Research Guide: Process of Writing the Position Paper (HD 698)
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ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals. (from EBSCO )
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Encompasses a wide range of topics from leading psychology and psychosomatic publications. In addition to clinical and social psychology, it also provides coverage of related disciplines including genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more. (from ProQuest)
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Reference Books of Note |
Craft of Research. Booth, Wayne, Gregory Colomb, & Joseph Williams. 3rd ed. Chicage, 2008.
R001.42 B72 2008
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. APA, 2010
R302 S67h | 1100 pages
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