Saint Mary's College of California Library

This is a great place to get started identifying the types of resources you might use to conduct your research. This is not a comprehensive list of resources but rather a selection of key resources and tips on how to locate similar resources.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

These are key resources for general background information. If you do a keyword search in Albert and use the terms encyclopedia/dictionary and [your topic] you can see if we have a specialized encyclopedia/dictionary. The Library has both electronic (online full text) and print encyclopedias & dictionaries.

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling. (Ref 150.3 B438) 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999.

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. (Ref 150.3 C818b) New York: Wiley, 2001

Dictionary of Psychology. (Ref 150.3 C710d) Oxford: Oxford University, 2001.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. (Ref 150.3 K189) Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2000

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Handbooks

These are key resources for finding reviews of the research on topics in counseling. If you do a keyword search in Albert and use the terms handbook and [your topic] you can see if we have a specialized handbook. Be sure to search Link+ if we don't have a handbook in our library.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. (Ref 616.89 Am352ca) 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

Handbook of Counseling. (Ref 158.3 L791) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2001. Includes sections on the profession and foundations of counseling, setting an interventions, counselor education and supervision, research in counseling, and critical issues and emerging topics (e.g., the spiritual and religious dimensions of counseling).

Handbook of Multicultural Competencies in Counseling and Psychology. (Ref 158.3 P810h7) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003.

Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. (Ref 158.3 F343) London: Sage, 2006.

Handbook of Art Therapy. (Ref 615.85156 M292h) New York: Guilford Press, 2003>

Handbook of Career Counseling for Women. (Ref 158.6 W168c) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006.