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Counseling and Higher Education: Home

This guide will help you get started on your research in Counseling and Higher Education subject areas.

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Use this guide to quickly access the best Library resources for research in the College of Education at NIU. Prepared by Alissa Droog, the Education Librarian at NIU, this guide includes recommended databases that will help you find journal articles, eBooks, specialized encyclopedia entries, streaming video, and educational statistics.

Video: Library Resources for Education Students (3:08)

This video covers 4 library resources for Education students, including:
  • Using the library website (0:28),
  • Research guides for Education (0:53)
  • Education databases (1:55)
  • Getting help from your librarian (2:35)

Upcoming Workshop

Increase the Visibility of Your Research

Wed. Jan. 6, 2021 @4:00 PM

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Whether planning to publish, or having already published something, there are many ways to increase the visibility of your research to help others discover, use, and cite your work! In this workshop, you will: a) plan how to make research freely available on the web, b) use ORCID to ensure that research is attributed to creators, and c) consider sharing research on academic social networks that fit personal ethical principles and research goals.