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MFTH 6800 - Intro to MFT Practice & Ethics (Laughlin)

This webpage gives the resources necessary to complete your Library Research assignments.

Developing a Search Statement

Boolean, Truncation & Wildcard (guide)
Constructing a Search Strategy (guide)

Locating books, theses, dissertations & government documents

Searching in the GIL Catalog (guide)
Searching GIL (video tutorial)

Locating bound & current print journals in Odum Library

Getting to Journal Articles in Print (guide)
Bound periodicals are located on the 1st and 2nd floors of Odum Library (map)
Current periodicals are located on the 1st floor of Odum Library (map). Don't forget to lift up the sheft if you are looking for previous months' issues.

Using Databases

Marriage and Family Therapy Articles (database list)

Retreiving Articles

Getting Your Hands on the Articles (guide/flowchart)

Using InterLibrary Loan

GIL Express (guide) - Get books in 2 business days
ILL - Get articles in 2-5 days, or books in 2 weeks
- ILL FAQs

APA Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (GIL Catalog)
APA Style Guide to Electronic References (PDF)
APA Citation Guide (Odum Library) (guide)

Other Skills/Resources

Anywhere Access (off-campus/home access to databases)
Live Chat (chat with a VSU Librarian to get research help)

Paraphrase: Write it in your own words (guide at The OWL at Purdue)
Evaluating Sources of Information (guide at The OWL at Purdue)

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