Full text of over 500 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.
The premier source for finding scholarly articles and other informaiton focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300 journals as well as dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
Provides test users with descriptive information, citations to test references, and critical reviews of testing instruments. Covers the Ninth Mental Measurements (1985) to the present; previous editions are available in the Reference Collection. Also includes Tests in Print, a listing of testing tools and test reviews. Provides test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
On New Search screen, scroll down to select APA criteria like Age Group, Population Group, Methodology, etc.
Use the Thesaurus (in the blue menu bar at the top of the screen) to find appropriate subject headings. The Thesaurus can also help you clarify your thinking by offering narrower or broader related subject headings.
Use the pull-down menu in the search box to specify additional limiters like author, age group, intended audience, and so forth. Limiters are also available from the initial search page in PsycINFO under "Search Options."
Use the "Limit To" box on the left side of the screen to narrow your results to only the most recent research, or click the boxes next to "Peer Reviewed" and "References Available" to limit your search to peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals.
Look for a pull-down menu at the beginning of your results marked "Relevance." Choose "Date descending" from the menu. This will ensure that your search results will be displayed with the most recent publication first.
Click Advanced Search for more options.
Use WorldCat to locate a book to access through interlibrary loan. Search using key words. If you already know a book title, search by the title. At book record, click and the computer will take you to an interlibrary form. To request that book be delivered for you at SCSU, click interlibrary loan link and fill out the form. You will need your StarID and password.
As you work on your culminating project, schedule a meeting with me for in-depth guidance on finding the best resources for your topic.
After you receive your degree, you can still access scholarly journal articles through ELM (Electronic Library of Minnesota). You will need a barcode or identification number from your public library to sign into these databases when you are no longer an SCSU student.
NOTE: The matrix described here provides a useful way to synthesize and organize your literature review.