The Beal University Library contains over 3,000 books. Our collection is a balance of research and recreational reading. If we don't own a book you need just ask us about it, we can borrow it from another library or purchase the book for our collection. Our catalog is available from any internet connected computer. Just click on the catalog link above to see what we have available for you.
If you need a book we don't own we can borrow it from another local library and have it delivered to our campus for you.
The Selfish Brain
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Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
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The Addicted Brain
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Addiction
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Understanding Why Addicts Are Not All Alike
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Databases are organized collections of computerized information or data such as periodical articles, books, graphics and multimedia that can be searched to retrieve information. Databases can be general or subject oriented with bibliographic citations, abstracts, and or full text. The sources indexed may be written by scholars, professionals or generalists.
Research databases that are retrieved on the World Wide Web are generally non-fee based, lack in-depth indexing, and do not index proprietary resources. Subscription or commercial databases are more refined with various types of indexing features, searching capabilities, and help guides.
Maine Digital Library.
The Digital Maine Library provides every resident of Maine with access to a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference books that are credible, reputable resources. Here are a few databases that are contained in the Digital Maine Library Collection.
You can access these and other databases via Canvas under the Student, Library and Learning Resources Tab - Search Engines and Databases, you will see the login and password for the EBSCO Databases on this page. See handout at the bottom of this box on how to access these databases. The databases below will need to be accessed through Canvas. See a handout and video below for more information on how to access the databases.
Some helpful databases:
Applied Science & Technology Source
Entrepreneurial Studies Source
FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts
History Reference Source eBook Subscription
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
MAS Reference eBook Collection
MasterFILE Complete Reference eBook Subscription (EBSCOhost)
MasterFILE Premier Reference eBook Subscription (EBSCOhost)
Primary Search Reference eBook Collection
Professional Development Collection
Science Reference eBook Collection
Vocational and Career Collection
APA Style is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books. It is commonly used for citing sources within the field of behavioral and social sciences and other professional fields.
This format was first developed in 1929 to form a standardized way for researchers in science fields to document their sources.
Prior to the inception of these standards and guidelines, individuals were recognizing the work of other authors by including bits and pieces of information in random order. There wasn’t a set way to format citations and references. You can probably imagine how difficult it was to understand the sources that were used for research projects!
Having a standard format for citing sources allows readers to glance at a citation or APA reference and easily locate the title, author, year published, and other critical pieces of information needed to understand a source.
Internet
Internet's greatest strength is it's size this is also its greatest weakness. The challenge is to ask your question the right way, so that you don’t end up overwhelmed with too many search results, under whelmed with too few, or simply unable to locate the material that you need.
You can find documents, news stories, research papers, pictures, movies, sound, government reports, and more. For research you would use the Web to:
Before doing a search, it’s important to define your topic as completely and succinctly as possible. Write down exactly what information you’re looking for, why you’re looking for it, and what you’re not looking for. This will help you to discover the best keywords for your search.
Because Google likes to keep its main search page as simple as possible, there is no quick way to access Google Advanced Search from the default Google search page, but you can get there a few different ways. Click on this link for direct access to the Google Advanced Page click on: https://www.google.com/advanced_search
Another way to access Advanced Search, enter a search and click the gear icon, like the one below, on the right side of the results page. If you plan on using Advanced Search often, you may want to bookmark the Google Advanced Search URL.
The Advanced Search page contains these two columns.
The "Last updated" field is one of the most useful functions on the advanced search page. This lets you find the newest thing published on a topic.
When searching for your query, Google will consider the order in which your search is worded, so that words that are close together in your search are more highly ranked in the results. This means you should enter your searches in the word order that makes the most sense for your search.
Very helpful video on the features of Google Advanced Search. How to do an Advanced Search in Google
Evaluating Internet Resources
What is plagiarism anyway?
According to many college and universities policies, plagiarism is defined as "any attempt to convey another’s work as one’s own original thought. It is the use of another person’s or organization’s words or concepts without giving the appropriate credit to that person or organization." It can be intentional or accidental, but plagiarism is always a serious offense. Some examples of plagiarism include:
What can happen if I plagiarize?
Plagiarism is taken very seriously. Students who plagiarize are subject to academic sanctions that can include a warning, failing the assignment, failing the course, academic probation, mandatory integrity workshops, suspension, or dismissal from the school. This will depend on the severity of plagiarism. Obviously, we don't want any of this to happen, so it's much easier to avoid plagiarizing in the first place!
Thanks to Hodges University.
The American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, adopted by the APA Council of Representatives in August 2002, became effective in June 2003. Council amended the Ethics Code in 2010 and 2017. The code provides guidance for psychologists in all of their professional roles.
ICD-11 International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision
NIDA is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and its consequences.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
The Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse.
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