Graduate Counseling Program Library Resources

Counseling incorporates several fields of study, including education, psychology, social work, and sociology. This page highlights databases in these disciplines, along with a multidisciplinary database.

Education Databases

ERIC & Education Database (ProQuest)
The Education Resource Information Center's index to articles and documents from scholarly education literature, plus a database including over 1,000 full-text journals. Watch a video on how to use this database.

Sage Education Package
A collection of 116 education-themed journals published by Sage; access goes back to 1999.

How to Interlibrary Loan an article

When requesting ILL materials make sure to leave yourself plenty of time to use your item. Below are basic ILL timelines:

All requests are sent out within one to three working days of submission.
Articles take 2-3 days to show up in your email.

Psychology Databases

PsycARTICLES (ProQuest)
A searchable database of peer-viewed, scholarly, and scientific articles in psychology.
PsycINFO (ProQuest)
The APA’s premier abstracting and indexing database to scholarly literature in psychology.

Sociology & Social Work Databases

Social Work & Sociology (ProQuest)
A collection of social work and sociology indices, including Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, plus a number of full-text journals.

Multidisciplinary Databases

ProQuest Central
A large multidisciplinary collection of databases.
Wiley Online Library
A collection of over 1,600 full-text Wiley journals.

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