Reinert-Alumni Library: Psychology Research Guide

Mary Nash
Subject Librarian
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Psychology Research Guide

Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including psychology (1970s-present).
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PsycINFO: Articles from several thousand journals in psychology and related fields, plus books, book chapters, and dissertations (1887-present).
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ERIC or ERIC.gov: The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) includes articles from thousands of journals in education, plus documents (pre-1966 to present).
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Google Scholar (beta): Articles and other scholarly materials on the open web. From off campus, enter Google Scholar through the library website to activate Creighton linkouts.
http://scholar.google.com
PubMed: Articles from thousands of journals in medicine and biomedicine, from the National Library of Medicine (1950-present). Compare EBSCO's Medline.
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Web of Science: Articles from thousands of journals, including psychology and related fields. Find articles that cite a certain author's work (1977-present).
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Annual Review of Psychology: Chapters in this printed source can be identified using PsycINFO (above).
BF 30 .A56 (year)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR: Standard source produced by the American Psychiatric Association.
Reference RC 455.2 C4D54 2000
Dictionary of Psychology (Oxford): Definitions for topics in cognition, sensation, perception, emotion, motivation, learning, language, mental disorder, and research methods.
Encyclopedia of Psychology: Entries in this print encyclopedia can be identified using PsycINFO (above).
Reference BF 31 E53 2000 (8 vols.)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Psychology: Encyclopedias of mental disorders, learning and memory, psychologists, and psychological theories.
Mental Measurements Yearbook: Psychological and other test reviews from the Buros Institute (1985-present).
See also Reference Z 5814 .P8 B967
Oxford Companion to the Mind: Encyclopedia of cognition, consciousness, and the human mind.
SAGE Reference Online: Psychology: Encyclopedias of psychology, behavior, and human development.
ScienceDirect Reference Works: Encyclopedias on the human brain, the neurological sciences, infant and early childhood development, and more.

APA Style Essentials: Provided by Douglas Degelman, Vanguard University of Southern California.
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities: Provides contact information and submission guidelines for authors from approximately 600 journals in psychology and psychiatry.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Additional copies on 2-hour reserve and shelved by Reference desk.
Reference BF 76.7 P83 2010 (6th edition)

AmoebaWeb: Psychology content for students on the open web, including APA style guides, online tests, and research scales.
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/
IPL Psychology Resources: Selection from the Internet Public Library, at the University of Michigan.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/soc30.00.00.html
Psych Central: Mental health websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists, maintained by professionals and certified by the Health on the Net Foundation (HON).
http://psychcentral.com
Psychological Tests for Student Use: Psychological tests in the public domain.
http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~psyctest/
Psychology Today Online: General psychology magazine with topical news and events.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/