. Reference Collection - - - 4. Counseling Faculty - - - 5. Professional Societies - - - 6. Web Sites


1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Counseling (BF637 .C6) ------- Counseling in elementary education ------- Counseling in higher education ------- Counseling in middle school education ------- Counseling in secondary education ------- Counselor and client (BF637 .C6) ------- Counselors ------- Cross-cultural counseling ------- Divorce counseling ------- Drug abuse counseling ------- Educational counseling (LB1027.5-LB1027.8) ------- Family counseling ------- Group counseling (BF637 .C6) ------- Marriage counseling ------- Mental health counseling (RC466) ------- Psychoanalytic counseling (BF174.5 .C69) ------- Rehabilitation counseling ------- Sex counseling ------- Short-term counseling


2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following services are recommended:

  • PsycINFO (EBSCOhost): Provides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,500 journals, plus dissertations, books and book chapters, from 1887 to the present.
  • ERIC (First Search): Covers over 1000 journals plus research reports and other types of literature on all aspects of education.
  • Digital Dissertations: For access to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities.

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]


3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

  • A-Z of Counselling Theory and Practice Ref RC466 .S74 1992
  • Counseling in Higher Education: A Bibliography Ref Z5814 .C83 G67 1994
  • Dictionary of Counseling Ref BF637 .C6 B444 1994
  • Directory of Counseling Services Ref HF5381 .A1 N4273
  • Encyclopedia of Mental Health Ref RC437 .K34 1993
  • Key Resources on Student Services: A Guide to the Field and Its Literature Ref Z5814 .P8 H75 1990
  • Requirements for Certification Ref LB 1771 .W6


4. Department of Counseling & Student Affairs

Dept. of Counseling & Student Affairs home page http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~counsel/aweb3.htm
WKU Student Affairs Web site http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~counsel/sa/sa-index.htm


5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)


6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty

University Libraries Liaison: Roxanne Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu) last updated 3/02/2007
page maintained by Charles H. Smith

 

 
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