c Langsdale Library Course Website PSYC 200 Shanefelter Individual course : PSYC 308 Thomas Bailey 2
Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

CRJU 710/PSYC 200
Advanced Criminology
Heather Pfeifer
Introduction to Professional Practices
Bryanna Shanefelter
Fall 2009

Individual course index / psyc200_shanefelter

Introduction | Subject-specific databases | General databases
Book catalogs | Suggested Websites | General Reference Tools
Other helpful information

Introduction:
This guide provides information on locating and accessing print and online resources from Langsdale Library.

For questions, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu, chat with us at Live Chat, or phone us at (410) 837-4274 or toll-free at 1-888-LANGREF (1-888-526-4733).

Subject-specific databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):

Counseling and Therapy Videos [on-campus] [help]
The videos in this collection, drawn from the catalogs of Microtraining Associates, Psychotherapy.net, and the University of Manchester Department of Psychiatry, have been created by a variety of organizations and individuals dedicated to the advancement of education and training in counseling and therapy. Several types of videos have been chosen to provide a well-rounded collection that will be of interest to students, academics, and professionals alike: counseling sessions and demonstrations, consultations, lectures and interviews.

Criminal Justice Abstracts [on-campus]
Coverage:  1968 - present. Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes the major journals, books and governmental reports in the areas of criminology and related disciplines. Topics include crime trends, corrections, police, offenders, juvenile delinquency, courts, victims, and sentencing.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. First published by Oscar K. Buros, the MMY series allows users to make knowledgeable judgments and informed selection decisions about the increasingly complex world of testing. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Coverage:  1975 - present. NCJRS contains abstracts of 160,000 criminal justice publications including journal articles; federal, state, and local government reports; books; research reports; and unpublished research; it also offers the full text of more than 1,500 publications at NCJRS and the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. (URL: http://www.ncjrs.org)

PsycINFO  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 – present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.

PsycARTICLES [on campus]
This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1987 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 35,000 full-text articles from 49 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.

Soc Index with full text (Ebsco) [on-campus]
This index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as over 1,390 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.

Tests in Print (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).

General/Multidisciplinary databases:
Use these to find full text periodical articles and/or citations to articles. Click here to see how these databases are different from the Internet.

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Need help? Read the Academic Search Premier Visual Guide.

ArticleFirst [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 – present. Indexes journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.  Citations only.  No abstracts or full-text. Now includes ContentsFirst.

Masterfile Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Indexes more than 3,100 magazines covering general subjects. Includes full-text for over 1,000 journals.

Book catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos, and government documents.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB.

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Suggested websites:
These may provide useful information for agencies or organizations who may be sources of information.

American Psychological Association www.apa.org
APA Style- Electronic Reference http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.apx
Criminal Justice Career Center http://www.legal-criminal-justice-schools.com/Criminal-Justice-Careers/Criminal-Justice-Career-Center.html
Library Research in Psychology http://www.apa.org/science/lib.html
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Uniform Crime Reports http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

General reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating and citing material found.

Full-text Periodical List [Requires barcode login from off campus]
Provides a listing of database locations for print and online periodicals accessible through Langsdale Library.

Research Help
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials.

Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet.

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - JHU Sheridan Libraries
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/

How to Cite Sources: APA Style
Guide to creating reference list according to APA citation style.

Constructing Thesis Statements

Guide to Writing Thesis Statements

Using Thesis Statements

Other helpful information:

Accessing materials from home (Researchport)

Library barcodes and UB computer accounts

Interlibrary Loan

For more information, e-mail us at langref@ubalt.edu chat with us at Live Chat, or phone us at (410) 837-4274 or toll-free at 1-888-LANGREF (1-888-526-4733).

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