1. Introduction to Clinical Mental
Health Counseling
Florence Tang
Liaison to the Penfield College for the
Swilley Library
678-547-6261
tang_fy@mercer.edu
2. Cornell University Library definition of
a reference librarian
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/vocab.html
Reference Librarian
Reference librarians are specialists in
the field of information retrieval.
Generally they have a Masters degree
in library science… They are available at
reference desks to help you find the
information you are looking for.
3. Questions? Ask Reference!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
http://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/
ask-a-librarian/swilley/email-reference
Reference Hours
M - Th 9AM-9PM
F 9AM-6PM
Sat 10AM-6PM
Sun 1PM-9PM
Add askmercer as your buddy!
4.
5. Remember to start your research early.
Not everything can be found full-text
online or at all hours.
o Interlibrary Loan
o Interlibrary Use
o Print copies of books and
journals
o Databases unavailable from
off-campus
o Reference Librarian
19. “Scholarly” Journals
They contain articles describing new
research or ideas written in a formal
manner that includes background
information, methods used,
results/interpretation and significance.
Degrees attained and institutional
affiliations are often included by the
authors’ names.
Always cite their sources in the form of
footnotes or bibliographies
Research articles are peer-reviewed
21. Popular Magazines
How do I tell?
Slick, glossy and attractive in
appearance.
Lots of graphics (photographs,
drawings, etc.).
Articles are usually very short,
written in simple language .
Generally little depth to the
content of these articles.
37. Where would I find the
following article?
Smith, E. G., Kim, H. M., Ganoczy,
D., Stano, C., Pfeiffer, P. N., &
Valenstein, M. (2013). Suicide
risk assessment received prior
to suicide death by veterans
health administration patients
with a history of
depression. Journal of Clinical
Psychiatry, 74(3), 226-232.
doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07853
38. Do not
Share your GALILEO password or
MUID with others.
Upload an article to a webpage that
others can access.
Copy and paste sections of an
article into your paper without using
quotations.
