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Doctoral candidates in the Doctor of Psychology Program have a variety of research resources available to them through The George Washington University, other local universities, the Psy.D. program itself and various federal institutions that are located in the Washington area. The extent of these resources is quite substantial. |
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ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES |
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Psy.D. students have the library and research facilities of The George Washington University at their disposal. Psy.D. students primarily use two libraries on campus: Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library and Gelman Library. Both of these libraries have information desks staffed with research librarians who can help students find the materials that they need.
Himmelfarb Library contains most of the psychologically oriented journals and periodicals that Psy.D. students will find useful in their research. Himmelfarb is affiliated with The George Washington University Medical Center and is a major medical research library; over 200 online databases are available through Himmelfarb's computer system. The Himmelfarb online catalog is separate from the Gelman/ ALADIN catalog, which is described below. Gelman Library is the main library serving the University community. Gelman owns over 1.4 million volumes and currently subscribes to more than 9000 periodicals. The Gelman online catalog has been integrated into the ALADIN system, which is described below.
Gelman Library contains many books that Psy.D. students will find useful, as well as a number of journals not available at Himmelfarb. Gelman allows students to renew books by e-mail and by phone; more information is available by visiting the Gelman Circulation Services web page. Additionally, Gelman is the facility at which Psy.D. students can request and pick up books and articles through Interlibrary Loan; this can be done online.
Circulation Services web page. Psy.D. students also have access to the Jacob Burns Law Library if they have law-related research needs. The Burns Law Library is affiliated with The George Washington University Law School and contains over 500,000 volumes.
In addition to the more substantial resources available elsewhere on campus, the Psy.D. program maintains a smaller, in-house collection of articles that are available to students. Search access to these articles is restricted to computers in the Psy.D. department's computing facility. |
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OTHER LOCAL UNIVERSITIES: WRLC AND ALADIN |
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The George Washington University's Gelman Library is part of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC). The Consortium is a cooperative effort among a number of local academic institutions, including American University, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, Marymount University, and University of the District of Columbia. The Consortium allows Psy.D. students to borrow books and journals from any member library. Students can do this online. Requested materials will be sent to the Gelman Library circulation desk and held there for the student to pick up.
The Consortium has developed ALADIN, a powerful electronic search tool through which Psy.D. students can perform a single search of the holdings of all consortium libraries, including Gelman Library. ALADIN also provides students with access to a variety of other searchable electronic databases. For example, Psy.D. students will find PsycINFO, which contains references and abstracts from almost all psychologically oriented periodicals and journals, to be particularly useful. Enrolled Psy.D. students have 24-hour access to ALADIN from their home computers, and students may also use on-campus computing facilities to access ALADIN. |
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OTHER RESEARCH RESOURCES IN THE DC AREA |
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In the event that Psy.D. students require library resources not available through on-campus facilities, they have access to two major government resources in the local area: the National Library of Medicine and the Library of Congress. |
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The Washington, DC, area is home to five psychoanalytic institutes and a variety of professional membership organizations, including the District of Columbia Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. Many of these organization provide seminars and lectures that are free or discounted for students, assuring a variety of opportunties for learning and professional growth. |
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