The Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio (AVGC) Library provides a wide range of resources and services to help you find information about and conduct research within the field of Counseling to support graduate programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. Use this guide to find sources to help you in your research. You can navigate this guide by clicking on any section in the left-hand menu to learn more, or by clicking the links below:
Getting Started with Research: Learn about background research to define a topic, and differentiating between scholarly and popular resources.
Journal Articles: Learn about creating a search strategy, and find links to a number of key databases for the couseling field.
Books: Learn about how to search for scholarly books within our Library.
Streaming Media: Find links to databases of streaming videos specifically related to the counseling field.
Web Resources: Find links to a number of state, national, and nonprofit organizations specializing in mental health.
Interlibrary Loan Services: Learn about how you can borrow resources you need that our library doesn't already own. (It's free!)
APA Citation Help: Additional resources to support APA citations, references, and formatting.
If you have questions about this guide, or suggestions for what should be included, do not hesitate to reach out to Olivia Rossetti, library liaison to the Mental Health Counseling program, at orossett@fitchburgstate.edu.