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Welcome

Welcome to Library Resources for Counselor Education.   

Please contact me if you have questions.  Another option: make an appointment for an individual research consultation.  My hours are flexible enough to accommodate most schedules. 

Betty Ronayne,

Education Reference Librarian

Library 2001 

916-278-5366 bronayne@csus.edu

 

 

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Introduction

This guide will help you find research materials related to counseling in the areas of education, career, community, and family counseling.  Electronic resources with full text online are the main focus, but similar hardcopy materials can be found in the Library by searching the Library's online catalog EUREKA. 

Click on one of the tabs above to begin, or begin by viewing these brief tutorials and videos. 

ERIC Basic Searching* 

ERIC Advanced Searching*

ERIC More on Advanced Searching*

How to CSUS Search Library Databases

Cited Reference Searching: Using Social Sciences Citation Index Database

Article Citation Linker: How to find the actual article

 

 

*ERIC Searching videos created at North Carolina State University; used with permission.

 

 

 

 

Five Steps to Successful Research

1.   Read an essay by an expert on your topic to learn names of researchers, dates of important studies, and terminology to use in further searching
         Tools:  Specialed handbooks and encyclopedias (TAB above or search EUREKA)
 
2.   Find books on your topic
         Tool:  EUREKA
 
3.   Find peer-reviewed articles on your topic 
         Tools:  Databases, Articles, & Journals (TAB above)
 
4.   Consider specialized sources such as:
         Statistical information  (googleScholar) or (google.com/advanced_search)
         CSUS theses/projects/dissertations (TAB above) or (ScholarWorks on Library homepage)
         Government publications (http://www.usa.gov/) or (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
 
HINT: When searching the Internet via google advanced, limit domain to: .edu, .gov, .org for more scholarly results
 
5.   Evaluate your material: Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
 
      1.)   Intended audience - general, specialist, student?
      2.)   Purpose: inform, entertain, persuage?
      3.)   Author's credentials: affiliation, education, occupation, publications?
      4.)   Publisher: learned society, research institution, commercial, private, political
              organization?
      5.)   Refereed, reviewed, or edited journal?
      6.)   Documentation: sources cited, bibliography, list of references?
 
For Internet Web sources, in addition to the above ask yourself:
 
      7.)   What is the value of the Web site compared to the range of other sources available on
              this topic?
      8.)   When was the Web item produced and last revised - currency?
      9.)   Does the text follow basic rules of grammar, spelling, composition?
     10.)  Is contact information for the author included in the document?
  

 

 

 

Education Librarian

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Betty Ronayne
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Subjects:
Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Counselor Education, Education Leadership & Policy Studies, Special Education, Rehabilitation, Psychology
 

California State University, Sacramento | University Library | 2000 State University Drive East | Sacramento, CA 95819 | Phone: 916-278-6708

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