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Psyc 357 -- Ethics in Psychology

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Getting started	McIntyre Online Catalog: search the catalog for books, government documents, videos/DVDs/CDs Searching on some of the following subject headings in the catalog may be useful in finding books on various ethics issues:
Getting started	Business ethics Ethics Professional ethics Psychology, applied Or try a keyword search combining your profession or topic with the word "ethics" e.g. journalis? ethics (the ? will find any word starting with "journalis" such as journalist, journalism, journalistic, etc.) Try a subject heading search by selecting "subject heading" from the Search by menu. Combine your topic with one of the following subheadings: -moral and ethical aspects -standards -professional ethics e.g. psychology moral and ethical aspects Subject-specific encylopedias are excellent sources for finding information about your profession, its standards, codes of ethics, etc. To find a subject-specific encyclopedia, try a keyword search in the online catalog combining your discipline with the word "encyclopedia." e.g.: psychology encyclopedia (note that most of the encyclopedia results will be in the library's reference collection and can only be used within the library)
Finding articles	Databases by discipline: Find the best databases for searching for articles in the subject area on which you are focusing. Try several searches using different combinations of terms. Consider terms such as: professional ethics business ethics ethics (combined with the name of your profession) code of conduct professional conduct oath standards various words to describe your profession or topic. For example: psychology, psychologist, psychologists, counseling, mental health, etc. Example databases: Academic Search Elite A general database that includes scholarly and popular articles from a broad range of disciplines. A good starting point for almost all research. PsycInfo A good database for those exploring psychology, psychiatry and other mental health related fields. Consists of mostly scholarly articles from journals and books. Philosopher's Index: Index to scholarly articles on all aspects of philosophy. Education Fulltext For education and education-related fields, including counseling. Sociological Abstracts Social Services Abstracts Communication & Mass Media Complete: for journalists and other media professions CINAHL: for nursing and allied health field Databases sometimes provide the entire journal article online, but not always. Sometimes they only provide a citation (i.e. title, author, name of journal, date, page, etc.). To find out if the article is available online from another library database or from the library's print collection, click the Find it button for the desired article. Find out more about FIND IT! Examples of journals with articles on ethics: (to browse online and/or print journals in McIntyre Library, consult the Periodicals List for location) Professional Psychology Counseling and Values Journal of Ethics Business Ethics Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics Journal of Information Ethics Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Journal of Mass Media Ethics Journal of Medical Ethics Nursing Ethics Ethics and Behavior Interlibrary loan If the library does not have the journal article you need, we can usually get it for you from another library. Request the article using the Interlibrary Loan online form. You will need the journal title, volume number, issue number, author, and article title. (If you request an article through interlibrary loan from a Find It screen, the journal article information will automatically be filled in for you). Scholarly vs. popular journals: How to tell the difference Periodical list: find out what journals/magazines/newspapers McIntyre Library has (online or in print)
Additional resources	Associations Unlimited: this online directory of associations, trade associations and organizations can be helpful in identifying organizational bodies interested in your profession or issue. Often they will have or lead you to codes of ethics or related documents. A lot of good information is available on the Web. So is a lot of bad information (inaccurate, biased, out-of-date, etc.). Finding the good stuff is your challenge. Consider the following specialized search tools: Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: includes only selected, evaluated, scholarly websites Internet Scout Project: includes only evaluated, selected sites Google Scholar: limits searches to "scholarly" information available on the Web. Be aware that many results are citations for articles, often accompanied by a link to a publisher's website where you can purchase the fulltext of an article. Before purchasing any information, please check with the library. In most cases we have it or can get it for you at no cost!
Citing Sources (APA)	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) BF76.7 .P83 2001 (Reference Desk) APA Style Guide to Electronic References BF76.7 .B828 2007 Formatting Citations Documenting Sources (APA): Diana Hacker, Bedford St. Martin's Noodlebib Express and Easybib: generate citations online (APA and MLA)
Avoiding Plagiarism	Plagiarism is the failure--intentional or unintentional--to give someone else credit for his/her words, ideas or creative work. It can range from improperly documenting a source in a paper to downloading an entire paper from the Web and turning it in as your own work. Find out more: In Your Own Words (UW Eau Claire, McIntyre Library) Web Competency and Information Literacy (San Mateo Community College) Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing (Miguel Roig, St. John's Univ.)

McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Jill Markgraf | Updated: March 6, 2009